(S32) PT 5 - Bad Call

[nunccoepi]

So this one is a bit of a funny story.  There was one game when blackstone was one the receiving side of a bad call.  The game situation was fourth and three late in the fourth quarter with the ball around the fifty yard line.  Blackstone knew that the defense needed a big stop and the game was all but theirs. As the ball was snapped he timed the jump just right, was over the line in an instant, and performed a perfect uppercut to get past the left tackle. He hit the quarterback from behind just as he was handing the ball off to the running back, attempting to make the sack.  He landed hard on top of the QB and started celebrating as the crowd exploded in applause. However he turned around in time to see a yellow flag at his feet for unnecessary roughness. The ref must have thought that Blackstone hit the qb too late and was trying to take a cheap shot at the QB.  It was a bad call because Blackstone was making a good faith attempt to take down the ball carrier or at least disrupt the handoff, but the call wasn't going to be overturned. It also meant that he gave up a first down, but it didn't matter. That hit was enough to earn him kudos from his team on the sidelines as well as make the highlight reels. The defenses ended up forcing a turnover on the next set of downs to secure the victory.