Originally Posted by
chief31
I'm not sure if there is something more to the low-character implications, than last weekend, or not.
Having said that, I feel that his actions last weekend were certainly justifiable. Not excusing what he cost the team, just saying that if one looks at what happened, it sure seems like he was being attacked by the officiating.
Fisrt, he was flagged for unneccessary roughness, because he jammed a reciever at the line. He didn't hit him in the face, nor anything else that is illegal. It was a phantom call. It was a bad call.
Then, on the very next play, he and Steve Smith were "jawing" back and fourth. Nothing physical, just some trash-talk, by both players. The officials threw a flag against Hall. Just Hall. Two players, doing the exact same thing, which isn't illegal, and the ref decided to penalize Hall again.
I believe that the official took something that Hall did earlier, personally, then got his revengeon Hall.
After that, sure, Hall got carried away. In all of my days watching any sports, I have never seen officials make such obviously biased calls against one, inparticular, player, on successive plays.
That is why I am somewhat sympathetic to Halls situation. He was attacked by an official, on two consecutive plays.
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