Thread: Devin Hester return... someone comes off the Vikings bench?

Originally Posted by BearStuff

I disagree that he was blocked. However, the vid doesn't allow complete viewing to be sure.

My point in responding isn't to contradict, but rather to point out that Corey Graham was flagged a few weeks back for running around players on the sideline and then coming back in 15 yards down field. Why wouldn't that have been the case here? In order to come from that deep on the bench (If he was even in the play) he would have had to go around players for quite some time.

I wasn't happy with the officiating in that game, but it didn't matter.

If you watch the video again (maybe with the HD version below), its true you can't actually "see" what happens, but @ 0:10 mark you see two Bears players blocking/driveing #50 toward the sideline right at the 4th down marker....later @ the 0:17 mark, you see #50 come back into the field of play again right at the 4th down marker...I think its pretty fair to assume he come back in at the same point he went out at, and that there wasn't a whole lot of running around players on the sideline...like I said above I wouldn't be surprised if he (#50) didn't slip and fall (given the conditions), and that's why he took so "long" to get back on the field...