Yeah. It ain't legal unless the ump called it. On a TD, couldn't the Colts have asked for a review?
On another note, is it really possible Sherman could skip the game if his baby's momma's childbirth gets in the way? Is that part of the NFL sensitivity thing?
I like two kinds of sports. Extremely excellent or extremely ridiculous. Sherman vs Brady, Carroll vs Belichek etc, could be extremely excellent. Then again, we could get extremely ridiculous with prevent breast cancer commercials (or whatever), a Katie Perry half time show, extreme pressure-gauging and guarding of footballs, a sensitive QB taking maternity leave, etc, etc.
If the Colts had realized it, they could have asked the refs to consider it. But they didn’t notice either.
The Play WAS reviewed and everyone missed it during the game, as the swapping in and out of the game wasn’t directly germane to the play on the field. Had the Colts noticed, and brought it to the attention of the refs, it would have been part of the review.
That said, the Colts had been given the information on who was non-standardly eligible and who was not, and should have been able to match up. The Patriots error was akin to a 12-men in the huddle penalty where the substitution was out of sequence while everyone knows who is part of the play.
FYI, Sherman is a Cornerback.
FWIW, Sherman is a cornerback (CB) not a QB.