Updated Sep 17, 2012 - 3:53 pm

Tate's block drawing plenty of attention, possibly a fine

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Pete Carroll hadn't seen the replay of Seattle's win over Dallas by the time he joined "Brock and Salk" on Monday, so the Seahawks coach couldn't comment definitively on the legality of receiver Golden Tate's vicious block.

Fair or foul, Carroll thought the block was impressive – and so did a famous friend of his.

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"Not to drop a name but I did get an email from Will Ferrell last night saying, 'What a hit!'" Carroll said. "He said, 'Tell me about Golden Tate.' He was all jacked up about it so I think that reached a lot of people."

Tate's huge hit came in the fourth quarter of Seattle's 27-7 win on Sunday. Dallas' Sean Lee was trailing Tate in coverage before he started to pursue a scrambling Russell Wilson. Lee had his head turned when Tate peeled back, took a few steps and delivered a block that sent the Cowboys linebacker into the air and onto his back.

The hit energized the crowd at CenturyLink Field, which gasped each time it was replayed.

Lee went to the sidelines for a few plays but returned after being examined by Dallas' medical staff.

Tate told "The Dori Monson Show" on Monday that he had no intentions of hurting Lee, adding that he thought his block was legal and that he was glad to see Lee return to the game.

"I tried to go low enough to where there was no head-to-head [contact]," he said.

The block did not draw a penalty but it could incur a fine if the NFL deems it illegal. Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones told reporters that he expects Tate to be fined. Tate's helmet appeared to make contact with Lee's facemask, but Lee said afterward that he thought Tate hit him in the chest, according to Calvin Watkins of ESPNDallas.com.

Carroll said the same thing.

"I thought it was awesome. I thought it was a great block and the kid didn't get hurt, which was great; we never want that to happen," Carroll said. "But [Tate] picked a guy off with his shoulder down low enough it should have been OK. Now I don't know what they're going say about that; we'll find out and then we'll adjust just like always."

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clevesside wrote...

"Personal foul"........

September 17, 2012 3:34 pm

.....or "unsportsmanlike conduct" might be the best a review could come up with. I agree with Coach, chest-high, and Lee never saw it coming. Call it a means of intimidation from someone smaller than most on the line...

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Zagnut wrote...

It was a CLEAN, LEGAL hit!

September 17, 2012 3:40 pm

He hit him in the flipping chest in the middle of the play. If he was "defenseless" it's his own flipping fault.

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Rangerhawk wrote...

Even if the league fines him

September 17, 2012 4:23 pm

His money is "no good" for a long time anywhere he goes where Hawks Fans are concerned! p.s. Had Lee glanced "forward" he would have lowered the boom on Tate and likely blown him up instead. No foul. Welcome to the NFL. Give J. Jones & Cowboy's fans a tissue.

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Newton wrote...

That was a nice Hit.

September 17, 2012 4:40 pm

I would like to see a start to a Collection of Seahawk Hits on Video . Leon Washingtons Hit "Good" now Golden Tates Hit "Good".Keep-em Comming.

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Scoutem wrote...

zagnuts

September 18, 2012 6:41 am

I am a Hawk fan and loved the hit. It reminded me of Largent hitting Dennis Smith back in the AFC days. But Zag, you need a bigger TV if you think he "hit him in the flipping chest". You can clearly see Tate lower down possibly as he said to hit legal and low. Problem is he came up to deliver the blow which caused the crown of his helmet to hit Lee right under the chin. Or in the face mask as Pete is trying to say. It was a great exciting hit, but quit being such a HOMER Zag.

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Lessmith50 wrote...

Scoutem

September 18, 2012 10:18 am

Good memory on the Largent hit except it was not Dennis Smith it was Mike Harden. If you remember it was Harden who hammered Largent as he crossed he middle and knocked his teeth out. Then Largent paid him back and caused and recovered the fumble.

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alfalfajr wrote...

CLEAN, but only if the NFL has any integrity left

September 18, 2012 6:54 am

A couple of years ago, when they started this move toward flag football, the league office sent out a video showing what to do and what not to do regarding the new illegal hit rule. In that video, they showed a Chicago player hitting punter John Ryan in exactly the same way Golden Tate hit Lee. If they fine Tate, put a skirt on Jerry Jones and Jason Garrett and let's all just go home. As Seahawks fans have experienced for years, the rules are the same for everyone, but enforcement? ? ? ... not so much.

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seaboyd wrote...

IN THE UPPER CHEST

September 18, 2012 1:27 pm

The picture(s) that I saw was very clear. Tate's helmet was in the upper portion of Lee's chest. Not the head or the throat! Lee's head was coming downward at the same time. If you look at a video of it in real time, it could almost look illegal but pictures show different.

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Hawkman wrote...

defenseless...

September 18, 2012 6:50 pm

I don't think so. As the defender was ready to pound Wilson and was facing Tate when he was hit.

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tlmbrt wrote...

The activist commentators

September 18, 2012 11:30 pm

at ESPN were whining like crazy today about the replacement refs, and several times brought up Tate's hit when trying to make a point that the players are "unsafe". First of all, it was NOT helmet to helmet and was perfectly LEGAL. Some of these talking heads claimed that the league is trying to "bust the union" and "doesn't care" about player safety or the integrity of the games. Steve Young was moaning incessantly that the NFL is so popular that people will continue to watch, so the NFL has no pressure on them to give in. Waaaaaaaaa, what a BABY! The only commentators or guests I saw on ESPN with some sense and balance were Mike Wilbon and Michael Strahan. At least they recognize that the "regular refs" make LOTS of errors too. The rest were simply hysterical and hyping it all up....

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tlmbrt wrote...

If the players

September 18, 2012 11:37 pm

are so concerned about safety, how about this. STOP acting like brawlers and bullies on the field. Play the game and SHUT UP. Both players and coaches look like they are deliberately trying to challenge and push around the refs to make them look bad. These refs are doing their best to get the calls right. Yes, they have messed up sometimes, but they are learning.

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