Last Sunday, in the Detroit Lions 17-13 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TE Marcus Pollard of the Lions made a serious error in the closing seconds of the game. Steve Mariucci, Head Coach of the Detroit Lions may stand behind Pollard's attempt to catch a ball in the end zone with 13 seconds left in the game, however after review by way of instant replay it was determined he did not have possession of the ball before sliding out of the end zone.

I honestly thought that Pollard had possession after watching the replay a dozen times. Yet if Pollard did not slide then surely he would have still caught the pass from QB Joey Harrington. I really thought Pollard was attempting to slide like Cleveland Indians' and Toronto Blue Jays' former great, Joe Carter. Clearly by putting the decision of whether it was a catch in the hands of the officials was a mistake, and could hurt the Lions' chance at this year's NFL Playoffs. I know the season is long, but the Detroit Lions cannot afford too many critical errors if they want to have a successful campaign.

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