While technically* the talking heads can say it was a “blindside block” (bump being more accurate), you have to ask yourself simply “why was the blindside block rule (and targeting for that matter) implemented?” The answer - “to remove dangerous hits from the game, particularly for defenseless players”. The goal is to remove that “de-cleating block”. So tell me, what was so dangerous about that hit that warranted a flag? Nothing, absolute nothing.
We have heard time and again that “holding is a judgement call. We could call it on every play. We use our judgment/discernment to determine whether or not an advantage is gained.“ So, if that is true, what advantage was gained by calling this marginal at best “blindside block”, especially when it had no impact on the play itself? Not a darn thing.
This was not an official making a call. This was an official “looking” for something to call. And it was horrendous.