looked a bit shady.  I'm no expert on the subject, but this didn't seem like a clean football block.  Any comments from BONers with better insight?

commented that it was an illegal block because the player was already engaged above the waist with another player.  Orakpo's injury is the exact reason that rule was put into place.

Though the entire last 3 quarters were frustrating to watch, that illegal block was the low point for me.  Certainly, I wish Orakpo the best in recuperating and returning to his high-level form.  At the same time, the team's failure to respond to the obviously dirty play baffles me.  VY would have sprinted across the field himself to let the running back know exactly how the team would react to his malicious play, maybe even with an open-palmed "punch" to the helmet.  My WWVYD hypothetical may be a cliched argument, but my concerns remains regarding the leadership and fire on the team.  At the end of last season, we witnessed several hits on McCoy, one legal, the other malicious, that would have generated an indomitable rally from a team with better leadership and drive.  Instead, the Longhorns lost both of those games and could have lost again last Saturday.  The coaches can easily change schemes and depth chart positions, theoretically at least, but championship-caliber leadership can't be installed.  I'm left wondering who will emerge to fill this role.