I have a much bigger problem with the way they called Basham's roughing penalty last week. It wasn't late or helmet-to-helmet.
This was clear helmet to helmet.
I always say let the incumbent fail first. In this case Dalton was already named the starter. Let him fail so that there's no controversy when you start the rookie. Then there's no 2nd guessing from the rest of the FO/ownership and (least importantly) fans.
That's the exact same thing they've been coached to do in camp, too. If the refs want to let that go, it's fine with me, as long as they're consistent with it. But counting on the refs to be consistent is a fool's errand.