Big Ben is quite sore this week

[LinvilleGorge]

 

 

Unnecessary Roughness Rule - "if a player uses any part of his helmet (including the top/crown and forehead/”hairline” parts) or facemask to butt, spear, or ram an opponent violently or unnecessarily.”

 

The hit was brutal and textbook but unfortunately the refs got it right. Everyone who wants to say it was legal doesn't know the rules. Hate the rule, not the ref's for calling it. It was a beautiful hit though. 

 

 

 

So, how in the hell are you supposed to tackle?  If they called that straight by the rule book, there would be a penalty flag on virtually every play.

[Datawire]

Hard to make out in that gif, but why was that flagged?

 

He led with his head, supposedly. Direct hit center mass, I thought it was a clean hit myself.

[Cary Kollins]

So, how in the hell are you supposed to tackle?  If they called that straight by the rule book, there would be a penalty flag on virtually every play.

 

 

The explanation I heard was that this rule was in place to protect the tackler from serious neck injuries. 

[Luke Cage]

[Johnny Rockets]

So, how in the hell are you supposed to tackle?  If they called that straight by the rule book, there would be a penalty flag on virtually every play.

 

 

I don't know....I just sit in an office doing finance work for a typical corporate USA company all day. 

 

 

I think the key word in the rule is "violently"....... and it was it was violent. 

 

Dirty? Not at all.

 

That is the rule though. 

[Panther53521]

they preach about heads-up football ... That was a text book heads-up tackle .... its a moving target.

[Rockahype]

they preach about heads-up football ... That was a text book heads-up tackle .... its a moving target.

Negative...

http://usafootball.com/health-safety/how-to-tackle

That being said I enjoyed the hit on Ben and would complain to no end if it were Cam. Haha

[Panther53521]

looks like a textbook tackle to me.

 

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/09/courtney_upshaws_penalty_for_b.html

[LinvilleGorge]

I don't know....I just sit in an office doing finance work for a typical corporate USA company all day. 

 

 

I think the key word in the rule is "violently"....... and it was it was violent. 

 

Dirty? Not at all.

 

That is the rule though. 

 

I think they've simply written the rule intentionally vague so that they can throw a flag on any big hit.  They're trying to take hitting out of the game.  The problem is that it leaves way too much up to the interpretation of the refs and makes officiating even more of a gray area than it already is.  For the most part, rules should be as clearly written black and what as possible in an attempt to avoid gray areas. 

[iamhubby1]

You cannot hit a player with your helmet. That is what shoulder pads are for. You hit a QB with your helmet, you get a penalty. Just that simple and plain.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

Ah, I see. It's one of those "if he hadn't lunged it would be ok" things.

[Panther53521]

Ah, I see. It's one of those "if he hadn't lunged it would be ok" things.

 

Its ... "if Big Ben hadn't been lifted off the ground"

[2jakefansinva]

great hit........penalty or not. 

"the QB must go down and he must go down hard"

[Hotsauce]

Not that this matters, but I essentially hung out with Rothlesburger poolside for 5+ hours on Saturday and he didn't look like he was in pain. Not that the guy was doing backflips off the diving board, but he moved around with ease (including swimming).

It's a smokescreen.