Donald and Barron hits. Clean or not clean?

[gorillamilitia13]

1 hour ago, CPantherKing said:

Completely agree on the Barron hit. I do believe both were intentional. There were 2 other attempts to deliver the same type of launching hit to Cam's head, but he had released the ball and fell away enough that helmet to helmet contact did not occur. Both those passes were completed.

I would have to say from experience as a defensive player that launching yourself is always intentional.

Does not matter if there was intent. All that matters is that the hit was delivered with force and struck any part of a passer's head or neck who was in a passing posture. Contact can not be made in these areas of the passer with the helmet, facemask, shoulder, arm or hand. Any doubt favors the passer and not the defender. Officials are to call roughing the passer if they have any doubt that roughing has occurred. All in the rule book. Section 2 - article 9.

Any player launching up at a QBs head should always be called for roughing. The hit zone on Cam is large. No excuse for any player to strike him anywhere near his head.

Ask yourself why TD and Luke never seem to hit the head of the QB when they are blitzing, and they hit hard. They hit in the chest to the hips without leaving their feet, because there is only one reason to exert the effort to leave your feet when making a tackle - only one reason. If the zone to strike is between the shoulder pads and thighs and it is doable on QBs like Drew Brees and Russell Wilson, then it is very easy to do that against Cam.

Just because he may not go down because he is so strong is on the defender. Wrap up and drive through the tackle.

Exactly you don't accidentally launch yourself at another player, when you do that you know what you're doing and its 100% intentional.