It's a disturbing trend to watch around the NFL. I understood it when the league made sure to protect the head of the QB. Now it's getting ridiculous. There was a hit by Patrick Willis yesterday to the chest of Stanton that was flagged. It was a text book hit and it came just a play after another 9er was flagged for hitting the QB when he was outside the pocket.
This is a week after a Raven was flagged for hitting Roethlisberger in the chest. You can't hit the QB anymore and if you do, it better not be too hard or your team will get penalized.
Eventually the refs threw a flog on a flagrant hit later in the game
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Some legal hits, some not, but he was on the ground wincing in pain after every single offensive play it seemed.
I saw the 2nd one and you're right. Ridiculous call on that play.
for some reason the Giants game ended like 30 min before the Eagles Redskins. I watched the entire 4th quarter and half time, during timeouts, in between plays, etc.
I have the Sunday Ticket you'd be surprised how much time off there is in football (or maybe you wouldn't) when you can see 8 blank (or commercial filled) screens at the same time very often.
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watching the Giants game. You DVR'd it?
for some reason the Giants game ended like 30 min before the Eagles Redskins. I watched the entire 4th quarter and half time, during timeouts, in between plays, etc.
I have the Sunday Ticket you'd be surprised how much time off there is in football (or maybe you wouldn't) when you can see 8 blank (or commercial filled) screens at the same time very often.
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I got rid of Directv this year for the first time in 15(ish) years. I'm so used to having sunday ticket and this year I'm fully reliant on the red zone channel. Honestly, and I'm not saying this because of my current circumstances, but the sunday ticket is a waste of money. You do not need anything more than the red zone channel which is all day of action. You catch all of the big plays.
I felt the same way when I watched it. The first hit was unnecessary, but it was legal. They even asked Mike Pariera(sp?) and he said it was legal, but it was very violent and unnecessary because he was already going down. The one on willis was pure dogshit and is ruining the game.
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Clear intent to injure on that play. He should be suspended for a game for that one.
He didn't hit him in the head or lead with a helmet - if that block was on any other player, it probably isn't flagged, let alone discussed about a suspension, but because it was the QB, people are up in arms.
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In comment 11876241 kmed said:
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watching the Giants game. You DVR'd it?
for some reason the Giants game ended like 30 min before the Eagles Redskins. I watched the entire 4th quarter and half time, during timeouts, in between plays, etc.
I have the Sunday Ticket you'd be surprised how much time off there is in football (or maybe you wouldn't) when you can see 8 blank (or commercial filled) screens at the same time very often.
Side note:
I got rid of Directv this year for the first time in 15(ish) years. I'm so used to having sunday ticket and this year I'm fully reliant on the red zone channel. Honestly, and I'm not saying this because of my current circumstances, but the sunday ticket is a waste of money. You do not need anything more than the red zone channel which is all day of action. You catch all of the big plays.
I'm not in the Giants market. I wouldn't want to watch the Giants on red zone channel - which I also have through FiOS. I have one TV with FiOS in addition to my TV's with DTV.
And I got the Sunday Ticket for free, but I am likely canceling next year (I tried to this year, but with my early termination fee and discounts they gave me it didn't make sense). My kids have hockey games every Sunday from here on out.
2. There is a rule about seeking the QB out in those situations.
3. Let's be real, Foles was nowhere near the play.
4. He didn't try to block Foles, he tried to knock him unconscious.
It was a filthy, filthy hit. There's a reason QB's have different rules than DE's.
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That hit by Baker on Foles was filthy.
kmed : 1:04 pm : link : reply
Clear intent to injure on that play. He should be suspended for a game for that one.
He didn't hit him in the head or lead with a helmet - if that block was on any other player, it probably isn't flagged, let alone discussed about a suspension, but because it was the QB, people are up in arms.
Aikman said they changed the rules and made it illegal to hit the QB on plays like that a couple years ago.
Did anyone else hear that? is that true?
I agree that Chris Baker's hit on Foles was a cheap shot. Certainly a 15-yarder and a fine. Ejection, I assume, due to the fighting afterwards. Props to LT Peters for sticking up for his man. 10 times out of 10 I want to see that. I question his ejection.
I remember the players union wanted to do this but the officials union and rules committee said that it called into question their judgments.
Defenders are required to treat a sliding runner as they would a runner who is down by contact.
A defender must pull up when a runner begins a feet-first slide. This does not mean that all contact by a defender is illegal. If a defender has already committed himself, and the contact is unavoidable, it is not a foul unless the defender commits some other act, such as helmet-to-helmet contact or by driving his forearm or shoulder into the head or neck are of the runner.
Didn't Harrison hit Colt McCoy once for running towards the sidelines which was a vicious hit and took it out of the game for awhile and then McCoy came back to throw an interception and Harrison hit him again while McCoy was just watching the return. Turns out he had a concussion. I think there were rule changes after that season.