Week 2 Preseason Chatter Thread - 8/15/13

[bbgun]

Incredibly, you can have the ball in your hands and still be considered "defenseless." Are the tacklers supposed to wait for you to brace yourself before hitting you?

 

[boozeman]

Incredibly, you can have the ball in your hands and still be considered "defenseless." Are the tacklers supposed to wait for you to brace yourself before hitting you?

He should have stopped dead in his tracks and asked the guy if he was prepared to be tackled.

This was a textbook tackle.

 

[Clay_Allison]

Soon they'll just say what they mean. "You can get fined for hitting too hard."

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Soon they'll just say what they mean. "You can get fined for hitting too hard."

That's exactly what this is. All hard hits will be fined. Well unless it is a diving hard hit to the legs. That's the direction I think you will see it go.

 

[bbgun]

Soon they'll just say what they mean. "You can get fined for hitting too hard."

see: big hit on Dez in Cincy last year

 

[Bob Roberts]

Hell, see Darren's hit on Darrell Jackson. He was literally fined for hitting him too hard.

 

[1bigfan13]

He should have stopped dead in his tracks and asked the guy if he was prepared to be tackled.

This was a textbook tackle.

Mike Pereira was on Fox Football Daily yesterday discussing hits with the crown of the head. He made it sounds as if hits with a lowered head from side angles was okay. He said that the media had sensationalized the lowering the head penalty and that the rule was meant for when players are running directly towards each other.

Bostic hit Willie from somewhat of a side angle so clearly Pereira is mistaken.

 

[boozeman]

Mike Pereira was on Fox Football Daily yesterday discussing hits with the crown of the head. He made it sounds as if hits with a lowered hit from side angles was okay. He said that the media had sensationalized the lowering the head penalty and that the rule was meant for when players are running directly towards each other.

Bostic hit Willie from somewhat of a side angle so clearly Pereira is mistaken.

Looks pretty clear to me that he was.

 

[Genghis Khan]

I seem to be the only one in America that supports the fine. Seems to me that's textbook lowering your head and hitting with the crown of your helmet. It's basically spearing. I seem to remember Dennis Thurman getting penalized for that periodically so it's not even a new rule.

 

[Jiggyfly]

Mike Pereira was on Fox Football Daily yesterday discussing hits with the crown of the head. He made it sounds as if hits with a lowered head from side angles was okay. He said that the media had sensationalized the lowering the head penalty and that the rule was meant for when players are running directly towards each other.

Bostic hit Willie from somewhat of a side angle so clearly Pereira is mistaken.

He was talking about the new rule for the running backs not this type of play.