Originally posted by OKC49erFan:
Originally posted by taney71:
Originally posted by Strwy2Hevn:
Originally posted by mitpdub:
Originally posted by Strwy2Hevn:
Originally posted by 9moon:
Originally posted by Koldo:
Originally posted by D0PEMAN:
this pic hurts on so many levels...
This organization has lost all pride under Shanahan.
NOTICE how all the SHANANIGANS here are on SILENT MODE..
I wish just once we had a player, any player hit Mahomes like this
I prefer no cheap shots. Don't care who it's on.
That's not a cheap shot. The QB was running at the edge of the field trying to get more yards. He should get hit for that.
Yes, that is not a cheap shot. THAT is real football.
the QB's foot had already been out of bounds as the defender was bracing for the hit. So QB's toe out of bounds, defender was less then 2 yards away....
That above play...should not have been a flag (no idea if it was or was not...), the defender was bracing for contact on the QB moving up the field.
Any easy fix to this is, is return a portion of the responsibility of protection to the ball carrier, or QB. Contact is inevitable...it's football....if an offensive player want's the safety that a rule can provide, they should be required to "give up" in a timely manner before contact.
No last second foul bating slides, no last second darts out of bounds to try and bait a flag.
The rule should read something to the effect of timely and obvious surrender on the play.
When you factor in arm length, most defenders are often making contact 1 to 2 yards beyond their center of gravity...you can't expect them cease momentum in a split second. So they obviously have to stay in no mans land of do I, or don't I when it comes to this bang-bang sideline plays/qb slides... and that is being exploited.
If it was up to me, the rule would be clear....obvious surrender on the play...and put ownership of that players safety in that players hands, versus trying to make defenders mind readers.
rule below
__Note: Defensive players must make an effort to avoid contact. Players on defense are responsible for knowing when a runner has crossed the boundary line, except in doubtful cases where he might step on a boundary line and continue parallel with it.__