Just caught a blantant cheap shot at our QB from last week

[JÂy RÛßeÒ]

Summarizing my reactions to various replies:

• I agree with those who said "it's leading with the helmet - that's a penalty without question".  Happens all the time.
• I disagree with those who said "he's running so it's OK".  See above - it's not OK no matter what the roster says a guy's position is or what he's doing when the contact happens
• I looked for a hit to his left funny bone and didn't see one.  I think he was making an assumption after the fact as to what caused the stinger.  If he got hit hard enough on the elbow to do that,  he'd probably be on the injury report this week with at least a bad bruise.  We were lucky it went down his left arm and not his right.  And if he said he got hit in the head, that's a mandatory neuro-exam.

It's a disturbing 3-game trend of illegal hits to our QB's head, none of which even drew a flag on the field.

 

All that being said, our QB is one tough motherhucker.

Edited December 5 by JÂy RÛßeÒ

[ticketssince61]

19 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

I don't think it's dirty but it clearly is now against the rules because you can't lead with the crown of your helmet 

 

So I mean it is a penalty in 2024 but it happens a bunch every game and is basically only called when the guy is defenseless

 

Josh looked pretty "Defenseless" on the play - his forward motion was stopped and he was not looking in the direction of the tackler

[CoudyBills]

23 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

People always B and moan about the refs...

 

But I'm not a guy who usually gets that deep into it... I would never want to have that job and be put in that position 

 

It is a thankless job and you get nothing but hate... And at speed of the game certainly not easy

And all the people bitching at you have a birds eye view, or at least a little higher viewing angle of the field, as opposed to being at field level.