14 Feb 2023 10:35 pm
I underlined it to show that it is not only hits to the head. and he was grabbed by one while another slammed his helmet into him so he was pretty defenseless.Kobia2 » 14 Feb 2023, 11:23 pm » wrote: ↑ I didn't have a dog in the fight, as I don't follow either team.. That said, I don't think I can recall a similar play in my many years of watching games that resulted in an illegal hit penalty... Look at #2 in the rules you posted where it's underlined & states "of the DEFENSELESS player's body" .. He wasn't hit from behind or a blind spot, nor was he hit late or while out of bounds.. We've all seen QB's taking much bigger hits, where they were struck from behind without even having a roughing the passer penalty called.. We see the same every game with Receivers getting drilled hard in vulnerable positions, many times without them even having caught the ball..