Kinda sickening how he just loads up and lauches at Cushing's knee. Where I come from that's actually referred to as a "clipping" and not a "cut-" or "chop-block".
He is probably going to get suspended for this because its starting to cause an upraor around the league. Better give our backups more reps in practice.
Well, this shows the play from the start. He misses his block so he then hits him from behind. Looks dirty to me.[YOUTUBE]W652mwCXyBs#[/url][/YOUTUBE]
1. Cushing was not [engaged.] By the rule book it is clearly not a dirty hit. 2. But... JUST WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT IDIOT THINKING? Going low on a player that has no shot at tackling anyway? FAR AWAY FROM THE PLAYSIDE??? God, I was sickened by that sight. Sure, Jets were playing poor football for some time, but they didn't play cheap football - up until that moment. What the fuck?
Im not going to act like a rabid Jets fan, that guy Cushing was undercut by his legs and although it was legal we now see that he may never be as good as he is/was going to be. Slauson made a block at his leg on purpose and no one should feel the pain of watching arguably their most important player go out for the rest of the season. Anyone defending slauson is just the typical raunchy NY fan that cares for no one but his team.
According to a number of NFL people who have commented on it publicly they don't like that type of block, but it's a legal block under the current rule set. It's hard to call a block dirty if the rules allow for chop blocks of that nature. Those type of blocks on running plays you see all the time, watch any team and watch any run and the odds are good you'll see a very similar block occuring on the O-line.
It's why the NFL has been criticized for their safety procedures and rules. The QBs and WR get protected when defenseless but what Slauson did is legal
And the reason Kubiak isn't bitching about it is because that is how he has been teaching his team to block going back to his Bronco days under Shanahan.
Exactly. Illegal no unethical yes. I don't think he wants to hurt anyone he just made a dumb decision and unfortunately for league Cushing is out for the year.
It was a legal block, end of story. If the league wants to outlaw low blocks, then it should do so. Until then, there's nothing wrong with it.
Well, we all know today's NFL..if it was dirty he will be fined, if it wasn't he won't. Really pointless to even discuss it.
Completely not true. There has been a lot of scrutiny about the NFL not protecting defensive players the same way as offensive players. Richie Incognito tried to twist a guys ankle off about 5 seconds after the whistle and when the guy panicked and kicked him to get his foot free he gets fined and Incognito gets off scott free.
Was it a legal hit? Borderline because it occurred barely outside the hash marks, right on the edge of the "box". Cut blocks are part of the technique used by every zone blocking O line in the NFL, it happens ALL the time. It's defined in the rule book as legal. Slauson's initial contact came with his head both above and in front of the knee. Barely. He did not roll up on Cushing. Cushing was still persuing the ball carrier, and Slauson has no way of knowing if Cushing might still get in on a tackle, the whistle had not blown. The ONLY reason this is getting attention is because Cushing was injured. If Cushing had not planted his leg there, he doesn't get hurt. Don't suggest Slauson could know if Cushing's leg was planted. Things on the field happen far too quickly for that. Now, was it dirty? Unless you think Slauson had an intent to injure, it wasn't dirty either. Players like Hynes Ward and Sapp often went out there with intent to injure. I see no evidence to suggest Slauson was attempting to injure. He was playing until the whistle blew. It's a shit rule. Cut blocking should be made illegal. It invites injuries like this. Please, tell me... if cut blocking is illegal outside of the box, assuming it's a dangerous block, why should it be legal inside the box? The critics should get off Slauson's behind, and put the blame where it belongs. On the NFL Rules Commitee.
