Most of us agree that it's stupid the penalize over hits like this, but if the NFL is calling it for other QBs it should be called for us as well.
Sorry, but he led led his helmet square into the middle of Sanchez back. That's against the rules now. You should know. Wilfork got called for it two weeks ago, only from the front. I didn't like that call either, but... By rule, you can tackle a runner like this, but not a "defenseless" QB.
I'm not 100% sure about this, but I don't think refs can call penalties from replay reviews. At least I can't remember it ever happening, anyway.
Shows how much you know. Brady has gotten fewer roughing the passer calls than any other QB in the league the last 2+ years. He had a guy clearly dive at his knees last week with no call and a guy smack him in the helmet this week with no call.
Again, your lack of football knowledge shows up. When they review, it's only for whether a pass was thrown or not. They can't call a penalty based on a review.
Is 12 men on the field, the only penalty that can be applied through replay? Maybe because it requires no judgment. Replay is simply checking the players when play starts.
If he speared him with the top of his helmet then it SHOULD have been called, no argument from me. If it was with his facemask/front of the helmet then it shouldn't be called, for all the reasons I gave in my original post IF the NFL rules are written that a perfect tackle is now illegal, then the rules should be changed
They're just extremely inconsistent with these calls. In the Chiefs game, Hali took 2 1/2 steps and smoked Stafford in the back. Hali clearly saw that the ball was long gone. No call. Then you see a slight graze on the helmet or a small shove called and it makes no sense.
That one and an illegal touch of a forward pass by an ineligible receiver, IIRC. An illegal touch is a 5 yard penalty.
Patfanken, the rules say you can't lead with your helmet, especially to a quarterback. That was Ngata leading with his helmet. It should have been a call (one of the several calls they missed in the game). If you disagree with the rule, that's something else entirely, but that should be a flag. I think it's an example of the pussification of the NFL, and I think roughing the passer and defenseless receiver penalties have gone too far, but if Eric Smith hits Brady that way, it's a flag 95 times out of 100.
I don't think you understand the argument. We all agree that it's a pussy rule, but under the rules it's a penalty.
