Good explanation. But I wish I knew this earlier. Taron Johnson was called for helmet to helmet earlier in the year and it appeared to be exactly like this hit. I’ll never find that hit again on RUclips.
There's a subtle but important difference on the one by Taron Johnson (it was against the Chargers, Q3 first play after the kickoff). Johnson does have the "flat back, crown forward" posture they look for with a lowering the head to initiate contact penalty. My biggest surprise on that one was that they called it an unnecessary roughness instead.
That hit should have been flagged as a helmet to helmet on a defenseless receiver. Serious cheap shot that could have seriously injured or maimed the guy.
Good explanation. But I wish I knew this earlier. Taron Johnson was called for helmet to helmet earlier in the year and it appeared to be exactly like this hit. I’ll never find that hit again on RUclips.
There's a subtle but important difference on the one by Taron Johnson (it was against the Chargers, Q3 first play after the kickoff). Johnson does have the "flat back, crown forward" posture they look for with a lowering the head to initiate contact penalty. My biggest surprise on that one was that they called it an unnecessary roughness instead.
That hit should have been flagged as a helmet to helmet on a defenseless receiver. Serious cheap shot that could have seriously injured or maimed the guy.
You mean its legal id a offensive player wants to lower his head and get extra yardage .
Anyone else its illegal
There's more grace for offensive players but several were called this year on offense though I believe they coded as roughness flags
It was a good clean hit, what is a defender supposed to do, let him score???
YOU DON'T HIT HIM IN THE HEAD!!