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re: How was the Alabama player not ejected?
Posted on 11/17/13 at 12:02 pm to Funky Tide 8
Posted on 11/17/13 at 12:02 pm to Funky Tide 8
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What rules are those? The guy wasnt defenseless. His defense should have been to call a fair catch. He didnt, and got popped. Thats on him.
Can a receiver call fair catch to avoid a defensive back from launching to take out his head?
Nope.
Neither could the guy going for the kickoff.
He was defenseless. It doesn't matter the scenario. He was going to catch the ball and the Bama player launched to deliver a big hit. That's targeting.
They'd call it against a player launching at a running back running up the middle. They'd call it if they launched while blitzing at an offensive tackle. They'd call it on the punter if he ran down after his punt to launch at a punt return blocker.
If you launch and hit the head area, no matter the scenario, it's targeting.
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Posted on 11/17/13 at 12:03 pm to StringedInstruments
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He was going to catch the ball
The ball had already bounced inbounds. It's not the defenses responsibility to let the opposing team have unfettered access to a live ball. And I've already posted a youtube that clearly showed it was not head to head contact.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 12:05 pm to StringedInstruments
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Neither could the guy going for the kickoff.
wtf? Of course he could have. You clearly don't know the rules.
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He was defenseless. It doesn't matter the scenario. He was going to catch the ball and the Bama player launched to deliver a big hit. That's targeting.
So if that play had have been an onside kick, should it be targeting? It was a live ball. Our player was going for it.
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They'd call it against a player launching at a running back running up the middle. They'd call it if they launched while blitzing at an offensive tackle. They'd call it on the punter if he ran down after his punt to launch at a punt return blocker.
and these are all COMPLETELY different situations. Your argument is abysmal.
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If you launch and hit the head area, no matter the scenario, it's targeting.
lol
Posted on 11/17/13 at 12:07 pm to StringedInstruments
Here's a different angle on it.
youtube of it
You can see the ball bounce around the 13/14 yd line even better in this youtube vid
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You can see the ball bounce around the 13/14 yd line even better in this youtube vid
Posted on 11/17/13 at 12:07 pm to StringedInstruments
They wouldn't call it if the ball was rolling around on the ground for anyone to recover. That's what happened here. Essentially. It was free for the taking. A live ball . He made sure the St player didn't pick it up
Posted on 11/17/13 at 12:10 pm to StringedInstruments
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He was going to catch the ball and the Bama player launched to deliver a big hit. That's targeting.
The ball was in play on what was basically an onside kick. You have every right to level the player who is going for the ball in an attempt to jar it loose. It happens all the freaking time on that play.
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