Targeting rule good or bad...

#FreeDevinWhite

Called right good, not right, horrible.

Launch, intent, crown, target.

Incidental helmet contact or a offensive player falling it the the hit zone, bullshite.

I get why the rule is there, and I agree with the sentiment. I just wish they would reserve the ejection for the more egregious calls. The incidental hits should be a penalty and nothing more. Not every head to head contact is intentional or avoidable.

The rule is fine as-is it just needs to be called on offensive players too.

Basically when helmet-to-helmet contact occurs the replay booth should make a determination on which player holds responsibility. I’ve seen a few calls where the tackling player was going for an otherwise clean tackle only to be called for targeting because the RB gave him a headbutt at the last second. I’d imaging some coaches are instructing RBs to try to draw targeting calls tbh.

As far as the ejection, maybe there does need to be some provision for leniency in freak situations, but the severe penalty is there to drive home to the players (and viewers) that safety is important to the collegiate variant of the game. Too much wiggle room would defeat the purpose.

Adopt the rule how the NFL does it. Ridiculous how the player is kicked out of the game.

What’s the point of playing football if you can’t take someone’s head off

It's a bad rule as written because it doesn't take into account that wearing a helmet makes your head and the opponent's head "bigger". Meaning there is an inch+ or so extra sticking out away from your skull that your proprioceptive senses cannot account for. Same inch or so for the other guy. The facemask sticks out further. Your self-movement and sense of body position in space are skewed. Players know right where their hands and feet are because they are not encumbered by a big plastic dome around them.

Add that to the fact that the plays happen in split-second quickness, and you are bound to hit someone in the head in a given game even if you try not to.

I get that some players actually do target an opponent, but so often it gets called the same way on guys who are just trying to make a football play.

jumping into a qb shoving him in the chest = bad

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Flipped over to ESPN and caught Clemson vs Alabama Natty game on.

I have seen 2 targeting calls ( if today’s rules apply) just in 3rd quarter, that would be ejections. Both by defensive stars.

Boulware & Foster

Interesting, to reflect on old games and see the leading with helmet, I guess I kinda see why they trying to clean that up

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The reason the newer targeting rules are crappy is that the Refs could have simply enforced the "spearing rules" which have been on the books for at least 70 years

Refs for some idiotic reason stopped calling spearing and now we have these new targeting rules that also punish "crown-of-the-shoulder-pad-contact" that is delivered above the waist and to the ball carrier's numbers which had been legal contact and clean football forever, but now since it is violent contact it has been made illegal, not because it is dirty, it has been made illegal due to its effectiveness & violence

I'm confused as to why not just tell the Officials to simply call spearing when the defender leads with the crown of the helmet, instead they have gone too far and are now penalizing defenders leading with the crown of the shoulder pad - which had been "clean FB" since the game was created

Just my opinion

Terrible rule

MFGA - Bring back the violence