Warranted?

I have mixed emotions about penalties let alone ejections from games. I personally have no issue when it's just a dirty play but as anyone who's played knows that it's not something you think about when making a play. You're trying to make a play and many times you are just trying to get to the ball carrier and make a play... ANY PLAY.

I get it that safety is the reason and I'm all for it. Knowing now what we know about concussions and the knowledge that's out there I know for a fact I have suffered multiple and several I know we're at a young age. That high school QB in NJ just died after a hit. It's also the man reason I'm really considering not letting either of my boys play football once they are old enough unless they just really want too. I understand the safety and that's not my issue its the punishment for the crime.

I think the first one was a pretty good call. Litton was sliding and the guy went for his head. I don't think there was intent, but there doesn't have to be and you should no not to drop your shoulder at a sliding QB. The second seemed to me a pretty ticky tack call. It looked like a football play, but he did go high and should have gone for Yurachek's midsection and wrapped him up. I think that's the biggest thing that kids need to learn going forward. If you wrap somebody up, they're probably not going to call it. If you just lower your shoulder and try to put the guy on "Jacked Up", you'll get called for it more often than not.

The 2nd player didn't help his case by taunting after the play.

The ones the kill me are these qb's sliding late. They're already in motion to make the tackle at waist level qb slides and changes the angle. What was going to be a tackle at the waist becomes a head shot. I have seen qb's act like they are going to slide and then keep running. It's a no win situation for the defense.

I believe the QB thing is a case by case basis, you really have to look at the play. These are very athletic guys on defense, it doesn't take long to adjust your body angle and pull off a hit on an opposing QB. If players were honest, the vast majority of those plays that are called the player would tell you that they were trying to get in a shot on the opposing QB and knew he was sliding. The one that happened at Kent this weekend was their player diving at our QB after he was already on the ground. No where near a "bang-bang" play.

(09-27-2015 07:07 PM)TeKERaider Wrote:  The ones the kill me are these qb's sliding late. They're already in motion to make the tackle at waist level qb slides and changes the angle. What was going to be a tackle at the waist becomes a head shot. I have seen qb's act like they are going to slide and then keep running. It's a no win situation for the defense.

yes - this has almost become a strategy now. when a qb tucks and runs downfield they are trying to time hitting the ground before getting tackled to draw 15 more yards. make a rule for good reasons and its human nature to start figuring out how to get an advantage

(09-27-2015 10:47 PM)banker Wrote:  I believe the QB thing is a case by case basis, you really have to look at the play. These are very athletic guys on defense, it doesn't take long to adjust your body angle and pull off a hit on an opposing QB. If players were honest, the vast majority of those plays that are called the player would tell you that they were trying to get in a shot on the opposing QB and knew he was sliding. The one that happened at Kent this weekend was their player diving at our QB after he was already on the ground. No where near a "bang-bang" play.

I didn't see your game but I have seen several this year that were crap, including one on Byard against Alabama. Even the SEC network announcers said it was a bad call.

I thought the first call was legit. The guy clearly led with his helmet on a defenseless player who already was well into his slide...and it's not like the NFL where the player is down by contact...

The second hit was kinda iffy in my book, but the taunting was definitely a flag.

If a defender wraps up with his arms, he won't be called. Plus, it's good technique.