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Were the Packers flagged for that one?

Quote:I used to be a Bears fan a long time ago before we got the Jags. And I can tell you, the hit on Foles was nothing compared to the hit on McMahon years ago.. I watched that sucker live as a kid.. I was furious..

 

http://youtu.be/wilIF30NLRU

Man if that happened in todays NFL, honestly the dude who did the body slamming would probably be banned from the league.

Quote:No place for trying to help your team score a touchdown?

In this NFL, no, there is no place for that. If barely touching a QB'S face mask warrants a 15 yard penalty and this is a legal play, then the NFL has some major issues on how they are trying to protect players.

Quote:In this NFL, no, there is no place for that. If barely touching a QB'S face mask warrants a 15 yard penalty and this is a legal play, then the NFL has some major issues on how they are trying to protect players.

 

yeah again, i disagree man. they are definitely trying to protect the qb and players heads, but in that situation, foles is no longer considered the QB, he is a defensive player trying to make a tackle and he got the heck blocked out of him. if that was a DB and he was about to tackle shady and Foles came in and laid the same hit, the media and everyone would be talking about how BA that play was and showing it in the top ten.

Quote:yeah again, i disagree man. they are definitely trying to protect the qb and players heads, but in that situation, foles is no longer considered the QB, he is a defensive player trying to make a tackle and he got the heck blocked out of him. if that was a DB and he was about to tackle shady and Foles came in and laid the same hit, the media and everyone would be talking about how BA that play was and showing it in the top ten.

That is equivalent to a sucker punch.

Quote:That is equivalent to a sucker punch.

 

if the play was over, then i would agree. the play was not over and in that situation you should expect to have someone throw a block on you.

Quote:The QB was the closest to him.

 

Then it wasn't a smart play on his part.

 

I'm not saying it was illegal, but it was a cheap shot.

Not to be devils advocate here, but that happens all the time to other offensive players/defenders when a turnover happens.  That's why you always see Manning/Brady run away.  Foles just happened to not look, and he caught a block he could not see coming.

I didn't have a problem with the severity of the hit, or to whom it was administered.

 

I did have a problem with the timing.  It was a late hit.  The runner was on his way to the ground when it happened.  It was completely unnecessary, and the flag was warranted.

Quote:if the play was over, then i would agree. the play was not over and in that situation you should expect to have someone throw a block on you.

 

We will just agree to disgree here.  Nothing wrong with that!

Quote:We will just agree to disgree here.  Nothing wrong with that!

 

just saw this...

 

<span>Troy Vincent        <b>✔</b> </span>@<b>TroyVincent23</b> Follow


If QB is pursuing play, he is considered potential tackler & can be blocked. He was moving toward play and, therefore, open to being blocked

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Vincent, the NFL's executive vice president of football operations, repeated his stance Wednesday on Twitter that he took in a Washington Post story a day earlier.
 
 
so he will not be fined and as I stated, legal hit and the proper play.
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Quote:just saw this...

Troy Vincent ✔ @TroyVincent23 <a class="bbc_url" href='https://twitter.com/TroyVincent23'>Follow</a>


If QB is pursuing play, he is considered potential tackler & can be blocked. He was moving toward play and, therefore, open to being blocked



Vincent, the NFL's executive vice president of football operations, repeated his stance Wednesday on Twitter <a class="bbc_url" href='http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11576550/philadelphia-eagles-ol-jason-peters-expects-fine-hit-washington-redskins-de-chris-baker-do-same-thing-again'>that he took in a Washington Post story</a> a day earlier.



so he will not be fined and as I stated, legal hit and the proper play.

I'm not arguing whether it is legal hit or not, I just don't think that type of play has any business being in the NFL if they are trying to protect players.

I can see where people think it wasn't dirty, and I don't fault anyone for that stance.....but the runner was going down, and that was pure head hunting.  That guy knew there was an interception and he went after the other teams qb to hurt him.

 

Peters got a nice lick in at the end there.  Good for him....he should have hit him again.

I finally saw the play today. I will start off by saying that I am shocked that the NFL didn't fine with the day and age we are in (The NFL created).

 

That being said, I am glad he wasn't. QB's are football players. Foles shouldn't have been drifting toward the runner if he didn't want the potential to be blocked. Head on a swivel doesn't apply anymore because the rules are so tilted toward skirt wearing. Play with some awareness rather then falling back on a rule and hoping it gets flagged.

 

I also have nothing wrong with Foles teammates coming to his defense like that.