Quote:I could care less who would have won that game (if anything I'd be rooting for the Jags) and that is definitely a flag. It was helmet to helmet. End of story. Flag.


Whether you want to argue if that should be a rule or not is a whole other issue, but you can't argue that it's against the rules.

 

If it weren't for the complete inconsistency with which the rule is enforced I'd understand it being flagged. However, I've seen many times that Jaguars players, the QB especially, are hit with that level of helmet contact with no flag thrown.

 

Still I'd rather see the rule amended. When an offensive player curls up and has their head ducked they don't get a flag.

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