Quote:Johnson's job is to catch the ball. Look at the play and you'll see he cradles the ball because he knows he's going to get hit and he's protecting the ball. It is not his job to prevent helmet to helmet contact, that is the responsibility of the person making the contact. How high or low Johnson's head was is as irrelevant as Smith's intention.

 

Really? Really? That's like blaming someone who got shot in the head for not getting shot in the body where he was wearing body armor. 

 

It's Telvin's job to make the tackle. Telvin kept his head up and went low; Johnson put his head down and went low. Telvin even slowed down. The NFL tells these guys that they must tackle the body, but Johnson eliminated that possibility at the last second. Tell us, what should he have done?

 

Shot in the head? Did the victim run up to the gunman and put his head against the gun? Because that would seem more comparable. 

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