Daniel's fumble did anyone think it was targeting?

if Daniels stays on the ground.

Thought he was doing the 2 step going backwards

It was. And Dart was sacked. Would’ve changed anything but those were missed/bad calls

The hit happened in the red zone. If it was called targeting we keep the ball, get put on like the 10yd line and they get 1 less possession that they score a touchdown on. That single hit was a 10-14pt score swing in LSUs favor.

that’s notnhowntargeting works

but it doesn’t look like he lead with the crown or hit him in the neck or helmet.

He launched UP and hit him in the head/neck area.

Are you blind?

I was not really asking for it, but I did notice that it probably fit the definition of the rule. My suspicion is that it was such an odd, awkward play that it didn't conjure "targeting" in the minds of the officials.

No!


Our defense sucks!

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You are a fricking idiot who doesn't understand the rules of targeting. I swear there should be an IQ test required to post on this board.

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He wasn’t defenseless by rule, but the defender crouched. Launched up and hit head/neck area.

It’s a valid question. Look at the photo.

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Not targeting because he wasn’t a defenseless player

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This is the right answer. At the moment I thought it was but when I looked it up I realized it was not.

https://www.secsports.com/article/27981840/what-targeting

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Targeting and Making Forcible Contact to Head or Neck Area of a Defenseless Player

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Defenseless player (Rule 2-27-14). When in question, a player is defenseless. Examples of defenseless players include but are not limited to:

A player in the act of or just after throwing a pass.
A receiver attempting to catch a forward pass or in position to receive a backward pass, or one who has completed a catch and has not had time to protect himself or has not clearly become a ball carrier.
A kicker in the act of or just after kicking a ball, or during the kick or the return.
A kick returner attempting to catch or recover a kick, or one who has completed a catch or recovery and has not had time to protect himself or has not clearly become a ball carrier.
A player on the ground.
A player obviously out of the play.
A player who receives a blind-side block.
A ball carrier already in the grasp of an opponent and whose forward progress has been stopped.
A quarterback any time after a change of possession A ball carrier who has obviously given himself up and is sliding feetfirst.

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Had he started to slide, then it would have been targeting.