Mingo Almost Took Out Andy Dalton on This Head Shot

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Did Mingos teammate push him to try and make him miss and avoid penalty?

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Please tell me how that is a flag.

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Article 7
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Players in a Defenseless Posture

(b) Prohibited contact against a player who is in a defenseless posture is:
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Forcibly hitting the defenseless player’s head or neck area with the helmet, facemask, forearm, or shoulder, even if the initial contact of the defender’s helmet or facemask is lower than the passer’s neck, and regardless of whether the defensive player also uses his arms to tackle the defenseless player by encircling or grasping him;

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He didn't really lower his helmet, just went too high. He comes down into Dalton's chest and he's golden.

You may not like the rule, but it's pretty textbook.

Ryan got hit in the chest and drew the flag

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Because you can't go high period any longer. But going low and blowing the quarterbacks knee out is ok

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Like I said, he comes down a little bit and he's golden. You go up at a player's shoulders and head you're going to draw the flag.

That being said, I'm not a proponent of trying to make player's safer by changing rules nearly as much as I am in favor of drastically altering equipment from hard plastic armor to stuff that actually absorbs force rather than delivers it.

But that's another thread entirely.

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Going low on a qb is a penalty also. A 49er got a penalty for hitting Wilson square in the chest on 3rd down near the goalline which swung the score 4pts

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Yep. Matt Ryan got smoked by a textbook tackle that was flagged as well. They really ought to just come out and say "If you hit the QB too hard, no matter where you make contact, you will be flagged."

It's become glorified flag football and it makes me sad
I get the defenseless receiver but all these rules protecting qbs are just absurd. Grow a pair and take a hit like a man

& the call against the 49ers on where they hit Wilson square in the chest is complete bs. That was a huge momentum swing and it put more points on the board

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Please tell me how that is a flag. I hate watching the nfl now because of these stupid penalties

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Don't be a neranderthal. I love Mingo, and I love a hard hit as much as anyone, but head shots have a terrible affect on these players, often years down the road. Yes, I know these guys play voluntarily, but the head shots and launching at defenseless players must re reined in.

Football (both college and pro) must deal with it, and they are. I, for one, applaud them.

And don't worry, the game isn't going to turn into flag football any time soon.

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But going low and blowing the quarterbacks knee out is ok

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Actually, thats a penalty too. Its pretty much gotten to the point that if you hit the QB hard, its a flag. Plain and simple.