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re: Can we revisit the bama player trying to kill Daniels?

Posted on 11/8/22 at 2:01 pm to
Posted by blkssr
Denham Springs
Member since Dec 2009
294 posts
Posted on 11/8/22 at 2:01 pm to
Read the rule: ARTICLE 4. No player shall target and make forcible contact to the head or neck area of a defenseless opponent with the helmet, forearm, hand, fist, elbow or shoulder. This foul requires that there be at least one indicator of targeting. When in question, it is a foul. ...

Note 1: "Targeting" means that a player takes aim at an opponent for purposes of attacking with forcible contact that goes beyond making a legal tackle or a legal block or playing the ball. Some indications of targeting (emphasis NCAA's) include but are not limited to:

Launch-a player leaving his feet to attack an opponent by an upward and forward thrust of the body to make forcible contact in the head or neck area
A crouch followed by an upward and forward thrust to attack with forcible contact at the head or neck area, even though one or both feet are still on the ground
Leading with helmet, shoulder, forearm, fist, hand or elbow to attack with forcible contact at the head or neck area
Lowering the head before attacking by initiating forcible contact with the crown of the helmet

Now, it says to take "AIM" doesn't say player has to make contact.
This post was edited on 11/8/22 at 2:03 pm
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
67599 posts
Posted on 11/8/22 at 2:28 pm to
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Now, it says to take "AIM" doesn't say player has to make contact.


I am a bit tired of this targetting rule. It should only be called when it is obvious on the field and shouldn't need to be determined by replay. What bothers me is ball carriers lower their head and use the crown of the helmet all the time. I have seen too many called that shouldn't have been and vice versa...it's too subjective no matter how they write the rules that make up targeting.
Posted by SUB
Member since Jan 2001
Member since Jan 2009
20974 posts
Posted on 11/8/22 at 3:21 pm to
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Read the rule: ARTICLE 4. No player shall target


Can we all at least agree that it should have been a personal foul? You can't hit a QB after they start their slide...regardless of how hard or physical the hit was...right? The goal of this specific penalty is to correct the behavior of hitting a QB while in that position. The goal isn't to just lessen the blow of the QB getting hit in this position.
This post was edited on 11/8/22 at 3:23 pm
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