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re: You decide if the HIT was dirty. Slow motion at the end

Posted on 11/18/09 at 12:11 pm to
Posted by The312
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Posted on 11/18/09 at 12:11 pm to
There is absolutely no question whatsoever that Boyd led with his helmet. That is quintessential helmet to helmet contact on a completely defenseless receiver. He would have been fined and potentially suspended in the NFL.
Posted by Newbomb Turk
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Posted on 11/18/09 at 1:29 pm to
In the NFL, that is a mid-range 5 digit fine ($25-50K depending on the player and his salary/past).

And, it was textbook illegal. If they had a video rulebook to show exactly what is meant by a rule, this hit would be the video associated with the "illegally launching yourself in a helmet-to-helmet collision against a defenseless receiver" rule. This is exactly why the rule was put in the books in the first place.

Having said that, I don't know if I'd call it "dirty". It's one of those spur of the moment jobs. Now, had the ball been past Tolliver for a second or two and then the player had done the same thing, I would say it was dirty. And, it was clearly a missed call on the part of the officials and they should be graded accordingly.
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