re: The targeting ejection on Skalski

nah, frick that noise


If this gets you ejected:



then that Skalski hit is definitely an ejection

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Wouldn't have changed the outcome....

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No it would not have. We were the better team.

I just want to see the physicality of the game thrive and officiating have as little impact as possible

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It just wasn’t right and you’ve gotta take off the P&G glasses and see that was horrible for the game of football.

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I think most people agree that the rule sucks. But I don’t see why we should be white-knighting for the guy either. Every team including LSU has been burned by the targeting rule. Hell, it was part of the reason Clemson was in the championship game.

So sure, I think the rule should change to get rid of the ejection. But unless or until it does, players need to adapt. Skalski’s ejection was the right thing for the game because anything else would have amounted to ignoring the rules we’ve all had to follow for years now.

He also launched

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There is a proper way to tackle. See what you hit.

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Had Saints DB Williams had his head up he would have made the tackle on Diggs sending the Saints to the SB.

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It’s not going to be a popular opinion, but Chaisson made a very similar hit later in the game that I thought was going to get him ejected. If they were being consistent, they’d have called that too.

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You talking about the hit on Lawrence?

If it's the one I think you are thinking of, Chiasson's head was up and Lawrence was s runner at that time.

Totally different circumstance, Skalski used the crown of his helmet, Chiasson didn't

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He put the hit on burrow before the half of the TD to Moss. I thought that hit was targeting as well

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In real time it looked like it, but it was actually a great form tackle. He put his head to the side and drove through Burrow with his shoulder.

His head was still down but he didnt make contact with his helmet.

False that was textbook targeting. Argue for a Targeting 1 and 2 foul, but that would still be the worse of the 2

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Don't know if you played the game or not but I did and was taught from Jr. high on not to lower your head not because of penalties but because of how dangerous it is to lower your head and hit with the crown.

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I was taught to not lead with the crown because you miss more tackles doing that than when you put your shoulder into the guy’s waist or legs and wrap up.

Back then they didn’t know as much about concussions and CTE was an acronym no one had ever heard of.

Point being, there’s plenty of good reasons to avoid doing what Skalski did. He could’ve Jack Tatumed somebody.

Well if Captain Neckroll would quit lowering his head and launching himself into people (he did the same thing before the half info Burrow’s ribs) he could stay in the game.