re: The targeting ejection on Skalski

This is 100% for player safety. The safety rules have got to be enforced. There is coming a day when football won’t exist because kids and their parents will turn to safer sports, ie soccer and basketball. Already, my 10 year old and his buddies don’t want to play because of head injuries, and it is not me talking to him.
Personally, I’m anxiously awaiting the 100% elimination of blocking below the waist. It’s closer, but still not there.

You can’t help but notice the neck roll he wears. I bet it’s not the first time he has tackled with his head

Joe was right, they have a bunch of smart players on that defense.

That's the rule as it stands. I don't like it either but, IT'S THE RULE.

Now, maybe they should be relegated to a penalty box-like situation. Called for targeting...out for 15 game minutes.

I don’t like it either but When it happened I said “hey, frickem it happened to devin”.

You do realize he lowered the crown of his helmet on the Burrow hit to ribs right before half. He just narrowly missed landing the helmet hit and got him with the R shoulder, mainly because Burrow was moving to the R and back on the throw

I was in Clemson section and I immediately said he is gone. Guys behind bitching about horrible call. Etc. I told them no one has suffered more than us with targeting, we even put up billboards over it. It wasn’t intentional and he should not be ejected for the hit because it’s Stupid rule, but he was gone.

1. it was textbook targetting. he launched his body headfirst, face down, leading with the crown of the helmet into justin jefferson. doesn't even matter if he contacts jefferson's head or not. the launch and crown-first elements make it targetting automatically. they called this correctly.

2. it wasn't his first dangerous play of the game. the pass burrow completed for a touchdown to thad moss just before halftime ... skalski came through and launched his helmet into burrow's left elbow and ribcage and definitely caused some serious pain for joe. burrow came off the field wincing and had to come out halfway through halftime to loosen back up on the bike. dude was obviously not feeling 100% on the first drive of the 3rd quarter, as well. you could see his reluctance to run when he had an opportunity. the ribs were definitely sore. skalski is a crap linebacker who plays dangerously, and he will continue to find himself ejected or fined at the next level if he doesn't correct his technique.

He hits him head up with top of the grill section its probably not called. See what you hit is taught to 7 year olds

I think they have tiers now and review it after it’s called

I didn’t feel great about it at first, then saw his temper tantrum and the “crazy” in his eyes when his helmet came off. It is guys like him that the targeting rules were put in place for.