In this days NFL, yes, it should be on the defensive player to avoid a hit like that. Moore did not duck into the hit. Buddy had his entire body to hit. He has to hit him somewhere else.
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Without the replay process that they have in college to review these hits, you can't eject guys based on what one ref may have seen in a split second.
I think we watch a super slo-mo replay five times and underestimate how fast the game is actually moving. Three inches lower and that's a clean hit.
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Phil Simms had such a huge opportunity to inform the public about proper assessment & the flaws of a concussion protocol. #Bummer
Phil Simms had such a huge opportunity to inform the public about proper assessment & the flaws of a concussion protocol. #Bummer
There is plenty of room between the knees and head, especially when you are taking down Matt freaking Moore.
Why do guys ever need to lead with their helmets on a tackle, other than they are trying to injure someone?
So sick of seeing it and seeing it go uncalled.
Hit with the shoulder, wrap up, tackle.
Believe it or not, I disagree. If you want to take those hits out of the game, you must (at a minimum) penalize the team and fine the player when it happens, even if it's unintentional.
The guys that play in the NFL are amazing athletes. But people's expectations for their ability to contort their bodies while running at full speed to hit another person running and moving at full speed are just not reasonable. Would it have been better if Dupree hit him in the chest with a shoulder? Yes it would. Do I think it's humanly possible to expect that to happen at full speed 100% of the time? Absolutely not. These guys arnt contortionists moving in slow motion.
Hits like that are unfortunate but will always be part of the game if it is played at full speed.
Hits like that are unfortunate but will always be part of the game if it is played at full speed.
The earlier "hit" wasn't nearly as hard, and came as part of a continuous motion where he had his arms up in an effort to deflect the ball.
"The Dolphins are a serviceable QB away from being a very good team."
"Not sure that was an illegal hit, and there was no dirty intent."
Who programmed the alternate universe bot?
"Not sure that was an illegal hit, and there was no dirty intent."
Who programmed the alternate universe bot?
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There will be a lot of debate about the penalty assessed after Steelers LB Bud Dupree hit Dolphins QB Matt Moore with a brutal sideline blow. But the bottom line is that Dupree lowered his head and delivered a blow to the head/neck area. We should all know by now that NFL referees are instructed to err on the side of caution in these situations, using penalties as a deterrent to players coming anywhere close to hitting the head. That's the (NFL) world we live in.
There will be a lot of debate about the penalty assessed after Steelers LB Bud Dupree hit Dolphins QB Matt Moore with a brutal sideline blow. But the bottom line is that Dupree lowered his head and delivered a blow to the head/neck area. We should all know by now that NFL referees are instructed to err on the side of caution in these situations, using penalties as a deterrent to players coming anywhere close to hitting the head. That's the (NFL) world we live in.
He doesn't even care enough to do that. Maybe halftime will liven him up a bit.
Miami even squanders the guaranteed once-per-half total brainfart Ben TO. Gotta come up with that.
I don't know what was crazier, the fact the Miami guy didn't pick it, the ball ended up being caught by James, or that 4 Miami players couldn't swat the ball out of James' outstretched hands before he went to the ground. Miami can do nothing right, and even when they do, the refs eliminate that too.
The debate should only be about how much he is fined and whether he is suspended.
Oh, and how the hell Moore was allowed to stay in the game.
It's actually pretty easy to not lead with the crown of your helmet.
You're one of the best posters on this site so I'm kind of baffled by this. It's like we're having this discussion in 1995.
It's hard to believe it really matters much to the NFL whether the home or the away team wins, though I do think refs have some unconscious biases.
It is interesting, though, that the officiating has seemed so home slanted this year so far after all four home teams lost in this round last year.