@Statholesports It’s truly an unfortunate play, but it’s part of football. If QBs (or really any player) wants protection, they need to make sure it isn’t a bang-bang call. And, of course, the league needs to stop incentivizing late slides by calling late hits on the bang-bang plays.
@BrianHalverson His intent really doesn’t matter. He was moving forward and didn’t slide feet first.
It was a terrible, ugly hit. But also, nobody is head hunting 2 feet off the ground.
@DynastyIsland I remember the 49ers using Trent Williams as a motion blocker against my Packers where I thought he was moving forward at the snap.
Looking back, it wasn’t as egregious as what I saw last night… I played a lot of wing in HS, and this was called much more strictly.
@NFL 53 tackling the intended receiver, and thus unintentionally tackling the ball carrier, robbed all of us. Seeing a big man run with ball is one of football’s greatest delights.
@AndyHolloway 1. Allen hits the same wall Cam Newton hit.
2. Dolphins suck and Achane only scores 4 TDs.
3. Pickens is WR 1 in Dallas.
4. Goff gets hurt and Lions fail on offense.
5. Kyle Pitts
6. Ken Bone gets a high ankle sprain he struggles with all year.
7. Tae gets old and loses TD magic.
@jmthrivept When it comes to Lloyd and Brooks, I think it’s most likely Brooks has more snaps and Lloyd has more touches.
Part of Lloyd’s allure is that he shouldn’t need to be a bell cow to be a RB2.