Unfortunately for Dante Moore, THIS WAS NOT A DIRTY HIT
The QB is still presenting himself as a runner while the defender is closing
Moore initiates the slide late, at a point where the defender has already committed to making the tackle
The issue is that we’ve grown accustomed to modern football and its rule structure protecting offensive players to a detriment…. This has normalized bad decision making and processing the QB position, specifically
You can argue whether it deserves a flag….But violent ≠ dirty
(The sideline antics by #8 are a separate issue, thoughts and prayers are with Moore 🙏🏿)
Sorry but if a qb is gonna run full speed at a defender and wait till the last second possible to slide… I’m not calling a defender dirty for laying him out. I see guys like Dak slide early to avoid this exact scenario.
Give me a break. Dirtiest you’ve ever seen?! Moore slid late, defender hit with his shoulder. What do you want him to do? Sad that Moore got hurt, but stop exaggerating.
There’s no way this is the dirtiest hit you’ve ever seen when the QB slid late.
I have a REAL solution, REMOVE sliding from the game. Get down EARLY or get hit.
What the defender did after the fact clearly isn’t cool but the hit itself wasn’t as bad as people are saying.
I will die on the hill of putting this on the QB. QB can slide whenever he wants and keep himself out of danger. The closer the QB gets to a defender the more that defender is committing to make a hit. Defender doesn’t know if QB is tryna run him over, make him miss, or slide.