phins_4_ever
E12 FH Tailgate Gang
I am as livid as the Dolphins players were after the hit on Lippett during the Edelman TD.
There are several rules which address this issue:
You can of course argue about what the NFL defines as "defenseless player" but there is another rule as well:
In the sequence below Floyd (14) starts out normal. Shoulders square and going for should-to-shoulder hit. But at the very last moment he lifts his right shoulder and hits Lippett in the head.
I just don't know how much clearer it can be. At that speed and Lippett being totally unprepared it could have caused series injury.
Could the refs have seen it? Sure. If it is a hit shoulder-to-shoulder the head will snap against the point of attack (in this case it would have been to Lippett's left). If it is a hit to the head the head goes in the direction of the movement in which the attack goes (in Lippett's case it was to the right).
I am usually not whining about bad calls but what the Patriots get away with is brutal. Sure we should be pissed that Edelman was so wide open but since Lippett was in position to make a tackle it could have been a 25-30 yard gain rather than a 77-yard TD - not to mention that this vicious hit could have caused serious injury.
And in all honesty: the NFL policy on concussion is a joke when you look at that play.
BTW: the play calling was so horrendous that after a call going our way Andre Branch went over to the ref, shook his hand and patted him on the back but when he tried to hug him the ref backed off. It was funny but I definitely expected a flag there.
There are several rules which address this issue:
You can of course argue about what the NFL defines as "defenseless player" but there is another rule as well:
In the sequence below Floyd (14) starts out normal. Shoulders square and going for should-to-shoulder hit. But at the very last moment he lifts his right shoulder and hits Lippett in the head.
I just don't know how much clearer it can be. At that speed and Lippett being totally unprepared it could have caused series injury.
Could the refs have seen it? Sure. If it is a hit shoulder-to-shoulder the head will snap against the point of attack (in this case it would have been to Lippett's left). If it is a hit to the head the head goes in the direction of the movement in which the attack goes (in Lippett's case it was to the right).
I am usually not whining about bad calls but what the Patriots get away with is brutal. Sure we should be pissed that Edelman was so wide open but since Lippett was in position to make a tackle it could have been a 25-30 yard gain rather than a 77-yard TD - not to mention that this vicious hit could have caused serious injury.
And in all honesty: the NFL policy on concussion is a joke when you look at that play.
BTW: the play calling was so horrendous that after a call going our way Andre Branch went over to the ref, shook his hand and patted him on the back but when he tried to hug him the ref backed off. It was funny but I definitely expected a flag there.
