Targeting call

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#54
bag12day said:
This and if half the people that complain about targeting knew what the rules state they would PROBABLY realize they were wrong but for some maybe not. Its NOT just hitting your opponent in the helmet but also if you lower your head lead with and contact anything (Ribs, chest, hips, thighs etc...)with the crown of your helmet it is a penalty. It was as much about protecting offensive "helpless" players but also to incentivize defensive players to not lower their heads and break their own neck/ concuss themselves.
That being said I do think there is some room for improvement in the rule when a defender does make contact with the offense's head but the offense was bobbing weaving or lowering the head themselves they should lose that personal foul 15 yard and certainly the ejection and go with something like the 5 yard facemask or running into the kicker in lieu of roughing. Saying it a different way if the offense maintained a fairly consistent stature and they get hit in the head or the defender hits anyone with the top of their helmet =15 yard w/ targeting, but if the offense lowers at last second, jukes or spins into a defender then no penalty or 5 yarder.
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Proper tackling technique is to keep your head up. Daniel did not. If he had, the crown of his helmet would not have hit first. Go back slowly and look and you see he LEADS with his crown.
 
#56
#56
I think the rule should be amended so that if the offensive player leads with the crown of the helmet that he is penalized as well.

On this play the offensive and defensive player would be ejected and the penalties would offset.
 
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JacketVol said:
Proper tackling technique is to keep your head up. Daniel did not. If he had, the crown of his helmet would not have hit first. Go back slowly and look and you see he LEADS with his crown.
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Maybe I misunderstood if this is directed to me or you missed the intent of my post. I said if a defender leads with his crown IE has his head down it is a penalty and it was in this case. I don't need to look at it slowly I said it was a penalty before it came back from review ( possibly could have called two defenders for leading with the crown) which would have been a first. I hate the next game rule and Bituli will be sorely missed directing the defense against Bama but ultimately I don't think will impact the outcome.
 
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bag12day said:
Maybe I misunderstood if this is directed to me or you missed the intent of my post. I said if a defender leads with his crown IE has his head down it is a penalty and it was in this case. I don't need to look at it slowly I said it was a penalty before it came back from review ( possibly could have called two defenders for leading with the crown) which would have been a first. I hate the next game rule and Bituli will be sorely missed directing the defense against Bama but ultimately I don't think will impact the outcome.
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Wasn’t intended for anyone. Just my opinion.
 
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