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osucollegebuck
Nathan Williams #43
I guess the solution is for defenders just to go for knees and possibly end careers. I mean if the player is going to duck and least you'll get below their head in those cases.
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It’s not. By rule it was targeting but the rule is stupid. Pretty boy was wrapped up and ducked his head directly into a helmet to helmet. The defender is apparently supposed to do some cartoonish on a dime stop to avoid it. How is that fair?
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jebussmurf
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No. The defender is supposed to turtle his head into his shoulder pads so only the shoulder hurts the QB. Then it'd be fine.
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It’s the risk of playing the game? Wade obviously had no malicious intent on the play he just got caught up in one of the worst rules ever to hit the game.
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lowbuck
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Watching replay Lawrence saw the pressure, tucked the ball and was trying to start scrambling. Looking at the examples in the NCAA rulebook that does not count as a defenseless player. So I'm trying to discern does that mean it should not have been an ejection? There examples make it clear defenseless is a QB in the process of passing the ball, a receiver making a catch, a player away from the play or a player with his back turned, etc.
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Ok but obviously the rule is bogus. It’s football. Things are gonna happen. Automatically penalizing the defense on such plays is stupid.
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MARVYMARV14
Hall of Fame
Because of the word targeting, Wade was running full speed to where Trevors torso was until he dipped down and now where Trevors toso used to be his helmet is, only Wade cant slow down and change his mind because of the QBs split second reaction. The birth of the targeting rule used to take into account a players intent, and Shaun Wade was not trying to hit Trevors helmet with the crown of his.
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I don't like the targeting call because we've seen much worse not called, but it was targeting by rule, yet it shouldn't have been called, in my opinion. I just don't think it was blatant.
If Wade hits him with his facemask, it's a no call (or it least it becomes as bad of a call as the fumble).
If Wade hits him with his facemask, it's a no call (or it least it becomes as bad of a call as the fumble).
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Right. It's football. The sport that is causing successful adults to blow their brains out because they've taken too many shots to the head exactly like that one. The onus is on the hitter to change the way he hits. Keep your head up, don't lead with your crown, you don't get ejected.
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The same garbage rule that used to enforce the 15 yards after review deemed the play clean. Took them what? 2 seasons to correct that nonsense?
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