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AsylumGuido":3nl7pquo said:FortWorthSeahawk":3nl7pquo said:253hawk":3nl7pquo said:All I take from this is that this is considered legal and that Kam Chancellor should be able to do it all day long without getting fined.
Even more frightening for all the wide receivers that have to play Seattle this year. This is assuming, of course, the NFL treats this type of hit as legal 100% of the time. Show of hands if you think that will happen.
Oh, no. The hit was not legal under the rules. He definitely made contact with the head. I really think the fine was rescinded because it was unavoidable. I have always felt the flag was warranted according to the rule, but it is the rule that I might have an issue with.
At the point Bush pushes off to make the hit his shoulder is at Harvin's chest level. Harvin then bobbles the ball and drops down bringing his helmet down to Bush's shoulder level. At that point there was nothing that Bush could do to avoid it at that point. Watch the gif and you can see this.
Almost all decisions in life are probabilistic and whether you followed the rules is probabilistic. It's not some crazy outcome that Harvin's head very slightly dipped as he tried to catch the ball. This happens all the time. Bush went high and he had a very significant risk of hitting Harvin's head, and he did. The head shot was completely avoidable by going to the midsection, as Seattle defensive players virtually always do. Seattle's defense didn't get a single late hit, roughing the passer or any unnecessary roughness penalty in the play-offs and that wasn't an accident.
It's bizarre that this penalty was rescinded. If this is what Kam's hit on Vernon David had looked like, there is exactly 0 chance it is overturned. I don't know what message the league is trying to send here. Every guy who's penalized in the future should point to this video to defend their case.