Again, the league has brought up making that play illegal. The NFLPA, the players, have opposed making it illegal. Point the finger at the players, not the league, for that kind of tackle being legal. If it had been the Seahawks flagged for the exact same thing, the same people complaining about how dirty of a tackle it was would instead be yelling about his it isn't even a foul.
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No one respects Geno as an elite QB. Hard to get those calls otherwise. Especially if you have some wheels.Guess if Geno was a Top 3 recognized QB - might have gotten the flag. But that old conspiracy theory is rearing it's head again
Yeah, but Geno wasn't fined for being a victim. He wasn't fined for anything he did or said to the player on the field. He wasn't even fined for anything that occurred in the same half as the tackle. He was flagged and fined for, after a whole halftime+ later, yelling at pointing at the opposing sideline which has been a point of emphasis for the past 3 seasons. DK got the same treatment in week 1 as well, so the players are well aware of the consequences of doing it. There's pretty much zero tolerance for it and Geno had more than enough time to internalize it and cool off.
I just didn't see it that way. I could easily see that tackle being made effectively that didn't end the way it did. Difference of opinion, I guess.
I don’t like the tackle, I just think in the moment it’s hard to say the guy meant to do it so nasty
Nah, Quarterback or no, going out of bounds = player giving up.
Yep...it's that kind of dirty play tactic that would likely gotten him a Reward from Payton & the Saints a few years back eh?
The NFL didn't used to flag 'Horse Collar Tackles' either but it was finally RECOGNIZED as a dirty play that can and did cause unnecessary injuries....This Drag & Drop Tackle is just as egregious for the same damned reason.
Exactly one of my points. If it's the wonder-boy the play gets a flag.
To add as someone esle posted earlier, there was nowhere else Geno was going too, he was clearly headed out of bounds. Running that way, facing that way.. hell had a foot out of bound by the time the defender reached him.
LOL, Dude, if a Seahawk was flagged for it you would absolutely be the loudest person screaming about the league being against Seattle for throwing a flag on a legal, clean play.
And it’s one he knew he was going to get. He made that choice.
Clearly, LOL
That's a weak argument, or, better put, no argument at all. The issue isn't the team you're rooting for, it's whether or not the play/kind of tackle is one that should be ruled out in the name of player safety.
There can be and are multiple issues being discussed. There are some posters with little to no objectivity whose opinion on whether it’s a dirty play or not depends on which team commits it.
I didn't think it was a dirty play. It was close, but the initial contact was made in bounds and the hip slide wasn't intentional as the tackler was already going to the ground. But I can see where Geno, with his back turned and unable to see how and why the tackle was made, could think it was dirty and I don't blame him for spouting off about it, at least initially during the heat of the moment. Where he made his mistake and what drew the penalty and subsequent fine was when he returned to the field minutes afterwards and continued jacking his jaws.
Of course Geno did. It's different to be a player on th receiving end to it vs random internet dudes who've had a week to rewatch as many times they care to. Some clearly should rewatch it if they think the contact that started inbounds occurred with one foot out of bounds. Our memories are wildly imperfect and our inclinations can color our recollections.
