Marvin49":265c6q0j said:
Uncle Si":265c6q0j said:
You think he did he a fake slide to trick the 9er player into smashing into his head so he could get that 15 yard penalty?
I really don't know what he thought, but you have to admit it really puts the defender in a bind. What's he supposed to do? Just give him a first down?
Im just going to say we disagree... Wilson is on his way down, admittedly a bit awkward as he was doing a ball fake on the other 9er, and your guy just lowers the boom into him.
Now, do i think it's a bit of a harsh penalty? I do. I don't think the contact to the head was all that clean, and the defender, as you said, was in an awkward position.
But trying to paint this as some tricky or dirty play by the qb, putting his head at risk for 15 yards, is $h!t analysis. The guy he was trying to do the ball fake wasn't the guy that hit him.
And as we know, it doesn't matter the context. Helmet to helmet is a penalty. Not always fair. but that's the league. I thought the roughing penalty on Robinson was a worse call.