The Merry Christmas Eve Carson2gether Game Day Thread, at O.co

[Lightningwill_420]

Didn't see this game or the previous one. Already settling in to early retirement from football unless there is a huge deviation from the present course, plus I was traveling with the family. What happened with the officiating?

Perryman drilled some Davis who caught a pass in overtime. He got called for a personal foul, which kept the Davises' game-winning drive alive. I wasn't really paying attention so that might not be exactly right, but it's close enough.

The hit looked like helmet to chest. I'm not sure what the rules are so maybe the refs were forced to call that? It certainly wasn't a dirty play; Perryman didn't hit the dude in the head or hit him late. And it wasn't a case in which Perryman's head made the tackle - Perryman had the dude wrapped up in his hands and arms. The announcers called it "leading with the helmet" or something like that, but, to me, he was leading with the hands. The helmet's role in the tackle was secondary.

[Boltjolt]

Seems to me that anytime a receiver gets drilled it will be a penalty whether or not it was helmit to helmit.

[Bolt-O]

If its a bang-bang play like that, defenseless receiver will get called regardless of the technique of the defender. I don't like the call, but the rule says something about letting the receiver have a chance to make a move to protect himself, or become a runner. He was tackled while his feet were off the ground, so I can see why it was called.

[Boltjolt]

It's a bullshit rule. So you can't try and force an incompletion by jarring the ball loose and you have to let the reciever try and get around you first.... That's bullshit.

[Wheels]

he led with shoulder at 45 degree angle. I saw a gif posted on reddit. Was a bullshit call, but it helped them with getting a higher draft pick, so whatever. And if they move, then another, whatever.

[Wheels]

https://embed.gyazo.com/16cb067c61db370247ad751aee5956c5.gif

[6025]

It's a bullshit rule. So you can't try and force an incompletion by jarring the ball loose and you have to let the reciever try and get around you first.... That's bullshit.

It's a bullshit rule, but yeah, the defender in essence has to allow the receiver to at least get his feet on the ground and be able to react ("protecting himself") to the oncoming hit.

[Boltjolt]

It's a bullshit rule, but yeah, the defender in essence has to allow the receiver to at least get his feet on the ground and be able to react ("protecting himself") to the oncoming hit.

Eh bullshit. The NFL wants to see no defense being played. The league is going downhill.

[Lightningwill_420]

It's a bullshit rule, but yeah, the defender in essence has to allow the receiver to at least get his feet on the ground and be able to react ("protecting himself") to the oncoming hit.

I saw the Bowlens today put a big hit on a receiver who only had one foot down near the goal line - no flag.

[6025]

I saw that too and was looking for a flag. You gotta remember though it was Hochuli out there though. Not sure who's payroll he was on in this one.