NFL Whats your opinion on this? Good hit or bad hit?

[GearSolidMetal]

Wanted some experienced football-fans opinion on this because it seems like I'm in a minority opinion here.

I played football in high school.
I enjoyed playing it but not as much watching it.
I barely watched it since they've added rules aimed at protecting the QB.

In the clip above, the QB is running forward at __(A)__ MPH.
The tackler is running __(B)__MPH with the intention of colliding with the QB.
Together that is __(C)__MPH.

At some point the QB goes from running at near full speed to beginning to slide, and that time is measured in ___(X)___ seconds.
Within those ___(X)___ seconds (in the low tenths of a second) the tackler is supposed to go from 'tackle mode,' recognize the QB is in the process of beginning to slide, decide not to collide with him, change trajectory to avoid the collision.

And the tackler has ___(Y)____ distance from himself and the QB, they're about to collide going ___(C)___ speed, is expected to have the reaction time to both recognize the slide and change trajectory within ___(X)___ seconds.

Everyone that has ever ran at a very high rate of speed knows its damn near impossible to remain highly observant while in 'tackle mode'.... and to stop on a dime.

Am I alone here that not only is this situation absolutely bullshit, but most situations there is no clear intention to take a cheap hit at the QB?
Yet these result in player ejections from games, major penalties that possibly change the outcomes of games, and possible fines.

So, what say you SportsBarrians?
Am I way off or right on the money?

By the way, if I'm wrong then I'm wrong.
Don't mean to start a long debate of stupid NFL rules, and since I don't watch anything close to the amount of football I used to I'm wondering what I'm missing in my perspective.

 

[MDoza]

The side view looks dirty, but then when I saw the back view, I don’t know what else the defender can do in that situation.

In general they are making it very difficult to play defense these days.

Tackling is hard. If you don’t lay the lumber on someone, you yourself get trucked. I don’t think they take that into account when they make these rule changes. Ball carriers get to lower their helmet on every single play, but the second a defensive player does it, targeting and ejection.

 

[mjmj]

All the cries about being a dirty hit are just morons that either never played a sport or jumping on the bandwagon. It wasn’t dirty, but it was careless. It was going to be bad regardless, Lawrence started his slide late. On purpose of course, because QBs are conditioned to slide late and gain extra yards because they assume defenders will back off to prevent a penalty. Some are starting to make them pay for it, as they should. But that hit didn’t have to be as bad as it was, the forearm could have been avoided and that was what made it so violent.

 

[fica]

dumbest sport ever does does dummest thing ever

 

[Sweater of AV]

The league went straight to shit many years ago.

 

[IndyCovaHart]

In todays league yes

 

[TeTe]

dumbest sport ever does does dummest thing ever

Don't talk about soccer like that

 

[fica]

Don't talk about soccer like that

Seriously every country that calls football soccer is joke. Every country that call it association football best leagues in the world.but. you got to wonder why nfl is only popular in USA trust me it is not the brains of sport lol

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

I think it's a good hit, he was committed to that hit and unfortunately the guy got injured. But it wasn't late and it was clean hit imo.

And I expect his teammates to react in that manner. I would to, that's your QB and you gotta protect him at all costs.

As for the NFL response to this, it's expected. It's a different league now. I don't know if they would react the same way if he wasn't injured in the play.

 

[Mikeydontgiva]

This was far less egregious than the Kiko hit on Flacco imo.... and Kiko wasn't even ejected

 

[Natural Order]

It’s a bit off, maybe a small fine?

Nowhere near the issue the media/hyperbolic fans have made it.

Also Lawrence is a can and lol @ Jags paying that fruitcake 55 million a season.

 

[HoiceNJuicy]

Al-Shaair has apologized for that hit.

The league just suspended him for three games.

It appears that the verdict is in: BAD HIT!

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...-shaair-suspended-3-games-trevor-lawrence-hit

 

[Larzon]

All those pads and the rules are still soft as fuck

 

[FyrFytr998]

Wanted some experienced football-fans opinion on this because it seems like I'm in a minority opinion here.

I played football in high school.
I enjoyed playing it but not as much watching it.
I barely watched it since they've added rules aimed at protecting the QB.

In the clip above, the QB is running forward at __(A)__ MPH.
The tackler is running __(B)__MPH with the intention of colliding with the QB.
Together that is __(C)__MPH.

At some point the QB goes from running at near full speed to beginning to slide, and that time is measured in ___(X)___ seconds.
Within those ___(X)___ seconds (in the low tenths of a second) the tackler is supposed to go from 'tackle mode,' recognize the QB is in the process of beginning to slide, decide not to collide with him, change trajectory to avoid the collision.

And the tackler has ___(Y)____ distance from himself and the QB, they're about to collide going ___(C)___ speed, is expected to have the reaction time to both recognize the slide and change trajectory within ___(X)___ seconds.

Everyone that has ever ran at a very high rate of speed knows its damn near impossible to remain highly observant while in 'tackle mode'.... and to stop on a dime.

Am I alone here that not only is this situation absolutely bullshit, but most situations there is no clear intention to take a cheap hit at the QB?
Yet these result in player ejections from games, major penalties that possibly change the outcomes of games, and possible fines.

So, what say you SportsBarrians?
Am I way off or right on the money?

By the way, if I'm wrong then I'm wrong.
Don't mean to start a long debate of stupid NFL rules, and since I don't watch anything close to the amount of football I used to I'm wondering what I'm missing in my perspective.

This is a culmination of his previous transgressions. Dude is getting a rep as a dirty player. And John Runyon is dropping as heavy of a hammer as he can without suspending him for the rest of the season.

This particular play isn’t as bad at speed, but when slowed down, the fact that he threw up a forearm and elbow instead of his pads is just a bad look.

 

[Thrawn33]

This is a culmination of his previous transgressions. Dude is getting a rep as a dirty player. And John Runyon is dropping as heavy of a hammer as he can without suspending him for the rest of the season.

This particular play isn’t as bad at speed, but when slowed down, the fact that he threw up a forearm and elbow instead of his pads is just a bad look.

Reminds of Suh. When you got a deserved rep as a filthy player, you don't get benefit of the doubt.

 

[SeefourDC]

Every year teams do more and more QB runs. I can't imagine why when a QB tries to milk a first down out of a situation he clearly should have slid 5 yards ago and the defender is the one who gets in severe trouble for it.

Every rule change that protects running Qb's will just result in more running qb's and likely the same amount of injuries due to teams trying to get every advantage they can.

 

[TheNinja]

This is a culmination of his previous transgressions. Dude is getting a rep as a dirty player. And John Runyon is dropping as heavy of a hammer as he can without suspending him for the rest of the season.

This particular play isn’t as bad at speed, but when slowed down, the fact that he threw up a forearm and elbow instead of his pads is just a bad look.

Ya. Repeat offender and leading with the forearm that’s covered in a metal brace like a weapon.