Thread: Julius Peppers fined 10 grand for hit on Aar

what a load.

really hate ths rule, a 6'7" DE hitting into a 6'3" Qb is very likely to have his helmet hit the qb's helmt, unless there is a way to detach his head from his body, it was a clean hit that he's been taought to do sice high School. he didn't lead with his helmet but the physics aof a 6'7 De adn 6'3' Qb will likely result in the head/had at sometime in that 1/10th of a second

10K is getting off easy.

Originally Posted by dabears54

what a load.

really hate ths rule, a 6'7" DE hitting into a 6'3" Qb is very likely to have his helmet hit the qb's helmt, unless there is a way to detach his head from his body, it was a clean hit that he's been taought to do sice high School. he didn't lead with his helmet but the physics aof a 6'7 De adn 6'3' Qb will likely result in the head/had at sometime in that 1/10th of a second

Right on brother! This is one area that the rules committee needs to examine again. QB's are football players no different than any other player who straps on a helmet. If unprotected they get hit numerous time during a game. If head injuries are such a big deal then redesign the helmet to prevent most head injuries and make it mandatory for all players to wear one. This just another example of how the NFL either refuses to subsidize new developments in helmet technology or simple ignores those that are currently available. Hell, it's a rough sport and helmet to helmet contact has been around ever since high impact plastic helmets and face masks have been in use but now it becomes a bigger deal because it's getting attention. Stop being so cheap NFL owners and either invest in developing helmets that reduce the possiblity of head injuries instead of penalizing and fining great players who are simply doing their jobs as they were trained to do.

Julius Peppers has never been known as a cheap shot artist and his hit on Rodgers was a clean hit that would never been penalized before this NFL "witch hunt" began. Look again and you'll see that Peppers approached Rodgers with his shoulder and not his head. As his shoulder made contact and Rodgers cringed and turned his head contact was made INCIDENTALLY!!!! This is the part of the rule that needs to be changed.

If they can wave off PI penalties over incidental contact based on the officials judgement then they certainly could do the same where in the officials judgement helmet to helmet contact was not intentional and that it came incidental to the player's making the tackle. If you don't modify this somewhat pretty soon, if not already, you'll have QB's intentionally ducking into the tackle in order to create incidental helmet to helmet contact and turn an 8-10 yard loss into a 15 yard gain. I'm not implying that's what Rodger did but that was the outcome of the play. No wonder sacks are falling as mcuh as the are. The 85 Bears would never have been able to play the way they did defensively had this rule been in effect then.

It's just plain stupid and if they review the entire season I think they'd find that the majority of head injuries sustained by QB's came from their heads hitting the turf not from sacks!

exactly Soul!..

And what kills me, is if peppers "pulls up", and rodger's escapes, people destroying peppers for not giving 100% or getting rodgers and a "bust" for his contract

If peppers tries to instead of a text-book taught since high school to "Hit through the tackle" and wrap with both arms, and just arm tackels him and the throw is completed, again, peppers is killed for not making the play

Thirdly peppers head actually hits the shoulder first then head, showing not leading with "Crown".. and if going to just call "helmet to helmet".. why aren't their 15 flags a game when RB's and LB's hit helmet to helmet each play, or FB's in DT's or LB's that lead with helmet evry play when blocking.. why are those not called if "its the rule".. nothing about it being just for qb's..

and FWIW, rodger's DOES wear the new better protected helmet!.. and said after game that the helmet is working and credits it on that play!

It's a crappy rule. I don't like it, but I also don't care for the whole "process" rule.
But it's a rule, the NFL has been consistant in fineing players for it, and I do believe there were stiffer fines handed out, for hits that were no more blatent, on other players this year.
10K isn't going to make his kids go to school without shoes, and I'm sure he's already over it, so unless the rule changes(not friggen likely)your just going to have to accept it.