Thread: The hit on Cutler: clean or dirty? Agree with Marshall or Peppers?

Well, count me amongst those that are also worn out on this thread. I think we all know where each other stands on this and honestly I don't have much else to say that I wouldn't be rehashing.

Originally Posted by KenMasters

Its not what I want, I hate new rules that limit defenders. The problem is you have people like Suh, that cross the line, and afterwards... new player safety rules appear. As I have said, when new rules get created, they take away the "Dirty hits" but they also limit the "Clean hits". Suh intended to land his weight across Cutler's neck. But to limit that type of "Dirty Contact" other Incidental/accidental Contact will also have to be limited. Its not what I want to happen

Lets not pretend that Suh hasnt already done a ton of Dirty moves. Stomping a player(On thanksgiving), Unnecessarily ripping Cutler's helmet off, attempting to kick Cutlers face afterward, that forearm shiver, throwing QBs down by their facemask... etc. He deserved more punishment in the past,



a) If you dont like the subjective manner of the rules that I posted, perhaps you should complain to the people that wrote the rules.
b) About when to enforce penalties, in case of accidental contact.
Usually, defensive players get unnecessary roughness penalties, even though the type of contact is not something the player can really change. Example, an WR lowers his head as a defensive player tries to knock the offensive player down. Helmet to Helmet = Unnecessary roughness. Its tough on the defender, because they cant really alter their path. A lot of helmet to helmet hits are accidental. But why did the rule get implemented? Because some players were launching intentionally to rattle their opponents.