Godsbrother
Footballguy
Yes and this is exactly what I am saying. He deserves whatever punishment he gets for hitting him high but I think it is a bad rule to designate anyone that is actively trying to make a tackle (even tentatively) as defenseless. If you want protection from being hit then get away from the action.renesauz said:ON replay, it's pretty clear that that punter was moving very tentatively, and had zero interest in actually making a tackle.Godsbrother said:He will be fined because he came in high but I have a big problem calling a player defenseless when he is about to make a tackle.
This was not a case of someone 25 yards away from the play being blindsided.
That said, I agree with your premise- hitting him wasn't bad, even a hard hit wasn't bad- it was HOW it he hit him (very high leading with the crown)