Kenny Bell's Hellacious Block & The Sad State Of Football

[joseephuss]

I didn't say he was guilty of launching. I said he could have blocked the guy differently and effectively while still giving 100% effort.

[ABQCOWBOY]

Originally Posted by joseephuss

I didn't say he was guilty of launching. I said he could have blocked the guy differently and effectively while still giving 100% effort.

You said it was subjective and that you were not clear on what the rule for Launching is. You said that players needed to understand the rules have changed and actually understand the rules.

I am simply saying that he did nothing wrong and it is, IMO, ridiculous to chastise the player for making a block within the confines of the rules.

I liken this to a guy who goes out and wins the Olympic Gold in the 100 but is ridiculed because he did not break the world record while winning the Gold.

The play was clean and I see no reason to jump all over the guy for simply applying a legal block.

[joseephuss]

Originally Posted by ABQCOWBOY

You said it was subjective and that you were not clear on what the rule for Launching is. You said that players needed to understand the rules have changed and actually understand the rules.

I am simply saying that he did nothing wrong and it is, IMO, ridiculous to chastise the player for making a block within the confines of the rules.

I liken this to a guy who goes out and wins the Olympic Gold in the 100 but is ridiculed because he did not break the world record while winning the Gold.

The play was clean and I see no reason to jump all over the guy for simply applying a legal block.

I was talking more in generalities than specifics. Players need to realize that big hits are being highly scrutinized right now. The refs are going to err on the conservative side as they did in this case and threw the flag. He could have made the block without the big hit. Legal or not. That is being aware of what the game has become. I don't think that is chastising the player. Whether it is him or some veteran in the NFL.

[ABQCOWBOY]

Originally Posted by joseephuss

I was talking more in generalities than specifics. Players need to realize that big hits are being highly scrutinized right now. The refs are going to err on the conservative side as they did in this case and threw the flag. He could have made the block without the big hit. Legal or not. That is being aware of what the game has become. I don't think that is chastising the player. Whether it is him or some veteran in the NFL.

There is a difference between being conservative and making a bad call. For example, if the player had made contact with his head gear in the neck region and was called for it, I would say that is an example of a conservative call. That didn't happen here. The call the official made was clearly wrong and wrong is wrong. You don't want players to make that kind of play, then you change the rules and you risk making the game too sanitized for a good portion of your fan base. However, you don't make the wrong call and justify it by saying I was making a conservative call.

A bad call is a bad call. That was a bad call.