TequilaCowboy
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There’s a difference between the defender giving himself up and going down, collapsing on the spot of a block by a bigger OL. We actually see DLmen drop when facing a double team they can’t beat. You don’t need to run around or be bowled over. As the blocker gets to you, you can go low as self preservation and to occupy a small space. That’s very different from diving into the blocker’s knees to cut him down and take him out of the play.
I doubt there will be a call on a S or DB who drops to the ground just as an OG or OT is rolling into him. But I think the rule is to prevent the smaller player from chopping the blockers knees out, not really any different than a penalty on a blocker who dives into a defender’s knees outside the tackle box.
There's where a judgement call by the officials will be made. And probably with no replay to reverse the call, its gonna be just like PI.....tough cookies. Actually I don't think it was a major issue. Most of the time, linemen knees get injured at the line of scrimmage when players get rolled over into them. Thats where all the traffic is.