MarcusRock
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First of all, this is supposed to be tackle football, not flag football.
Second of all, where is the flag against the iggles DB for intentionally going low towards Zeke's knees? Is anyone saying Zeke does not have the right to go as low and lower his head and shoulders to make contact with the knees-aiming DB in order for Zeke to be able to save his own knees from a potential career-ending injury???
Lastly, Zeke was still one step away from passing the 1st down marker, so he had no choice but to fight to stay in bounds while going low enough to protect himself from the knees-aiming iggles' DB.
No one's saying he can't get as low as he needs to but why turn back into the guy? ES is right that if he continues straight and lowers himself the exact same way I don't think they throw a flag there.
He also did not "have no choice," and could have stretched towards the sideline to guarantee a first down. Maybe he picks up a 15-yard penalty in the process. You talk about avoiding injury but he got injured on the play doing what he did. Turned out to be the wrong choice on a few levels.