Twitter: Lamb Blindside Block

NickZepp · Sep 20, 2020

So how do you have a blindside block on the front? This ain't the first time this has happened to Lamb. His first college game had the same thing.

guag · Sep 20, 2020

Can someone explain to me how this isn't a perfect, textbook block in this situation?

CalPolyTechnique · Sep 20, 2020

I'm taking what the telecast crew for face value but apparently they've tweaked the rule for player safety. Something about heading toward your own endzone and blocking.

The Natural · Sep 20, 2020

a blindside block “is a foul if a player initiates a block in which he is moving toward or parallel to his own end line and makes forcible contact to his opponent with his helmet, forearm, or shoulder.”

by the letter of the law it is a blindside block and the correct call. Stand like a statue or move out of the way

Wezsh0T · Sep 20, 2020

I think they said it was because Lamb was facing the wrong direction (towards the opposite goal line) when blocking. It looked good to me, but I guess that's the rule.

nightrain · Sep 20, 2020

bad rule...need to change it today.

88sAndHeartbreak · Sep 20, 2020

You can't block someone towards the line of scrimmage, it was a legit call.

Ever since Heath's blindside block on Tyler Lockette that ended his career, the rule changed.

locked&loaded · Sep 20, 2020

Moose made a point saying, "is he supposed to take a charge? Hed get bowled over." Or something to that effect.

Will they take away 'blindside' tackles now?

Reality · Sep 20, 2020

So if Lamb had turned his back to him and then the defender ran into him, that would make it an illegal block in the back (above the waist) based on the rules, right?

Praxit · Sep 20, 2020

>>>BS Call>>

Hoofbite · Sep 20, 2020

NickZepp said:
So how do you have a blindside block on the front? This ain't the first time this has happened to Lamb. His first college game had the same thing.

Apparently, you can't block a guy in this position while moving towards you own endzone. I think it's hard to say CeeDee was moving at all, he posted up and laid the shot from a standing position.

Fla Cowpoke · Sep 20, 2020

Yeah, that is a terrible rule. Someone mentioned Golden Tate lighting up Lee....people hated Tate because he taunted him after the play when he was down.

Dre11 · Sep 20, 2020

its the l eaague making the game weak

guag · Sep 20, 2020

Interesting details about this rule... I agree with @nightrain , it needs to be tweaked IMO.

Dale · Sep 20, 2020

I honestly don't know what is and isn't allowed any more, so I'm not even going to bother to complain.

NickZepp · Sep 20, 2020

It's a terrible rule if it is a foul by the rule. But it also shows how special a player Lamb is that he'll lay out blocks like that. He's been doing it since his first game at Oklahoma.

speedkilz88 · Sep 20, 2020

Reality said:
So if Lamb had turned his back to him and then the defender ran into him, that would make it an illegal block in the back (above the waist) based on the rules, right?

That's actually the only way the nfl will let you block though. Lamb needed to turn back towards the sideline/goal-line and just get in his way.

kwcool619 · Sep 20, 2020

88sAndHeartbreak said:
You can't block someone towards the line of scrimmage, it was a legit call.

I liked the effort by Lamb.

camaro69 · Sep 20, 2020

NickZepp said:
So how do you have a blindside block on the front? This ain't the first time this has happened to Lamb. His first college game had the same thing.

This looks to me like the same block that Golden Tate laid on Sean Lee ??

Reality · Sep 20, 2020

speedkilz88 said:
That's actually the only way the nfl will let you block though. Lamb needed to turn back towards the sideline/goal-line and just get in his way.

They just need to teach the blockers to scream right before the block so the defender turns his head toward the block

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