Leg whip tackle on Zeke. almost another Dak situation

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Did anyone else notice that on the big catch and run late in the game the guy brought Zeke down using a very similar technique that the guy used on Dak.. mainly the whole grab a guy up around the shoulders then pull him down with your weight while wrapping your legs around his. #27 basically sits down on Zeke's left leg and it could easily have broken it if they fall differently. I know it's football but watching it made me uneasy. I don't know what if anything can be done about it ..
 
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RonnieT24 said:
Did anyone else notice that on the big catch and run late in the game the guy brought Zeke down using a very similar technique that the guy used on Dak.. mainly the whole grab a guy up around the shoulders then pull him down with your weight while wrapping your legs around his. #27 basically sits down on Zeke's left leg and it could easily have broken it if they fall differently. I know it's football but watching it made me uneasy. I don't know what if anything can be done about it ..
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Can you find a clip of that, I don't recall it?
 
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Can you find a clip of that, I don't recall it?
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I have not mastered the art of posting clips yet so I will tell the story with pictures..

Here is the beginning of it when #27 grabs him..



Then as Zeke starts to drag him he pulls down wwith his weight.. Notice the DBs feet sticking out in front just below Noah Brown's butt..



Then you see him really sitting down in the next frame..



Then finally you can see the DB full on sitting on Zeke's leg which is visible between Brown's legs..



It was a very dangerous play and I was happy to see Zeke get up from it.
 
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RonnieT24 said:
I have not mastered the art of posting clips yet so I will tell the story with pictures..

Here is the beginning of it when #27 grabs him..



Then as Zeke starts to drag him he pulls down wwith his weight.. Notice the DBs feet sticking out in front just below Noah Brown's butt..



Then you see him really sitting down in the next frame..



Then finally you can see the DB full on sitting on Zeke's leg which is visible between Brown's legs..



It was a very dangerous play and I was happy to see Zeke get up from it.
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Yeah, I see that now, thanks. Did not really realize it during that play, but, yeah...damn, that could have been bad!
 
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RonnieT24 said:
Probably a good luck charm of some stripe.. Maybe his first game ball from high school or something?
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At first I thought it was a game ball for winning. But, I think you are right...good luck charm.
 
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There is absolutely nothing dirty about this tackle. Yes, zeke could have gotten hurt but it’s not a dirty tackle. The horse collar tackle is the dirty version of this but this isn’t it. Zeke is damn hard guy to bring down. The db had to use all of his weight to get him down. But it was clean and legal.
 
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I’m not sure what they call that but I was never taught to tackle like that

I do see the opportunity for that to cause injury though
 
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JBS said:
There is absolutely nothing dirty about this tackle. Yes, zeke could have gotten hurt but it’s not a dirty tackle. The horse collar tackle is the dirty version of this but this isn’t it. Zeke is damn hard guy to bring down. The db had to use all of his weight to get him down. But it was clean and legal.
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No he doesn't. It's easier (and less dangerous) to tackle a big back by taking out his legs than using this method. If the guy wraps Zeke up around the legs he makes the tackle 5 yards sooner and doesn't risk hurting him. That is how they teach you to bring backs down. Grabbing a powerful guy up around the shoulders is just asking to go for a ride. Nobody said it was dirty.. It was just dangerous and unnecessarily so.
 
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