Twitter: Lamb Blindside Block

[NickZepp]

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]

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

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

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]

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]

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]

bad rule...need to change it today.

 

[88sAndHeartbreak]

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]

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]

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]

>>>BS Call>>

 

[Hoofbite]

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]

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]

its the l eaague making the game weak

 

[guag]

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

 

[Dale]

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

 

[NickZepp]

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]

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]

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

I liked the effort by Lamb.

 

[camaro69]

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]

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