Pat White Miami QB was just knocked out cold

[WoodysGirl]

RB's are hit in the helmet just about everytime they get hit....if you saw the play, there was nothing out of the ordinary about it.

Bottom line was that he was a RB on that play waaay out of the pocket.

If he was hit with the crown of the helmet...or the helmets collided, that's helmet to helmet and it's a violation. That's the basis of the rule, not about whether it was an extraordinary play or not.

 

[WoodysGirl]

I'm pretty sure it's not, though I may be wrong. Something like that even happened during a Cowboys game when Aikman was announcing. He said the same thing as you, and I'm pretty sure he was corrected later on.

From NFL.COM

A tackler using his helmet to butt, spear, or ram an opponent.
Any player who uses the top of his helmet unnecessarily.

http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/penaltysummaries

If either of those things occurred, then he'll probably get fined.

If it looked like when Crayton got hit last week, then Taylor will probably get fined.

 

[Cover 2]

From NFL.COM



http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/penaltysummaries

If either of those things occurred, then he'll probably get fined.

If it looked like when Crayton got hit last week, then Taylor will probably get fined.

I guess we'll see.

 

[WoodysGirl]

I guess we'll see.

I guess so..

 

[jchap]

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[Achozen]

Nate Jones is a sick blitzer!

 

[WoodysGirl]

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Seeing the video, it was definitely helmet-to-helmet, but it didn't look intentional. It looked like he got tripped up and Ike Taylor was going low and the two collided that way.

Obviously, he wasn't flagged, but a fine is still iffy.

 

[rgcowboys]

Helmet to helmet he was defenseless. He was running with the ball. The rule was set up for receivers not runningbacks. Glad he is ok, but that's football.

 

[WarC]

Vicious hit but clean, it was helmet to helmet but on the sides, both players were falling with momentum turning them parallel side by side at contact.

 

[Biggems]

that hit wasnt all that impression, it was just helmet to helmet and hit white in the knockout spot.

Campbell looks at that hit and scoffs....after the way he has gotten shallacked over the last month, especially by the Giants and Cowboys.

 

[the big 88]

saw the hit, it was gnarly.. poor kid

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Vicious hit but I really don't believe Taylor was intentionally trying to hit him with a helmet to helmet it.

I really hope there are no long lasting problems for White from that hit. That's just scary when a player goes down like that and doesn't move.