Romo and all QBs beware, the Eagles are coming for your knees

[erod]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...rule-on-hitting-quarterbacks/#comment-4487744

“Those are the rules, so if you’re handing the ball off, you can be hit,” Kelly said this week. “Whether you’re underneath the center, it doesn’t matter what run play you have. It was explained to us that you could have your back turned to the defense and if there’s potential for you to bootleg out of it, then you can be hit.”

Kelly said that whether you call the play a zone read, a read option, a shotgun handoff or anything else, the rule is the same.

“It has nothing to do with the play; that was the biggest thing that we came away from it with,” Kelly said. “It doesn’t matter what play you’re running — if you’re handing the ball off and there’s a potential that you could keep it on a bootleg or whatever, you can be hit. So, those are the rules. We’ll practice with the rules they got.”

Chip Kelly is a petulant child, still brewing after the hit by Suggs on Bradford. He's a "take-my-ball-and-go-home" brat.

Quarterbacks had better beware. Chip is insinuating here that "he understands" the rule to be that any time a QB might roll out after a fake, he's fair game, so all handoffs are included in this. No, that is not the rule.

This insinuates that he plans to target quarterbacks after handoffs no matter what. Romo is on tap for Week 2 in front of his drunken, unemployed, parole-board fan base. This could get ugly.

But Chip needs to understand that his QB's are more brittle than ours. Two can play at this game.

The league needs to nip this right now.

 

[visionary]

Petulant child is spot on

 

[DCBoysfan]

I read it as now he understands the rules better and he will practice accordingly. I don't see anything implying they will start to target opposing QB knees.

 

[Longboysfan]

Chip the dip....

 

[reddyuta]

My take is that chip Kelly thinks he is smarter than everybody else.

 

[Setackin]

He is trying to be smart, like he is out think the nfl...

 

[muck4doo]

Glad he now knows the rules. Before you bust on him too hard, remember about how long it took for McNabb to learn how Overtime works.

 

[AsthmaField]

Chippy is upset that his QB can get hit because of the offense he runs. He wants to send a message that it can happen no matter what scheme you're in and they can hit your QB.

IMO, he sees it as not fair to his offense so he wants to "level the playing field". I put that in quotes because the playing field is already level. If any team runs a read option then that team's QB can be hit if there is a chance the QB can keep the ball.

Chippy doesn't see it that way though since he runs read option all the time and other team's run normal NFL offenses where the QB can't be hit as much.

If he doesn't want his QB getting hit more than other QB's, all he needs to do is shelve the read option and run a normal offense.

If his guys start hitting QB's after they hand the ball off, he is going to be in for a rude awakening. The league won't stand for that.

 

[xwalker]

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Chip Kelly is a petulant child, still brewing after the hit by Suggs on Bradford. He's a "take-my-ball-and-go-home" brat.

Quarterbacks had better beware. Chip is insinuating here that "he understands" the rule to be that any time a QB might roll out after a fake, he's fair game, so all handoffs are included in this. No, that is not the rule.

This insinuates that he plans to target quarterbacks after handoffs no matter what. Romo is on tap for Week 2 in front of his drunken, unemployed, parole-board fan base. This could get ugly.

But Chip needs to understand that his QB's are more brittle than ours. Two can play at this game.

The league needs to nip this right now.

The Cowboys play them week 2. If he tries any shenanigans in week 1, the NFL will be on his arse not to do it again. The NFL wants to minimize injuries to QBs because that is their top product.

 

[muck4doo]

Chippy is upset that his QB can get hit because of the offense he runs. He wants to send a message that it can happen no matter what scheme you're in and they can hit your QB.

IMO, he sees it as not fair to his offense so he wants to "level the playing field". I put that in quotes because the playing field is already level. If any team runs a read option then that team's QB can be hit if there is a chance the QB can keep the ball.

Chippy doesn't see it that way though since he runs read option all the time and other team's run normal NFL offenses where the QB can't be hit as much.

If he doesn't want his QB getting hit more than other QB's, all he needs to do is shelve the read option and run a normal offense.

If his guys start hitting QB's after they hand the ball off, he is going to be in for a rude awakening. The league won't stand for that.

 

[Cowboy4ever]

The Cowboys play them week 2. If he tries any shenanigans in week 1, the NFL will be on his arse not to do it again. The NFL wants to minimize injuries to QBs because that is their top product.

 

[erod]

The Cowboys play them week 2. If he tries any shenanigans in week 1, the NFL will be on his arse not to do it again. The NFL wants to minimize injuries to QBs because that is their top product.

Or, he saves for 2. An injury to Romo is his only chance.

 

[Bungarian]

He ran the read option and got his QB hit then tried to claim he didn't run it by calling it a different name. The NFL must have told him he can call the play whatever he wants but if it looks like read option the rules apply.

If he starts hitting QBs not running the read option personal fouls and fines-suspension will be the result.

 

[The Natural]

Chip can talk all he wants they wont be trying that crap on Sundays and he knows it

 

[CooterBrown]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...rule-on-hitting-quarterbacks/#comment-4487744



Chip Kelly is a petulant child, still brewing after the hit by Suggs on Bradford. He's a "take-my-ball-and-go-home" brat.

Quarterbacks had better beware. Chip is insinuating here that "he understands" the rule to be that any time a QB might roll out after a fake, he's fair game, so all handoffs are included in this. No, that is not the rule.

This insinuates that he plans to target quarterbacks after handoffs no matter what. Romo is on tap for Week 2 in front of his drunken, unemployed, parole-board fan base. This could get ugly.

But Chip needs to understand that his QB's are more brittle than ours. Two can play at this game.

The league needs to nip this right now.

What will really upset him is when his players get a personal foul "unnecessary roughness" penalty for hitting a QB in the pocket who has already handed off and then his read-option RB (aka QB) continues to get hit.

 

[lkelly]

I think you should be able to hit the coach if he calls a read option play.

Somebody check the rule book. We might be in the clear already.

 

[remdak]

After seeing Clay Mathews target Romo's knees and not get a penalty, I wonder what Philly could do to Romo and get a penalty called

 

[burmafrd]

The Cowboys play them week 2. If he tries any shenanigans in week 1, the NFL will be on his arse not to do it again. The NFL wants to minimize injuries to QBs because that is their top product.

you forget that there is one NFL QB who is not protected and his name is Tony Romo. How many roughing calls have been made for him the last 5 years versus Brady, Brees, etc?

 

[German Corner]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...rule-on-hitting-quarterbacks/#comment-4487744



Chip Kelly is a petulant child, still brewing after the hit by Suggs on Bradford. He's a "take-my-ball-and-go-home" brat.

Quarterbacks had better beware. Chip is insinuating here that "he understands" the rule to be that any time a QB might roll out after a fake, he's fair game, so all handoffs are included in this. No, that is not the rule.

This insinuates that he plans to target quarterbacks after handoffs no matter what. Romo is on tap for Week 2 in front of his drunken, unemployed, parole-board fan base. This could get ugly.

But Chip needs to understand that his QB's are more brittle than ours. Two can play at this game.

The league needs to nip this right now.

things are gettin' chippy...

 

[Idgit]

I got no problem with this. If he's fair game, hit 'em. Just stop complaining about it. You put your QB in harm's way, he can possibly get hurt. It comes with the dinner, as they say.

I can't wait for that week 2 game, though.