Gibby! said:
ROFL!! Roy was intent on destroying Toomer with one shot. Not that I mind that. It wasn't an accusation of a cheap shot, relax partner, and watch the slow mo replay. The ball flies right in front of his face AFTER Newman knocks it out, and didn't land "a yard out of bounds" until it flew five yards up the field. I aint complainin about what he did. I like what he did. Toomer deserved it. But don't take cheap shots at me because of it... And tryin to "take his head off" was an expression not an accusation.
But whatever you guys say... your obviously the replay experts so I bow to you in homage of inteligence and wisdom.
Oh and if I wanted to be critical, the top of his helmet did hit Toomer in the chin. So ner ner!
Newman didn't knock it out. In fact, he never even touched the ball. It bounced off of Toomer untouched, probably because he knew he was about to get his clock cleaned.
I'm not sure of the angle on the slam video, but you can rewatch it from 2 angles in the bull, and it's pretty obvious that it would have required something superhuman to intercept that ball when you consider the angle of both the ball and Roy, and their relation to the sidelines.
And Roy was fined for the play, since the Giants sent it to the league, but not for helmet to helmet contact or spearing. He was fined for hitting a 'defenseless receiver.'