Fred Perry ducked his head (his face was pointed at the ground as he flew though the air) and lead with the top of his helmet. The top of his helmet made first contact with Dave D's chin (announcer says: "right into the chin"). This was all after the ball was gone to the receiver (contact after the ball is away).The_Real_Deal wrote:You can dance around all you want.
<If a defender keeps his head up and contacts the passer with his face mask, he will not be penalized, unless the initial or primary contact is above the passer’s shoulders.>
Perry's head is not up. His face is pointed at the ground. Since his face is pointing down, by the laws of geometry, the top of his helmet is leading the facemask. Perry's facemask does end up in Dave's chest, after the top of Perry's helmet snaps Dave's chin back. Then, after this contact, Dave's head hits the ground hard.
<primary contact is above the passer's shoulders>
This is my last post on this issue. Go ahead and make your final argument, if you wish. I will not respond. I put the video on youtube to create discussion about such hits which I consider dangerous, and that has been done. But at some point, we have to let it go. For me, that is now.
The play was a referee's call, which is easy to miss. Tillman said it should have been a penalty. Buono thought it merited sending in to the league office. I agree with Tillman's original call, and with Buono's. You see it differently. That is the way it will stay.
I think hits like this one and the one on Crandall will be more closely watched and penalized in the future.
As a guest of Lionbackers, You can have the last word.
