The entire discourse around this hit sucks. It's hyperbole on both sides of the table, and none of it leaves room for the nuance of the situation. Was the hit brutal, and probably excessive? Absolutely. Does AAS already have a history of towing the line when it comes to the rules? Yes, which means he won't get too much leeway in this conversation. However, did Lawrence slide late which led to the entire circumstance in the first place? 100% yes. He was absolutely gunning for that first down marker, and was not going to slide until he passed it. AAS knew that and had every intention of hitting him before he got there. Both players did what they had to do, and it led to this situation. With that being said, I'm fine with AAS getting fined, and maybe even suspended for a game simply because of the brutality of the hit. Ultimately, he DID have the ability to pull up, even slightly, and alter his trajectory. Even if he had attempted to alter his launch, and still hit Lawrence in the head area, the optics would have at least been different. And honestly, I don't have any issues with Jags players having Lawrence's back in the moment. I'd want my teammates to do the same thing for me. But the doxxing, the eye-for-an-eye rhetoric, the hand-wringing over the intentions of AAS, calling the Texans as a whole dirty....all that **** is weak as ****, and creates an environment where if you don't think it deserves a ban for life, automatically you're a POS that wants the NFL to turn into Thunderdome.
Roughing the passer has been around since 1940. The slide rule started in 1985. No matter runner or not, you are not allowed to try and decapitate a QB by leading with a forearm to the head. The same way you are not allowed to try and decapitate a WR with a forearm to the head. Get over thinking it ever made you just a "tough" player to kill QBs in the NFL. You obviously weren't even around in the day.
Dirty player. Slide, or not he was going to cheap shot the QB. If he was genuine, he would go to the locker room and check on Trevor. Action speak louder than words. 99% of the QB in that scenario would slide if they see a defender coming at you. I'm sure there a lot of videos of QBs that slide in similar plays.
You're either a very young mindless troll, or you haven't been following football very long. 10 years ago the defender could have gone helmet to helmet with the QB and actually hit him with force and it would have been a 15 yard penalty and a fine AT MOST..... and the play would likely be featured by the NFL as the hit of the day.... if there wasn't one better. 20-30 years ago and it's potentially not called at all due to how late he decided to try and slide. Sissies like you are clutching pearls simply because the QB got hurt, not because it was such a brutal hit. In fact, it wasn't a very hard hit at all. Lawrence was only hurt due to his head hitting the turf, which is unfortunate... but it's a contact sport and he made the decision to be a ball carrier rather than staying his ass behind the LOS
Now I know for a fact you are young. You have zero clue what you are talking about. Give up while you are behind. Instead, go wait to find out how long your "tough guy" cheap shot artist in any era is suspended for.
Shocker, the mindless Packers troll on a Houston Rockets board has nothing of substance to add to the conversation... who could have guessed? If you knew what you were talking about, and you weren't a mindless Packers troll, you'd know better. So which is it troll? Are you a liar, or are you simply speaking about things you know nothing at all about? Not only did I live through different eras of football...I played the sport in a different era. It was common practice to absolutely light up any QB foolish enough to attempt to larp as a RB. Not doing so could get you benched. All through the 80's and 90's the harder you hit a QB, especially one dumb enough to try to run, the more likely you'd end up with a highlight reel pushed by the league. You could get a 15 yard penalty if it was really bad but that was typically about it. Watch old highlight clips, every single hit makes what Azeez Al-Shaair did look like two hand touch football by comparison. I think we know why.
I mean, the hit wasn’t good. Let’s not act like he’s Vontaze Burfict, or really any linebacker that played pre-2005. Give me a ****ing break.
