LABILLBACKER Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 It was an unnecessary and dirty hit. Clay was clearly out of bounds or about to be out of bounds and there was no need whatsoever to take out his knee like that. A shove would have forced him out just as effectively. The Bengals and their fans are a low class operation. What do you expect when you have Burfict on your roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPP Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 The helmet to the knee caused it...he caught the ball and ran a few yards.....seemed ok until the hit........if it was before i would think he would drop flat before that....especially a tear as being reported..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Murica Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Eh, it is what it is. I mean it sucks he went at the knees but I do not see it as an outright dirty play. Very unfortunate, who knows if Clay stays in the game we might be vinegar stroking ourselves throughout the bye week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 The announcers were horrible on that hit, they couldn't decide how he hurt his knee! Umm how about open your eyeballs and watch the replay, he got a shot directly to the knee and his leg was planted. Horrendous commentary. Â That hit wasn't far off the one the Bills laid on Boyd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 This is what happens when the league legislates out everything else...defenders try to do the only thing left, take out their legs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Gronk takes a dozen of those every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 This is what happens when the league legislates out everything else...defenders try to do the only thing left, take out their legs... Soon they will have to gently grab the flag from their lingerie. Â These guys are so big, strong and fast injuries are just going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 This will force Tyrod to maybe start looking for someone besides Shady to throw the ball to? Â Oops too late, sacked again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 If you can't hit them high, you have to hit them low. The funny thing is most players I've heard say they rather get hit in the head than the knees. It just looked unfortunate to me. As for "almost OB", that's still in bounds, so you hit it. Sorry. It's football.This idea that "you can't hit high so you have to go at a guys knees" is nonsense. What's not allowed today is going after a guy's head. That's leaves plenty of real estate available for a clean tackle. Frankly, I don't know if the tackle on Clay was against the rules and should have drawn a flag. (I would say "yes" because to me it was a textbook example of "unnecessary roughness".) The question posed by the OP was if it was a dirty play and it certainly was that. And just because a guy is still in the field of play does not mean anything goes. In my book, and probably the rule book too, taking a guy's knee out as he is running out of bounds is a dirty play and should draw a flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Utter nonsense. There was no need to hit him at all, much less at the knee. If you say so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 This idea that "you can't hit high so you have to go at a guys knees" is nonsense. What's not allowed today is going after a guy's head. That's leaves plenty of real estate available for a clean tackle. Frankly, I don't know if the tackle on Clay was against the rules and should have drawn a flag. (I would say "yes" because to me it was a textbook example of "unnecessary roughness".) The question posed by the OP was if it was a dirty play and it certainly was that. And just because a guy is still in the field of play does not mean anything goes. In my book, and probably the rule book too, taking a guy's knee out as he is running out of bounds is a dirty play and should draw a flag. The rule book discusses legal and illegal, not questionable or dirty. Was it necessary? He could have just pushed him, but it's football. If we had been on defense and done the same thing, I'd stick up for our guy and say he was playing football. There's no way to know that his intent was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 There's no way to know that his intent was.Technically true, but irrelevant. We infer intent from peoples' actions all day, every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Technically true, but irrelevant. We infer intent from peoples' actions all day, every day. Sometimes it's much more clear than others. Back in the day I"m sure I had countless similar hits in football anad rugby, but never once was there intent to injure. This was not a Landry hit to the noggin'. THERE I saw intent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Duffy Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Gronk takes a dozen of those every game. Yeah mainly in the middle of the field, or he is still fighting for yards. Cly was clearly going to be out of bounds soon as his foot landed. A push if anything (and didn't have to do that) would have been obviously enough. Â Yes, IMO it was dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 As Booger McFarland says (and I'm not a huge fan, but anybody named Booger gets a mention when applicable), "if it wiggles, we hit it". Â Â Don't tell Poojer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedboy7 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 This idea that "you can't hit high so you have to go at a guys knees" is nonsense. What's not allowed today is going after a guy's head. That's leaves plenty of real estate available for a clean tackle. Frankly, I don't know if the tackle on Clay was against the rules and should have drawn a flag. (I would say "yes" because to me it was a textbook example of "unnecessary roughness".) The question posed by the OP was if it was a dirty play and it certainly was that. And just because a guy is still in the field of play does not mean anything goes. In my book, and probably the rule book too, taking a guy's knee out as he is running out of bounds is a dirty play and should draw a flag. Wow. Some common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Nah. I don't think it was dirty. Landry's hit to Chris Gragg last season? That was dirty and intentional, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 So is IR next for Clay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 So is IR next for Clay? I seriously doubt that for meniscus and MCL, if what I heard is correct. Surgery for meniscus and MCL heals on it's own in 4-6 weeks, I think. If he were a scrub role player, I'd expect IR, but not considering our receiving options. I'm wrong a lot though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 To my eyes it looked like the defender hit him in the hip and then gravity took over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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