NFL illegal block rule

[Simon]

"a player initiates a block in which he is moving toward or parallel to his own end line and makes forcible contact to his opponent with his helmet, forearm, or shoulder"

 

They've been calling it for a couple years to minimize concussions and whether we like or not that was a penalty on McKenzie

[Southern Bills Fan]

Was he moving toward or parallel to his own end zone? It didn’t look like it. 

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

I didn’t like the call either.  
bogus call 

 

[co_springs_billsfan]

Just now, Southern Bills Fan said:

Was he moving toward or parallel to his own end zone? It didn’t look like it. 

Wasn't moving at all

[Simon]

1 minute ago, Southern Bills Fan said:

Was he moving toward or parallel to his own end zone? It didn’t look like it. 

 

If your lined up outside coming down the LOS and pop somebody they will call it every time now

 

2 minutes ago, Southern Bills Fan said:

Was he moving toward or parallel to his own end zone? It didn’t look like it. 

 

the key is he initiated forcible contact with his shoulder

[Captain_Quint]

If there is any contact, they have to just screen them, not hit them. They called it that way last week too. 

[Simon]

4 minutes ago, Captain_Quint said:

If there is any contact, they have to just screen them, not hit them. They called it that way last week too. 

 

yeah its like setting a pick or even taking a charge now 

You can only get into the block if you're heading upfield, not laterally

 

[Bermuda Triangle]

8 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

If your lined up outside coming down the LOS and pop somebody they will call it every time now

 

 

the key is he initiated forcible contact with his shoulder

per the rule you quoted, the block must be initiated when the player "is moving toward or parallel to his own end line ".

 

If that part of the equation is missing, then it's another crap call. 

[Simon]

you could say he's moving when he lunges forward with his shoulder

its a penalty now and will get called every time

[Captain_Quint]

2 minutes ago, Bermuda Triangle said:

per the rule you quoted, the block must be initiated when the player "is moving toward or parallel to his own end line ".

 

If that part of the equation is missing, then it's another crap call. 

It doesnt really matter how its worded, they are looking for those plays now, and are going to call it most of the time. They talked about it specifically in the offseason. 

In that same situation, McKenzie just needs to get in the guys way and put his hands up. 

[GoBills808]

22 minutes ago, Simon said:

"a player initiates a block in which he is moving toward or parallel to his own end line and makes forcible contact to his opponent with his helmet, forearm, or shoulder"

 

They've been calling it for a couple years to minimize concussions and whether we like or not that was a penalty on McKenzie

He was moving forward not parallel or backwards

 

no blindside

[I'm Spartacus]

I don't care. The ref is still a Booger.

[Bermuda Triangle]

1 minute ago, Captain_Quint said:

It doesnt really matter how its worded, they are looking for those plays now, and are going to call it most of the time. They talked about it specifically in the offseason. 

In that same situation, McKenzie just needs to get in the guys way and put his hands up. 

 

if the rules aren't going to be followed, what's the point of having them?

[GoBills808]

19 minutes ago, Southern Bills Fan said:

Was he moving toward or parallel to his own end zone? It didn’t look like it. 

No he was moving forward

 

they need to adjust the language of the rule if they’re going to call it that way

[Mr. K]

While I wasn't a fan of the call nobody should be surprised in the age of player safety.

[Ya Digg?]

It was a great, clean block-there has to be awareness by the defense too. He didn’t launch at him, he didn’t hit him in the head/neck, it was simply a bad call. The dolphins CB had pretty much literally no awareness on that play 

[MJS]

19 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

If your lined up outside coming down the LOS and pop somebody they will call it every time now

 

 

the key is he initiated forcible contact with his shoulder

He was moving toward the opponent's end zone.

[Simon]

1 minute ago, Mr. K said:

While I wasn't a fan of the call nobody should be surprised in the age of player safety.

 

Its all about protecting guys heads and that's a wicked situation in regards to getting concussed by an opponent, the turf or whiplash

[GG]

Just now, Simon said:

 

Its all about protecting guys heads and that's a wicked situation in regards to getting concussed by an opponent, the turf or whiplash

So it's now a penalty when a rookie DB didn't have enough field awareness?

 

Mckittrick was moving forward when he made the block on a DB who was running wild in pursuit.  

[GoBills808]

Just now, GG said:

So it's now a penalty when a rookie DB didn't have enough field awareness?

 

Mckittrick was moving forward when he made the block on a DB who was running wild in pursuit.  

Right. If it’s a safety thing then fine

 

but you can’t justify the call by the language of the rule