Dangerous hit - Jaguars & Texans
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Here's the tape: https://youtu.be/t4JoJKVhtsM?si=QosfOeflGMTrDsUI Start at 2:08 if you don't want to watch the whole thing.
I think Al-Shaiir had time to pull out. He lowers his body before the hit so that he can hit Lawrence in the head and neck area as Lawrence goes into his slide. Plus the guy has a history of excessively rough play.
This is a pretty good perspective on the incident: https://youtu.be/5KXciRzXr4Q?si=_-HB0m2xct33_wLq
I think Al-Shaiir had time to pull out. He lowers his body before the hit so that he can hit Lawrence in the head and neck area as Lawrence goes into his slide. Plus the guy has a history of excessively rough play.
This is a pretty good perspective on the incident: https://youtu.be/5KXciRzXr4Q?si=_-HB0m2xct33_wLq
That forearm to the head/throat area was clearly meant to decapitate the QB. The spin coming from the coach and GM is ridiculous.
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That's over the top referring to a guy who's never been ejected from a game, let alone suspended. He has no record of being that kind of player.
We can spend hours watching it in slo-mo from all angles. It happened in a split second on the field. Wrong? Yes. Intentional? I don't think so, not that it matters. But that statement from the NFL is unfair.
okiegtrider
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Thug behavior in the NFL? Shocking.
I'm pretty sure it's always been fake. I had a junior high teacher who was a referee on local TV back in the 1960's. His name was Al "Bulldog" Thomas and people in the Detroit area who watched wrestling probably remember him. He knew all the wrestlers, Dick the Bruiser, The Sheik, Leaping Larry Shane, etc., and Thomas told us that while they were great athletes, everything was staged.
BTW, Mr. Thomas held weight lifting class after school. Every year on this birthday, he would lift his weight, 200lbs. He said when he couldn't do that anymore, he would know he was getting old. He was in his late 40's back then.
CAJUNLAWYER
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Credit the NFL for doing a good job in getting the thuggery out of football. I remember learning how to throw forearm shivers in high school and even wearing forearm pads to protect your forearms. I also remember head slaps, crack back blocks and being put in "the ring" in practice. This was before the offensive linemen could use their hands and thus gave the defense a tremendous edge in the pit. Also chewing tobacco was allowed and one of the nasty tricks we (the interior defensive tackles and nose guards) used was spitting on the ball. I remember gobbling salt tablets and when asking for a drink of water at practice was a clear sin that your masculinity was questionable. This ain't your daddy's football kids-and it's for the best.
Yendor357
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Risk vs reward…..
I’ll never understand why an Offensive Coordinator would have their QB, the highest paid guy, the brain of the offense, run the ball. Running QBs don’t last. That’s why full backs are built like a bull ox; look at Derek Henry.
I’ll never understand why an Offensive Coordinator would have their QB, the highest paid guy, the brain of the offense, run the ball. Running QBs don’t last. That’s why full backs are built like a bull ox; look at Derek Henry.
Here’s Tom Brady’s 2 cents on the hit - interesting:
Tom Brady Gives His Thoughts on Dirty Hit on Jaguars''' Lawrence
Tom Brady Gives His Thoughts on Dirty Hit on Jaguars''' Lawrence
taz666
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The jungle lay just past the line of scrimmage.
Al-Shaair appealed his suspension but the NFL upheld it. He will lose $265K.
Lawrence was placed on injured reserved (IR), meaning he will miss at least four games. With only five games left, he is most likely out for the season.
cadmike
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I’m sure glad I’m not in a profession where people will insist I make too much money, call me a thug and a felon, insinuate that I have a low IQ, etc.
Then again, the money would be nice…even if I had to be painted with a broad brush every now and then.
Then again, the money would be nice…even if I had to be painted with a broad brush every now and then.
When the shoe fits . . .
