Pattycakes, media knob slob Michael Floyd for hit on Dolphins db

[Fabbs]

Is this textbook definition of helmet to helmet on a defenseless back?
Or does that only apply to defensive players vs. offensive players?

Best view at the :49 second mark:

[Fabbs]

It does appear that Floyds shoulder and head meets Tony Lippets shoulder and head at the same time.

For his part, Lippet is not complaining about the hit.
“I’m feeling good,” Lippett said after the game, with a smile. “(Floyd) just caught me with a good little lick right there. It is what it is. I’m good, though.”

Lippett was checked for a concussion but was quickly cleared. That is critical because Miami began the game without three defensive back starters, including two safeties and a corner.

“I didn’t see him at all,” Lippett said. “I was trying to make a play on Edelman and he basically blindsided me. It was a good hit by him.”

[Raven]

best block of the year

[Will Hunting]

Yeah that doesn't even come close to meeting the definition of a defenseless player.

There's also no penalty for hitting a "defenseless back", so I'm not sure what the the OP is talking about.

[chunticakes]

Yeah that doesn't even come close to meeting the definition of a defenseless player.

There's also no penalty for hitting a "defenseless back", so I'm not sure what the the OP is talking about.

Nothing to see here, OP is a got who drinks cinnamon whiskey and wants to further pussify the league, tbh..

[Fabbs]

^^ icakes,
I see you spent your weekend chasing / stalking me. Brilliant.

Notice i did not comment on whether or not the play was legal. Merely asked.

[Fabbs]

Yeah that doesn't even come close to meeting the definition of a defenseless player.

There's also no penalty for hitting a "defenseless back", so I'm not sure what the the OP is talking about.

I wasn't expecting nor looking for any meaningful dialogue with Butthurt PatsPhans.
Yes i do wonder if any rule(s) protect defensive players with crown of helmet hits.

[chunticakes]

^^ icakes,
I see you spent your weekend chasing / stalking me. Brilliant.

Notice i did not comment on whether or not the play was legal. Merely asked.

Actually I just got back to town, I was in Austin. Not all of us spend our free time roaming the boards like you or Avante.

But good to see you too, btw.

[Will Hunting]

I wasn't expecting nor looking for any meaningful dialogue with Butthurt PatsPhans.
Yes i do wonder if any rule(s) protect defensive players with crown of helmet hits.

There are rules that protect defenseless players (no rule specifically for "defenseless backs" like you said in the OP though).

A player on defense chasing down the ball carrier simply isn't within the NFLs definition of a defenseless player, so the rule doesn't apply here. Doesn't that make any sense to you, or is your brain so dumb that you can't even get that?

[HarlemHeat37]

Fabbs, how's your girl doing these days,tbh? Still the same one from that prom photo?

[Fabbs]

There are rules that protect defenseless players (no rule specifically for "defenseless backs" like you said in the OP though).

A player on defense chasing down the ball carrier simply isn't within the NFLs definition of a defenseless player, so the rule doesn't apply here. Doesn't that make any sense to you, or is your brain so dumb that you can't even get that?

There are other rules such as "illegal blindside block" that refer to offensive players penalties vs players on defense. I was not limiting it to the "defenseless receiver" rule. Got it Numb Nutts?

[Fabbs]

Actually I just got back to town, I was in Austin. Not all of us spend our free time roaming the boards like you or Avante.

But good to see you too, btw.

You may or may not have hooked up with ChumpDumper in Austin, but you were certainly chasing me in the Tech section and a few other places. Give it a rest!