Landing on the QB/Roughing the passer

[18IsTheMan]

Can't recall which game it was I was watching this weekend, but they flagged a defender for roughing the passer, because he landed on the QB after hitting him. What I don't understand is this: you have a 300 lb athlete, running full speed into the QB (with a clean hit) but you somehow expect him to pull up and not fall on the QB? Most QB hits are from angles or the QB is dragged down. Sometimes, though, a defender ends up with a clean, straight shot to the QB and hits him face-on. I just don't see how it's even reasonable to ask him to pull up and not fall on the QB. If he pulls up to not him as hard, maybe the QB makes a move to evade the hit. I don't think it should have roughing against the Alabama defender Ewers was hurt either. Like targeting, there are obviously situations where you can see a defender intentionally driving a QB into the ground, but that's fairly easily distinguishable from instances where the defender landing on the QB is just a result of physics.

 

[Lurker123]

Can't recall which game it was I was watching this weekend, but they flagged a defender for roughing the passer, because he landed on the QB after hitting him. What I don't understand is this: you have a 300 lb athlete, running full speed into the QB (with a clean hit) but you somehow expect him to pull up and not fall on the QB? Most QB hits are from angles or the QB is dragged down, sometimes, though, a defender ends up with a clean, straight shot to the QB and hits him face-on. I just don't see how it's even reasonable to ask him to pull up and not fall on the QB. If he pulls up to not him his hard, maybe the QB makes a move to evade the hit. I don't think it should have roughing against the Alabama defender Ewers was hurt either. Like targeting, there are obviously situations where you can see a defender intentionally driving a QB into the ground, but that's fairly easily distinguishable from instances the defender landing on the QB is just a result of physics.

My understanding is they expect the defender to twist and land beside the qb. But then they flagged that guy in the nfl last weekend for doing just that.

 

[athenscock3]

I thought ucheat should have been penalized for a hit on B. Young. At a minimum it should have been roughing the passer. Young's was hit in the face mask by the tip of the ucheat's helmet. His head snapped back and he was pushed into two players behind him and could have suffered a knee injury. It was a vicious hit. The play was reviewed and no flag. Young did not complain and his cool and skill kept Al. in the game.

 

[Anon1658788697]

I thought ucheat should have been penalized for a hit on B. Young. At a minimum it should have been roughing the passer. Young's was hit in the face mask by the tip of the ucheat's helmet. His head snapped back and he was pushed into two players behind him and could have suffered a knee injury. It was a vicious hit. The play was reviewed and no flag. Young did not complain and his cool and skill kept Al. in the game.

That was text book targeting and that non call is being highly talked about today.