Popeyejones
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Again though, that hit happened in week 16 and in three playoff games Davis went on to exceed his season per game yards and TDs average that year, and went on to have a career year the year after that.
It was a great hard hit. It didn't "steal his soul" by any stretch of the imagination.
Also, I've already said that I think it's a good hit by Kam and I'm glad he didn't get fined for it, but if we're actually going by the definition of the rule book it's impossible to argue that it's a legal hit. When citing contact to the head as the offense (which Kam didn't do) people are citing the wrong clause in the rule.
Rather, the applicable rule is application 1-2 of defenseless posture (literally no way not to argue against application to that hit-- Davis hasn't established himself as a runner by any stretch) in conjoinment with application of clauses (i) and (ii) of 2-3 of prohibited contact (literally no way to argue against its application to that hit -- you can see it in slow mo above: Chancellor leaves his feet in launching upward and his helmet makes forcible contact with Davis' chest).
See here for the rule: http://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl ... ss-player/
Again though, I'm personally okay with this hit and I'm glad he didn't get fined for it, but if you actually go by the rule book it was correctly called. People who say it's legal because he didn't make helmet to helmet contact are rightly referencing 2-1, but I'm guessing they probably aren't aware of 2-3.
It was a great hard hit. It didn't "steal his soul" by any stretch of the imagination.
Also, I've already said that I think it's a good hit by Kam and I'm glad he didn't get fined for it, but if we're actually going by the definition of the rule book it's impossible to argue that it's a legal hit. When citing contact to the head as the offense (which Kam didn't do) people are citing the wrong clause in the rule.
Rather, the applicable rule is application 1-2 of defenseless posture (literally no way not to argue against application to that hit-- Davis hasn't established himself as a runner by any stretch) in conjoinment with application of clauses (i) and (ii) of 2-3 of prohibited contact (literally no way to argue against its application to that hit -- you can see it in slow mo above: Chancellor leaves his feet in launching upward and his helmet makes forcible contact with Davis' chest).
See here for the rule: http://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl ... ss-player/
Again though, I'm personally okay with this hit and I'm glad he didn't get fined for it, but if you actually go by the rule book it was correctly called. People who say it's legal because he didn't make helmet to helmet contact are rightly referencing 2-1, but I'm guessing they probably aren't aware of 2-3.