Ray Lewis willing to help Ahmad Brooks fine for his hit on Drew Brees

Mardigras9 · 11-19-2013, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by Budsdrinker

Disagree with a couple of your statements here.
First off in today's game and the mode of player safety, blows like this to the head or neck area that could have been prevented will and should be fined. Brooks could have hit Brees lower, he wasn't blocked at all and could have nailed Drew in the midsection but chose to swing his arm high.
Second, it shouldn't matter who the QB is they should all benefit from the same calls.

Appreciate that, but that kinda was my point concerning the Brooks hit, the defense should make a conscious effort to swing mid chest which means they would have to take into account the size of the QB.
I agree it shouldn't matter who the QB is, the rules should be universal, but IMO the reality is QB's like Manning or Brady get the calls quicker (and a lot of the times they are always questionable).
As far as being fined, was the swing from Brooks a blatant attempt to injure Brees? The hit was brutal and I never want to see Brees get hit like that, just not sure it was meliscious.

11-19-2013, 09:31 AM	#6
Mardigras9 Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Land Mass between LA and AL Posts: 4,375	Re: Ray Lewis willing to help Ahmad Brooks fine for his hit on Drew Brees Originally Posted by Budsdrinker Disagree with a couple of your statements here. First off in today's game and the mode of player safety, blows like this to the head or neck area that could have been prevented will and should be fined. Brooks could have hit Brees lower, he wasn't blocked at all and could have nailed Drew in the midsection but chose to swing his arm high. Second, it shouldn't matter who the QB is they should all benefit from the same calls. Appreciate that, but that kinda was my point concerning the Brooks hit, the defense should make a conscious effort to swing mid chest which means they would have to take into account the size of the QB. I agree it shouldn't matter who the QB is, the rules should be universal, but IMO the reality is QB's like Manning or Brady get the calls quicker (and a lot of the times they are always questionable). As far as being fined, was the swing from Brooks a blatant attempt to injure Brees? The hit was brutal and I never want to see Brees get hit like that, just not sure it was meliscious.
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