Reports: Courtney Upshaw Fined $16K For Hit On Ben Roethlisberger

[polamalubeast]

http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/...3-2152dbb73c29

[st33lersguy]

I didn't agree with the flag and I don't agree with the call. It was a good solid clean hard hit

[SteelerFanInStl]

He led with his helmet, which is what made the hit illegal. It was an iffy call. I don't think that he should've been fined for it though. The fines in the NFL are just ridiculous.

[steelreserve]

I didn't agree with the flag and I don't agree with the call. It was a good solid clean hard hit

This times 10. I did not even feel right that our team had the ball after that.

You try a normal tackle, you run the risk of bonking heads with the quarterback, and then - personal foul, 15 yards and a fine.

So you try to tackle in the body and you lower yourself, and guess what, unless you're doing the limbo, your head and shoulders are going to be in front. You physically cannot lower yourself while running and keep your torso straight up and down. Nope - leading with the helmet, personal foul, 15 yards and a fine.

Go lower than that, nope - targeting the knees, personal foul, 15 yards and a fine.

Basically the only thing you're allowed to do to the quarterback and be guaranteed not to draw a flag is a shitty arm tackle - but not too hard, and not if you're running too fast. It's pathetic.

[smokin3000gt]

But just because it’s a hard hit doesn’t necessarily mean it’s illegal. Head Coach John Harbaugh spoke to the penalty on Monday.
“It's difficult because the way the rules are written is one thing, what's possible to accomplish is another thing," Harbaugh said.
“There's no way to coach Courtney out of that. He's coming full-speed, he’s going down into the strike zone and he’s keeping his eyes up. He can’t lift his head any higher than that. He also can’t get his head off to the side because Ben’s moving, and also the fact that if he gets his head off to the side, he’s got a really good chance of missing the tackle or hurting himself by dropping his head. We’re never going to put our player in a position to coach him to drop his head.”

hmm... I thought his guys 'got it' and were able to work inside the new rules?

[zulater]

I guess Upshaw forget to say he was sorry? Because you know when Roger fucks up all he has to do is say "oops my bad, sorry", and it all goes away.

[ALLD]

Goodell's primary tool for making decisions.