Looney's hit on KWill was Legal?

[The Breeze]

Ben Goessling writes about the Vikings depth at DT in the wake of the injury to Kevin Williams:

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_ ... ive-tackle

Greenway summed it up quite nicely.

That's too bad about Ballard. It would've been a great opportunity for him. Wonder what his deal is?

[Mothman]

Greenway summed it up quite nicely.

That's too bad about Ballard. It would've been a great opportunity for him. Wonder what his deal is?

My guess is it's a family issue of some sort but who knows?

[Reignman]

When will it be our turn to do whatever WE want and win our game? When will the officiating be done in a FAIR manner, cheap shots being called when they happen to US? We have been the red-headed stepchild of the NFL long enough. If the officials won't make the calls, maybe our players can start defending their own.

Our turn is coming now that we got the new stadium ... oh wait, is the new stadium still a go? But yeah I think the league was trying to punish us for never having a state of the art stadium they could be proud of.

[Mothman]

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_ ... lliams-hit

We'll begin to move on from the Kevin Williams-Joe Looney play after this afternoon -- the Vikings are now about as close to their next game against the Tennessee Titans as they are to last Sunday night's game in San Francisco -- but I thought it would be worthwhile to add one more item to the discussion, from Vikings players Chad Greenway and Jared Allen on the double standard they believe exists on hits like these.

Allen's comments are interesting and he definitely has a point.

[dead_poet]

Still, I say make it legal for everyone.

You remind me of Tosh's bit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyyKLqlNTCM

[TheSpackler]

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_ ... lliams-hit
Allen's comments are interesting and he definitely has a point.

Jared Allen has room to talk?

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... s-low-hit/

[Mothman]

Jared Allen has room to talk?

Did you bother to read the article?

[PurpleKoolaid]

Jared Allen has room to talk?

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... s-low-hit/

Umm yes?

[PurpleMustReign]

Jared Allen has room to talk?

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... s-low-hit/

Troll much?

[Demi]

If you don't know the difference between that hit and the one put on Williams...I've got bad news for ya.

They should both be illegal...they're both dirty cheesy hits that have no place in the game.

[TheSpackler]

Allen needlessly ended Lance Louis' season and likely his career with that cheap shot, which had no bearing on the play.

[Just Me]

Allen needlessly ended Lance Louis' season and likely his career with that cheap shot, which had no bearing on the play.

Where's the part where Allen takes out his knee? Did I miss it?

[DanAS]

Who cares if it was "legal"? Who cares if the Tuck Rule play was called "correctly"?

Both were horrible. Period.

As others have said, common sense should rule the day, not the past decisions of pointy-headed minds.

[Just Me]

I swear it's only a matter of time before players will get flagged for hitting too hard, even if the "hitting zone" was all legal

Already happened last year (IIRC). I think it was Robinson who made a tackle on a player while the play was still live where be basically body slammed the ball carrier to the ground. It was an "aggressive tackle" but Robinson was pulling the runner over his own body while taking him down. It looked like a hard tackle, but we've all seen those fluke tackles where the ball carrier lands on a defensive player (doesn't contact the ground) and bounces up to run for additional yards or a TD. I think Robinson was just trying to make sure some part of the carrier touched the ground. Again, it was a hard tackle, but IMHO legit, and he got flagged for "Unnecessary Roughness." I wish I could remember who we were playing...