Ryan Clark crushes an unsuspecting Victor Cruz: dirty hit or legal play?
By Frank Schwab | Shutdown Corner – 7 hours ago
Every borderline hit in the NFL is watched repeatedly, for clues on whether a hit is vicious and dirty and a threat to player safety, or just part of a sometimes violent game.
Did the defensive player hit with his shoulder or helmet? Did he aim at the offensive player's head? Is a shot below the neck good and legal, or is it worth a penalty (and perhaps more, because the league office is going to watch the hit a few times as well) because the offensive player was defenseless?
CBS showed Pittsburgh safety Ryan Clark's hit on Giants receiver Victor Cruz repeatedly after it happened, looking for answers. Clark was given a 15-yard penalty for his hit on Cruz in the end zone, which happened right after Pittsburgh batted down a pass on third down. The Giants took advantage of the automatic first down and scored a touchdown.
The replay just brought about more ambiguity.
Clark didn't go for Cruz's head, nor did he use his head to strike the blow. He used his shoulder to hit Cruz in the ribs. Cruz was hurt on the play (he did return soon after) but that doesn't make it illegal. And the batted pass technically hadn't touched the ground when Clark delivered the hit.
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Is Frank Schwab Tom Brady's boyfriend? Seriously? "More ambiguity"? This dude needs to stop pulling his panties up so high they obscure his vision. This is the kind of bullshit Roger Goodell is creating in this league. An environment where ANY hard hit is tossed up for debate as an illegal hit. There was nothing wrong with Ryan Clark's hit. He led with the shoulder and hit him in the ribs. The ball was also tipped which makes the "defenseless receiver" call a non-issue. One of many terrible calls by the officials on the night. Thankfully, most of the comments I saw were calling it a legal hit from both Giants and Steelers fans.
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Phantom fumble where an illegal block in the back was not called. Phantom DPI call on K. Lewis and he never laid a hand on the guy. We didn't beat the Giants, We beat the refs. Goodell can go pound salt up his ass that scumbag POS. I don't mean this in a bad way or nothin'.
