seafoam1 2,804 Posted September 24, 2023 The Bears DB lowers his shoulder, which of course lowers he is head, and the offensive player lowers his head as well and it's a flag on the Bears? WTF? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seafoam1 2,804 Posted September 24, 2023 Of course heads are going to hit. That's why they wear helmets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pipeman 18 Posted September 24, 2023 Branch was called for the same penalty in the Lions game, and the offensive player was the one that lowered their helmet. He never even tilted his head down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GobbleDog 985 Posted September 24, 2023 Happened in the Dolphins game as well. Looked clean to me, but penalty. Offensive player allowed to lower head and hit players wherever he wants, but defensive player not allowed if offensive player does it first. It's pretty obvious when it's merely incidental rather than intentional, but that's the rule I guess. Dumb. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 3,157 Posted September 25, 2023 I thought the OP was talking about the final score of the Bears game 🥳 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seafoam1 2,804 Posted September 25, 2023 8 hours ago, GobbleDog said: Happened in the Dolphins game as well. Looked clean to me, but penalty. Offensive player allowed to lower head and hit players wherever he wants, but defensive player not allowed if offensive player does it first. It's pretty obvious when it's merely incidental rather than intentional, but that's the rule I guess. Dumb. I hate this about football. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
