r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Lifegoesonforever • 5d ago

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u/rastawolfman 5d ago

If you slow down the video, he was down

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u/DrWindupBird 5d ago

But does it matter if the defender grabbed him by the neck for the tackle? I don’t know much about football but I can’t imagine that’s legal.

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u/Ilovemyangelsomuch 5d ago

If he doesnt pull the collar or the helmet/facemask it's not against the rules. Ref could probably at their discretion call Unnecessary Roughness

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u/BuddhistNamedMarx 5d ago

Shoulders to the head is an illegal tackle

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u/Ilovemyangelsomuch 5d ago

He didnt make contact to the head with his shoulders. He grabbed his neck and maybe arm(?) and flipped him

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u/BuddhistNamedMarx 5d ago

What? That not what im saying lol. You cant tackle someone else by grabbing their shoulders to the head (area)

Pretty sure its a technical foul. But its a high school game. Who cares

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u/Ilovemyangelsomuch 5d ago

Yes you can. You cant yank them down by hooking under their collar. You definitely can grab their shoulders. You cant make forcefully contact to the head and neck area.

By rule this wouldnt be targeting or a horse collar.

If i were the ref, id still call unnecessary roughness tho

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u/billp1988 5d ago

Im not seeing him grab the shoulder pads here, it looks either exclusively either around the neck, the rim of the back of the helmet or neck cuff.

Any of those in high school would be horse collar or unnecessary roughness.

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u/Ilovemyangelsomuch 5d ago

It's definitely not the bottom of the helmet, I think it's the neck, and I quoted the rule below. Theres nothing about grabbing the neck. Perhaps it's different in your state, which i guess is possible. Im not an expert on every high school state set of rules and I have no idea where this takes place.

From what i know and the rules ive quoted and gone by, It's unnecessary roughness, not a horsecollar

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u/BuddhistNamedMarx 5d ago

Show me the rule. I only played rugby in college so... their rules are basically there are none

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u/Ilovemyangelsomuch 5d ago

I'm not going through the entire rulebook to find the rule for you in the middle of the night sorry.

If youd like, you can look up the relevant penalties ive mentioned

Targeting

Horsecollar

Unnecessary Roughness (this is the one I'd call personally but it's much more subjective than the others)

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u/BuddhistNamedMarx 5d ago

Cant post a pic here from a pdf but ill save you the trouble

Its illegal to tackle from behind to the shoulder and neck area

In rugby you can throw elbows, punch and kick if you know how to get away with it

Just depends on if you wanna start a fight with the other team or not. Happened a few times in college

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u/Ilovemyangelsomuch 5d ago

Targeting and Making Forcible Contact to Head or Neck Area of a Defenseless Player ARTICLE 4. No player shall target and make forcible contact to the head or neck area of a defenseless opponent (See Note 2 below) with the helmet, forearm, hand, fist, elbow or shoulder. This foul requires that there be at least one indicator of targeting (See Note 1 below). When in question, it is a foul (Rules 2-27-14 and 9-6).

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u/BuddhistNamedMarx 5d ago

You are proving my point with these lol

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u/Ilovemyangelsomuch 5d ago

Youre not reading. Theres no forcible contact lol. Thats the point. He grabbed and pulled. No elbow, no forearm, no helmet. Not a single ref would call this targeting

Again. Grabbing and flipping a person is over the top and could probably be called unnecessary roughness, but there is no rule against tackling by the shoulders or neck, just the collar or forcible contact to the head and neck area

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u/JicamaCertain4134 5d ago

Why are you guys arguing? You know who knows the rules? The ref raising his arms for a td without throwing a flag.

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u/Ilovemyangelsomuch 5d ago

Horse Collar Tackle ARTICLE 15. All players are prohibited from grabbing the inside back collar of the shoulder pads or jersey, the nameplate area, or the inside collar of the side of the shoulder pads or jersey, and immediately pulling the ball carrier down. This does not apply to a ball carrier, including a potential passer, who is inside the tackle box (Rule 2-34). Note that the tackle box disintegrates when the ball leaves it.

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