Favre's Dirty Block?

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by NYCskinfan82

You do it to a QB and they go crazy a QB does it to you and he get's high fives.

Well it depends on the QB...when it happened to Carlson Palmer it wasn't that big of a deal, when it happened to Brady it was national disaster apparently.

[JLW428]

I thought the block was a little bit dirty, but he was just playing the game. Plus did anybody see the hit that came on the next play? I don't even remeber who it was because everyone is talking about that old man, but that was a hit worth talking about. They got the Vikings back...

[FRPLG]

It wasn't "dirty". Dirty means he went low and didn't care if he hurt him or not. I don't think you can draw the conclusion that he had any clue at all what he was doing. He just went low like a QB who hasn't actually had to block someone in 30 years would.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

It wasn't "dirty". Dirty means he went low and didn't care if he hurt him or not. I don't think you can draw the conclusion that he had any clue at all what he was doing. He just went low like a QB who hasn't actually had to block someone in 30 years would.

He clearly went low, and he clearly looked at the guy and picked his spot. as for whether he cared if he hurt him, did he go over to see, no, cuz he didn't care. He got up, looked quickly over and walked off. Can't see how anyone sees that as a clean hit under current rules. If you want to argue the rules are too soft, ok, I agree. But under current rules that will be called every time, and I bet he gets a pretty nice fine also.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

He clearly went low, and he clearly looked at the guy and picked his spot. as for whether he cared if he hurt him, did he go over to see, no, cuz he didn't care. He got up, looked quickly over and walked off. Can't see how anyone sees that as a clean hit under current rules. If you want to argue the rules are too soft, ok, I agree. But under current rules that will be called every time, and I bet he gets a pretty nice fine also.

No I agree it was an illegal block. I just don't see it as "dirty". Dirty to me means you do it knowing you could it hurt the guy and you could have done it a different way but it was funner or easier to do the illegal way. I just think he didn't know what else to do. He's not going to engage the guy with his arms.

Edit: Now if he does it again...then that's dirty. He should know better and be more prepared now.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

No I agree it was an illegal block. I just don't see it as "dirty". Dirty to me means you do it knowing you could it hurt the guy and you could have done it a different way but it was funner or easier to do the illegal way. I just think he didn't know what else to do. He's not going to engage the guy with his arms.

Edit: Now if he does it again...then that's dirty. He should know better and be more prepared now.

I guess to me it looked like he knew what he was doing, and took the cheap shot. But that is reading alot into his body motions, so I agree it was illegal, and if he were to do it more often, then a) maybe it was dirty, and b) his coach should be fined for putting a 40year old man out there like that.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

It wasn't "dirty". Dirty means he went low and didn't care if he hurt him or not. I don't think you can draw the conclusion that he had any clue at all what he was doing. He just went low like a QB who hasn't actually had to block someone in 30 years would.

Agree 100%.

[12thMan]

Looked clean to me. Little low, but I didn't think it should have been a penalty.

[saden1]

That was totally dirty. You don't block low like that. I mean, did you see how the guys knees buckled? Total cunt move!

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by saden1

That was totally dirty. You don't block low like that. I mean, did you see how the guys knees buckled? Total cunt move!

I'm just wondering had Favre been in the pocket preparing to throw, and a defensive player came in and cross body blocked at/or below his knees' what the reaction would have been. Dirty or not dirty, these are the type plays that have often ended guys career's. A rule has been put in place to protect the QB from these type hits, and so it should be for any defenseless player.

[SmootSmack]

You want to see a dirty shot...and if your stomach can handle it (warning: it's really gross). Do a YouTube search for Axel Witsel

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

You want to see a dirty shot...and if your stomach can handle it (warning: it's really gross). Do a YouTube search for Axel Witsel

My late lunch tasted better the second time around.....Theismann-esque....uuugh.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

You want to see a dirty shot...and if your stomach can handle it (warning: it's really gross). Do a YouTube search for Axel Witsel

Wow, that was really gnarly. Ick. That thing snapped like a twig.

[saden1]

Excuses...please...you don't need to be a genius to know that you simple don't block low like that. Everyone that knows football knows you don't go after the legs of somebody and he clearly did. Hope he gets the same treatment and have his career ended with a nice little parting gift.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

4. Crackback: Eligible receivers who take or move to a position more than two yards outside the tackle may not block an opponent below the waist if they then move back inside to block.

Childress needs to be very clear about this rule. Favre's block was clearly illegal. I don't think it was intentional though. But I can tell you in all the time I coached, I never taught going low on a crackback, I always had my players aim for the opponents ribcage.

Someone on the Vikes coaching staff needs to get a clue since they're going to be running a good bit of the Wildcat with Harvin. On this play Favre just made a pussy block.