Roy Williams = dirty tackler

cpayne5 · 12-20-2005, 09:24 AM

I saw a segment with Mike Pereira (NFL's head of officiating), and he explained the rule.

Two things have to happen for a flag to be thrown.
* the defender gets his hand inside of the pads
* the defender immediately yanks the offensive player down

That tackle on Portis literally happened right in front of me and I was screaming and yelling for a flag to be thrown, but the way the rule reads, it was the correct call, I'm affraid.

12-20-2005, 09:24 AM	#7
cpayne5 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,807	Re: Roy Williams = dirty tackler I saw a segment with Mike Pereira (NFL's head of officiating), and he explained the rule. Two things have to happen for a flag to be thrown. * the defender gets his hand inside of the pads * the defender immediately yanks the offensive player down That tackle on Portis literally happened right in front of me and I was screaming and yelling for a flag to be thrown, but the way the rule reads, it was the correct call, I'm affraid. __________________ "It's not about what you've done, but what's been done for you."

Roy Williams = dirty tackler

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