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Originally Posted by ultimate175
That play did seem to conflict with the spirit of protecting quarterbacks, but what rule specifically was broken to cite as a penalty? You can't go low at a QB's knees - that's an explicit rule. You can't land with your full body weight on a QB - that's an explicit rule. You can't hit a QB late after releasing the ball - that's an explicit rule. No helmet to helmet contact - that's an explicit rule. None of those occurred. Other than being aggressive, what was the violation?
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If I'm not mistaken one of the Eagles got a roughing the passer for spinning while sacking qb and threw him down it wasn't as hard. It was in the game they lost on final drive I think.