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Originally Posted by Chief Henry
If shit happens, then why didn't Mays make the EXACT SAME block on the very next onside kick attempt ?
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Different coverage? The guy he was lining up wasn't loafing like Moeaki was? Maybe his coaches called him off a bit because of the score.
Who knows - football is a game of chaos and nothing ever happens the same way twice in a row for a myriad of reasons.
But Mays didn't do anything illegal there. The outside blockers on an on-side kick are usually going to try to block out guys like Moeaki. Remember, on a lot of those on-sides, the play is designed for the first men in to blow away the hands team and the gunners will come in from the outside for the recovery.
Yeah, their helmets collided, but as has been mentioned - that happens on every ST play or in the trenches every snap. It's also not illegal helmet/helmet contact in those instances. The rules for blocking players are different than the rules for QBs, pass-catchers or ball-carriers because the players involved are seen as being on equal footing.
It's like a guy in hockey getting blasted when he has his head down at center ice or a 2b getting upended when he's nonchalant about turning a double-play. If you play hard and play focused, that stuff doesn't happen.
Moeaki didn't have his head in the game and wasn't giving max effort. As a result, Mays lit his world up.
He won't do that again.