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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mondio" data-source="post: 750623" data-attributes="member: 10441">I remember all those, but that is different.  The contact with Rodgers was completely legal.  As is the stuff with Newton running his read options all the time.  I'm fine with the contact.  Guys were hitting him, getting their contact and that was it.  guys weren't taking 2 full steps then picking him up and carrying him another step, then twisting their hips in the air in order to drive all their weight into him.  knowing the entire time he's not a ball carrier.  They allow more contact out of the pocket because they are giving them leeway because they know they can't stop on a dime.  I'm too lazy to look now, but I thought the rest of the rule also extended the stuffing penalties to outside of the pocket too.  anyway, it doesn't matter.  They aren't going to fix the collar bone and give us a do over and throw a flag to start the next game.   If the rule wasn't clarified before, I have a feeling this coming season this will be a point of emphasis.  I'm all for letting QB's get hit, trust me.  and when they want to push the line and slide at the last possible second i would be perfectly happy if they lost all protections unless they start their slide 5 yards before coming in contact with a defender.  Make it obvious and simple.  Otherwise suffer your consequences.  I'm also fine with hits when throwing the ball and the vast majority are just shoves or the defender falls off the side when they know the ball is gone.  The wrap, carry and drive into the ground will be a penalty going forward.  If a stupid finger graze across a facemask as they're being blocked and they're doing nothing more than trying to get a hand up to obstruct a view or tip a pass is 15 yards, i can't imagine stuff like that isn't going to be addressed going forward.  I also don't think what Watt did to Hundley was a penalty either.  But I will admit I expected to see one and then I had a conflict within myself.  Do I want the 15 yards because it will help us potentially win, or was I happy they didn't, because i think unless a guy is targeting high or is passing I don't like to see those things called.  I wish they'd be more consistent with it though.  I still see really cheap personal foul penalties almost weekly and I don't watch that many games anymore.</blockquote>

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