Is targeting getting worse?

[DrollTide]

Well, if you are going to miss a game for incidental contact, you may as well go all in and take the guy out.

 

[Power Eye]

The Derek Meadows hit last week was a dirty play, period. It's the type of play they are trying to get out of football altogether. Regardless of whether the defender initiated contact with the head or chest first, he went high. As for the hit on Jam, that one I don't blame the defender necessarily. Both players are at fault on that play in my opinion. If a ball carrier drops his head, and a defender does so at the same time, then I don't think that should be targeting.

 

[BamaMoon]

The Derek Meadows hit last week was a dirty play, period. It's the type of play they are trying to get out of football altogether. Regardless of whether the defender initiated contact with the head or chest first, he went high. As for the hit on Jam, that one I don't blame the defender necessarily. Both players are at fault on that play in my opinion. If a ball carrier drops his head, and a defender does so at the same time, then I don't think that should be targeting.

Agree 100. Running backs dropping their heads to brace for contact create 99% of the "targeting" calls.

But DBs can't tee off on a guy suspended in the air like that. It was a dirty hit.

I also agree with Colby; unless we revert to leather helmets, we will never be able to take these head-to-head contact hits out of the game. Most of them are inadvertent; ironically, not intentional OR "targeted" as they are so-called.