Clip of that helmet shot Trubisky took

[Visionman]

“If the passer stops behind the line and clearly establishes a passing posture, he will then be covered by all of the special protections for passers.”

@Visionman can you read the above outloud for all to hear from the link that you provided that completely goes against your argument?

Lol....you mean the "special protections" that didnt apply in this instance? I'm done. As I said, if you want to cherry pick instead of look at the FULL rule, more power to you.

Trubisky wasn't hurt, we won the game, and it didnt matter. Move on...the refs aren't out to get Mitch Trubisky....

 

[Bearsfan7954]

If you read the rules on this in the PDF instead of the summary posted it says you cannot hit the QB in the head or neck area. The only thing that changes outside the pocket is they are not afforded the protection of the one step rule(protection a). So on this play it could not of been a late hit because he was outside the pocket but the other protections b,c,d and f all still apply which includes no hits to head or neck area which means it should of been flagged.

 

[Nail Polish]

If you read the rules on this in the PDF instead of the summary posted it says you cannot hit the QB in the head or neck area. The only thing that changes outside the pocket is they are not afforded the protection of the one step rule(protection a). So on this play it could not of been a late hit because he was outside the pocket but the other protections b,c,d and f all still apply which includes no hits to head or neck area which means it should of been flagged.

Link it please, so we can all see it

 

[Bearsfan7954]

Link it please, so we can all see it

https://operations.nfl.com/media/3831/2019-playing-rules.pdf
Page 56 out of 95 Article 11

 

[Nail Polish]

Its not there on that page...No article 11 there

 

[Bearsfan7954]

Its not there on that page...No article 11 there

Try 49

 

[Nail Polish]

Bingo...Thanks

 

[Nail Polish]

" an opponent forcibly hits the quarterback’s head or neck area with his helmet, facemask, forearm, or shoulder"


(1) When in doubt about a roughness call or potentially dangerous tactic against the passer, the Referee should always call roughing the passer.


In covering the passer position, Referees will be particularly alert to fouls in which defenders impermissibly use the helmet and/or facemask to hit the passer, or use hands, arms, or other parts of the body to hit the passer forcibly in the head or neck area (see also the other unnecessary roughness rules covering these subjects).

 

[Visionman]

Did you happen to read the word "forcibly" used several times? Its a key word to the interpretation!

Also this:
incidental or inadvertent contact by a player who is easing up or being blocked into the passer will not be considered significant.

 

[Nail Polish]

Did you happen to read the word "forcibly" used several times? Its a key word to the interpretation!

Also this:
incidental or inadvertent contact by a player who is easing up or being blocked into the passer will not be considered significant.

Considering the way Trubiskys head snapped back, even an idiot could see the hit was "forcibly"

 

[Chicagosports89]

Did you happen to read the word "forcibly" used several times? Its a key word to the interpretation!

Also this:
incidental or inadvertent contact by a player who is easing up or being blocked into the passer will not be considered significant.

Mike Pirrera who is actually a rules analyst said that they missed the call.

 

[legendxofxlink]

Did you happen to read the word "forcibly" used several times? Its a key word to the interpretation!

Also this:
incidental or inadvertent contact by a player who is easing up or being blocked into the passer will not be considered significant.

You’re cherry picking and going away from your “outside the pocket” argument which obviously doesn’t apply... Mitchs head was forcibly snapped back by the guys shoulder. Open your eyes “vision man”

 

[Nail Polish]

Did you happen to read the word "forcibly" used several times? Its a key word to the interpretation!

Also this:
incidental or inadvertent contact by a player who is easing up or being blocked into the passer will not be considered significant.

Tell me this isnt forcibly

 

[Bearsfan7954]

e) A passer who is standing still or fading backward after the ball has left his hand is obviously out of the play and must not be unnecessarily contacted by an opponent through the end of the down or until the passer becomes a blocker, or a runner, or, in the event of a change of possession during the down, until he assumes a distinctly defensive position. However, at any time after the change of possession, it is a foul if: (1) an opponent forcibly hits the quarterback’s head or neck area with his helmet, facemask, forearm, or shoulder (2) if an opponent lowers his head and makes forcible contact with any part of his helmet against any part of the passer’s body. This provision does not prohibit incidental contact by the mask or the helmet in the course of a conventional block.



" an opponent forcibly hits the quarterback’s head or neck area with his helmet, facemask, forearm, or shoulder"

Did you happen to read the word "forcibly" used several times? Its a key word to the interpretation!

Also this:
incidental or inadvertent contact by a player who is easing up or being blocked into the passer will not be considered significant.

That is for a late hit which states outside the pocket the QB is not afforded protection of the one step rule which means it could not of been flagged as a late hit because he hit Mitch less than one step after he let go of the ball because as you say he was letting up. the other protections b, c, and f still applies and if you look at section c it says you cannot hit the QB in the head period unless he is deemed a runner which Mitch was not on the play.

 

[Visionman]

Considering the way Trubiskys head snapped back, even an idiot could see the hit was "forcibly"

Obviously, the refs on the field were not idiots. They saw a defender NOT driving through the QB, but pulling up.

You are free to have a different opinion. As I said...i'll stick with the ruling on the field...

 

[Nail Polish]

Did you happen to read the word "forcibly" used several times? Its a key word to the interpretation!

Also this:
incidental or inadvertent contact by a player who is easing up or being blocked into the passer will not be considered significant.

'The defender wasnt easing up, nor was it incidental

 

[Willis1524]

Did you happen to read the word "forcibly" used several times? Its a key word to the interpretation!

Also this:
incidental or inadvertent contact by a player who is easing up or being blocked into the passer will not be considered significant.

If you’re trolling this makes sense. If not you’re an idiot, and I don’t use that word often on here. You can pretty much NEVER hit a QB in the head. Don’t act like this is something new. Roughing the passer calls are typically “err on the side of penalty”. This was a missed call 100%.

 

[Nail Polish]

Obviously, the refs on the field were not idiots. They saw a defender NOT driving through the QB, but pulling up.

You are free to have a different opinion. As I said...i'll stick with the ruling on the field...

The ruling on the field is frequently wrong, as later, the NFL gives out fines

 

[legendxofxlink]

For those who don’t know what forcibly means, it means “to use force”. Crazy huh...

 

[modo]

It was a missed penalty. The professionals have already stated this.

Why is this still a discussion?