Bullshit. Not only is he going for the knees, he drives down into them. And in that position, he could easily take a more proper tackling angle. He literally launches down at the knees of Higbeast. That's dirty and if he is too shitty of a tackler to take down a TE by any other means, he shouldn't be playing.
Not even close.
Come on man. You really think that if he goes just a bit higher, he A) doesn't make the tackle, or B) gets fined? Seriously? You think he's that uncoordinated? He clearly targets Higs' knees with momentum that is clearly unnecessary. He could have easily taken him down by going higher and it still would have been a hard hit.
Anybody justifying what Kirby did just doesn't understand basic fundamentals of football. Higbee was an UPRIGHT target. Any defender could have launched directly into his torso and made a perfect tackle, and this would be the most logical way to dislodge the football.
I expect them to play a clean hard hitting game. There's a lot of space between the shoulders and upper thighs to lay a good hit. Lions weren't fighting for a playoff when the same guy took out Hock. A pattern has obviously developed. Blaming the NFL rules is silly. "Okay can't go fo' da' head, gonna go for dem knees, the rulebook don't say so! Not ma' fault!" I also don't see how a defenseless receiver can even run over anyone at that moment.
Again that's easy for you to say from your couch. Have you ever played nfl football or any professional sport at the highest level? I know I haven't. So to say anything can be done "easily" is pure arrogance. Hits just like that happen every single gm and have happened alot more recently because it's costly to go high on offensive players. It's a shame that higs got hurt in the process but that's football, it happens. So we gonna call every low hit a dirty hit now....or just the ones that happen to rams players? Because our guy tried to hit laporta the exact same way on the sideline on his injured knee and not a word from any of you about it. Hitting players low is the only way to not draw a flag or a fine, hence why they're doing it. It shouldn't be that hard to understand. Blame the nfl for making it that way.
It was a clean hit. It was a clean hit against hock too. Hence why no flag was thrown at both and I bet anything he won't be fined either. If the nfl says it's a clean hit then it's a clean hit regardless of how we may feel.
With every post on this subject you are fanning the flames. I’ll go with it’s not illegal therefore no penalty. But it sure as shit was deliberate and avoidable.
On point
Well rest easy, because I cannot see them winning anything any time soon. QB and coaching are the two most necessary elements to win a Super Bowl IMO. Goff and Cambpell both fall into the "good, perhaps very good, but not elite, and with some very exploitable flaws" category. Add a crappy defence into the equation and I just can't see it.
Surprisingly enough. A lot of NFL defenders tackle low without leading with the helmet to make first contact. That’s the issue.
It was a legal hit. It wasn’t a clean hit. It was a cheap hit and it proves that this kid is completely ignorant to the well being of his NFL brethren.
