01-17-2016, 09:57 PM
What I like especially is when he says the angle doesn't matter here. The defender located the ball carrier and made a straight line lowering his head and delivering a blow with the crown of his helmet.
From PFT regarding why Shazier's hit was legal:
Regarding the 2013 rule preventing hits with the crown of the helmet, Blandino explained in a weekly officiating video that the play lacked the key element of the player “lining up” the opponent. Blandino said that, because the players were moving at different angles, Shazier wasn’t able to “line up” Bernard.
So in one video Blandino says angle doesn't matter and in this instance the angle prevented the "lining up."
#goodbyecredibility
From PFT regarding why Shazier's hit was legal:
Regarding the 2013 rule preventing hits with the crown of the helmet, Blandino explained in a weekly officiating video that the play lacked the key element of the player “lining up” the opponent. Blandino said that, because the players were moving at different angles, Shazier wasn’t able to “line up” Bernard.
So in one video Blandino says angle doesn't matter and in this instance the angle prevented the "lining up."
#goodbyecredibility
