Were Hurst and Hendrickson dirty?

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(01-04-2023, 10:12 AM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Neither play was dirty. The Bills fan that posted the videos and accused them of being dirty is in an emotional and irrational state right now. You could tell by their follow up tweet:

Just for the record, I don't think the hit on Hamlin was dirty. It was just an unfortunate injury. However, the 2 videos I posted are dirty and you won't convince me otherwise

— Crazy Bills Fan (@CrazyBillsFan) January 3, 2023

That last sentence is not one spoken by someone who is in a rational head space to evaluate a play, the players' intentions or what may have happened that he isn't considering.

The block by Hurst is just a textbook block. He blows the guy up with his shoulder, turns him around, pancakes him and falls over him. There are fans saying he "drove his facemask into the back of his helmet" which is literal nonsense. He is falling forward after finishing his block. I think these Bills fans who are saying this are responding to the player's injury and assuming it must be due to foul play when it reality it was just a collision that hit the Bills player wrong (much like the Hamlin injury).

The fall by Hendrickson not only isn't dirty, but it's actually anti-dirty.

If you think this is a dirty play, you don’t watch football.

He’s literally pushed and he tries to avoid contact pic.twitter.com/LEnlFSHFt3

— Jay R (@JayRBP) January 3, 2023

In this wide shot, you can see that the offensive tackle pushes Hendrickson to the ground and, as he is rolling, Hendrickson has the wherewithal to not only protect his wrist by not landing 100% of his weight on it (hence the roll), but he also had the sense to lift his legs up to avoid sweeping Allen's feet out from under him. If you watch that replay, imagine if he did not lift his legs up. Allen is tumbling over like a sack of potatoes and then the Bills players would be HOLLERING for a penalty. Instead, he lifts his legs and literally just grazes Allen's jersey with his feet. Hendrickson did everything in his power to protect himself and Allen in that play.

This i don't necessarily agree with. I thought from the beginning he could have kept his head up but instead seems to drive down on the defender. 

I'm not saying it was "dirty" in an sense of the word. Just a bit extra and not surprising knowing how intense Hurst gets in the games.