Vs Series: Takeo Spikes vs Vontaze Burfict

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(04-21-2023, 05:58 PM)jason Wrote: If you see that play from the reverse angle slowed down you can tell that Burfict hit him in the head intentionally. It's actually pretty amazing body control that he pulled it off.

I've watched the play from multiple angles.
I guess it's your determination of whether it was intentional or not.
Do you have a link for what you are talking about?

From the angles I've seen, I think you could argue Burfict couldn't have gotten completely out of the way due to his momentum and timing, so he brought his arm in to brace himself and try to avoid as best he could.
I guess my question is if someone doesn't make the catch with just 1 second before you come in contact with them and you're running full steam, what are you supposed to do instead?
I know I don't have that fast enough reaction time that I could have avoided contact, especially if I was already coming in with a plan to use my shoulder to hit a dude in the chest had he caught the ball.