People are buying into the media narrative..

[jfkbengals]

(01-10-2016, 11:54 AM)BengalsRocker Wrote: Shazier lead with his helmet and struck Gio in the helmet.

That bullshit excuse that Gio is a runner and he should not be penalized is false.

That runner theory has nothing to do with how he hit Gio.

He lead with his crown and had his eyes down.

If the NFL doesn't fine Shazier there is a major problem with favoring teams and officials.

The problem, in my eyes, is two fold.

First, Williams was penalized for hitting Wheaton in the facemask with his shoulder when Wheaton had taken three steps after the catch.  Three steps, but he was not considered a runner, so it needed to be applied consistently to Gio.

So they didn't apply the rule the same, and Gio is a runner.  They clearly failed to call the crown of the helmet rule from 2013.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000238662/article/new-nfl-rules-crownofhelmet-change-to-help-runner-defender

What the rule changes: A 15-yard penalty will be called if a runner or a tackler initiates forcible contact by delivering a blow with the top/crown of his helmet against an opponent when both players clearly are outside the tackle box (an area extending from tackle-to-tackle and from 3 yards beyond the line of scrimmage to the offensive team's end line). Incidental contact by the helmet of a runner or a tackler against an opponent would not be deemed a foul.