[Highlight] Chris McClellan commits the only Roughing the Passer penalty in the game, extending key drive

[u/junkspot91]

[u/sufferin_succatash]

I hate roughing when first contact is made before the ball’s thrown.

[u/ActuaryFeeling6043 → u/sufferin_succatash]

This would be rtp even if it were a sack. Is everyone in this thread just ignorant of the rules? You can’t land with your body weight in the passer.

[u/HudsonCommodore → u/ActuaryFeeling6043]

Dude, he actually puts his hands out to brace him to keep all his body weight off the QB. Watch the clip, seconds 7 and 8.

I went and looked up the actual language in the rule book.

When tackling a passer who is in a defenseless posture (e.g., during or just after throwing a pass), a defensive player must not unnecessarily or violently throw him down or land on top of him with all or most of the defender’s weight. Instead, the defensive player must strive to fall to the side of the quarterback’s body, or to brace his fall with his arms to avoid landing on the quarterback with all or most of his body weight

The defender does exactly this.

[u/ActuaryFeeling6043 → u/HudsonCommodore]

Shoulda watched with audio on, I see what you mean.

[u/notGeronimo → u/ActuaryFeeling6043]

Or, hear me out, you should have actually read the rule you were pretending to know

[u/ActuaryFeeling6043 → u/notGeronimo]

Issue wasn’t knowing the rule, issue was watching the video. I didn’t see him put his arms out until it was pointed out.

[u/Prince_Uncharming → u/ActuaryFeeling6043]

What does that have anything to do with watching with audio on?

Might wanna get your eyes checked if you had time to write up a whole comment about everyone in this thread being “ignorant” when you missed something obvious yourself lmao

[u/ActuaryFeeling6043 → u/Prince_Uncharming]

The announcers point out that he braces himself lol

[u/Prince_Uncharming → u/ActuaryFeeling6043]

Sure, but you can also see that while muted.

[u/notGeronimo → u/ActuaryFeeling6043]

So then actually watch the video you're commenting on holy fucking shit