Comments on: Hit on Moanalua’s RJ Javar a teaching moment on how not to tackle

By: Be Fair

Be Fair — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 17:04:07 +0000

Because I’m not one of the big guys on the field, when I tackle i go to hit between the knees and hip region. So on a tackle, if the runner stays upright then all is good. The problem with the current rule is that if I’m going for the tackle and the runner decides to get low too… then there is a high probability that our helmets may meet.
If they are going to be so hard on the defense, they should make a rule for the offense to be fair. The rule should be that the runner should not lower his pads to meet the defender’s pad level. This will avoid helmet to helmet contact. If this happens… charge the penalty to the offensive runner.

By: Kalani

Kalani — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 02:52:10 +0000

So did no one see on the replay that the defensive player deflected off his own teammate while trying to make a play on the ball. He was on the way down and like the article says the defensive player once at that point can no longer be aware of what his target will be. They were both making a hard play. Glad to hear the Qb will be okay but it also sucks to hear that the defensive player need to be penalized for something that in that moment he could not do anything about the hit.

By: 96730to89

96730to89 — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 17:45:08 +0000

@Kimo I get what you’re saying and I agree. At all levels they place all the blame on the defense, but all runners with the ball lower their heads to get extra yards. A double standard. It needs to go both ways.

By: Kimo

Kimo — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 06:32:59 +0000

@ Simple simon that is what I saw. If the QB runs it in it’s a good play. DB went for the legs and QB went in low for the TD. Thank god Javar is ok and hopefully he can return soon. I believe that it was just one of those plays. Maybe they should not allow the offense to go in low or headfirst for TDs. I don’t know if I worded this right.

By: ILH

ILH — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 01:37:55 +0000

Is there a mechanism in place to evaluate and grade the refs??

They are the only show in town, so how do we insure that we get the best out of them all the time?

Just some thoughts on how we can keep them accountable.

By: Simple Simon

Simple Simon — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 01:27:30 +0000

What I saw was the defensive player started downward before the QB started going downward. Did I see that correct?