We thought the dubious roughing the passer penalty on Tom Brady was the worst call of the week. We were wrong.
As soccer followers, thought nothing may prime the roughing the passer penalty known as on Grady Jarrett throughout his fourth-quarter sack of Tom Brady throughout Sunday’s recreation between the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
We had been improper.
Throughout Monday night time’s recreation between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, defensive sort out Chris Jones completed one thing that in over three a long time of watching soccer I didn’t assume was attainable.
Commit a roughing the passer penalty whereas holding the soccer:
Jones breaks across the edge and tracks Derek Carr down from behind, ripping the soccer out of his palms and crashing to the turf with the quarterback.
As a substitute of the Chiefs taking up possession, with an opportunity to chop into Las Vegas’ 17-7 lead, the Raiders’ drive continued. Las Vegas completed the drive with a subject purpose, extending their result in 20-7.
As was the case with the Brady sack on Sunday, the response on social media was fast, and full of shock.
NFL ought to make roughing the passer penalties topic to evaluation tomorrow.
— Myles Simmons (@MylesASimmons) October 11, 2022
Chris Jones simply grew to become the primary participant in NFL historical past known as for roughing the passer whereas holding the ball.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 11, 2022
They should make QBs flag footballers or topic to two-hand contact in the event that they’re going to make it unlawful to sort out them
— John Legend (@johnlegend) October 11, 2022
Think about once they resolve a playoff recreation with one in every of these Roughing calls. Can not brace the autumn when one hand is holding the soccer! Dangerous
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) October 11, 2022
So you’ll be able to’t sack the QB ….. smh
— C.J. Gardner-Johnson (@CGJXXIII) October 11, 2022
I actually assume we witnessed the two worst roughing the passer penalties ever known as this weekend. Grady Jarrett or Chris Jones, take your choose.
— Walker Mehl (@WalkerMehl) October 11, 2022
what Chris Jones did to Derek Carr known as a “sort out.”
— Jordan Zirm (Roll Dang Guards) (@JordanZirm) October 11, 2022
additionally in the event that they’d simply dominated it a turnover (which it was!) may they not have reviewed that since all TO’s are reviewed?
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) October 11, 2022
everybody else thinks that was such an awesome roughing the passer name. properly, not me
— Jon Bois (@jon_bois) October 11, 2022
I’m sitting at a bar consuming Tito’s with chief followers yelling at me. I DO NOT BLAME THEM!
— Mike Pereira (@MikePereira) October 11, 2022
look, i get defending the gamers. however you shouldn’t have a sport when you merely can’t contact the quarterback. it’s not soccer anymore. it simply isn’t
— Robert (@RobertZeglinski) October 11, 2022
If ain’t screwing up a easy concussion protocol it’s these asinine roughing the passer calls.
Concurrently telling a 300 lb man to go rush in opposition to one other grown man however by some means hit the brakes and never fall on the quarterback.
I’m for participant security however that is stupidity.
— Benjamin Watson (@BenjaminSWatson) October 11, 2022
The defensive participant is utilizing one in every of his arms to recuperate the fumble he compelled, but he’s nonetheless anticipated to brace himself sufficient to not land on the quarterback? What sort of actuality are these officers dwelling in?
— Rob Lowder (@Rob_Lowder) October 11, 2022
Loopy half about it’s the ref can simply blow the rattling whistle to guard the QB in most conditions! Put flags or crimson jerseys on QBs! No less than the protection would know learn how to rush the QB! https://t.co/A5cnF8Eqsv
— Michael Robinson (@RealMikeRob) October 11, 2022
As with the penalty known as on Jarrett in his takedown of Brady, the officers probably checked out a portion of the roughing the passer guidelines when throwing the flag on this play. In line with the foundations, the next conduct is taken into account a penalty:
When tackling a passer who’s in a defenseless posture (e.g., throughout or simply after throwing a go), a defensive participant should not unnecessarily or violently throw him down or land on prime of him with all or a lot of the defender’s weight. As a substitute, the defensive participant should try to wrap up the passer with the defensive participant’s arms and never land on the passer with all or most of his physique weight.
Whereas Jones’ play right here may technically qualify as a penalty, it’s onerous to imagine that what he does right here within the strip-sack of Carr is in line with the spirit and objective of the foundations. He’s making a soccer play, ripping the ball out of the quarterback’s palms, after which crashing to the turf within the course of, together with Carr.
Asking a defender in Jones’ place to do one thing totally different looks as if an unattainable ask.
After the sport on Sunday, Jerome Boger pointed to this portion of the rulebook as the explanation for the flag on Jarrett:
We are able to solely anticipate the same assertion following tonight’s recreation.
