They have a negative point differential, the 4-2 record is softMiami is a pretender
Flacco's slide gave plenty of time for Alonso to pull up. He chose instead to headhunt. It was willful and repulsive.Not going to argue that wasn’t dirty...
But I think Kiko knew where the sticks were and wasn’t expecting the slide. He exploded on him like he was protecting that line.
Yeah this, the slide was late but he used it as an excuse to murder the QB and cost his team four points.The slide was probably too late for Alonso to not hit him at all but the issue was he didn't pull back even a little.
I'm surprised he is still in the game and wouldn't be surprised if there is additional discipline later.
I'm going to bet that the good folks at NFL headquarters will disagree with you.I don't what Alonso is supposed to do there, frankly. Flacco was trying to get the first and Alonso was the only thing stopping him. Flacco chose to go for it and then slid at the last second when he saw that it wasn't going to happen.
If Harbaugh has a problem it should be with his QB. Flacco got himself killed there.
During the commerical I watched the whole play frame by frame on the DVR. There is literally one frame between Flacco's ass hitting the ground and Alonso hitting Flacco.Flacco's slide gave plenty of time for Alonso to pull up. He chose instead to headhunt. It was willful and repulsive.
I say this as someone who likes Alonso as a player. (And generally dislikes Flacco.)
I respectfully disagree. Alonso had plenty of time to pull up and he chose instead to lean in and drive through his hit.During the commerical I watched the whole play frame by frame on the DVR. There is literally one frame between Flacco's ass hitting the ground and Alonso hitting Flacco.
Well of course they will. The folks at NFL headquarters, rightfully, place safety above fairness. And I think doing so has been good for the game.I'm going to bet that the good folks at NFL headquarters will disagree with you.
You can't disagree with a fact. There's one frame. I could post the three frames sequentially.I respectfully disagree. Alonso had plenty of time to pull up and he chose instead to lean in and drive through his hit.
There's one frame between when Flacco's ass actually hits the ground and when he gets hit. Ok. But that's not the most relevant issue. Guys start visibly sliding long before their ass hits the ground.You can't disagree with a fact. There's one frame. I could post the three frames sequentially.
Whether or not he should have anticipated Flacco sliding or pulled up as Flacco jumped into the air is a debatable question. Flacco should have started his slide at least a yard earlier.
Sure I can.You can't disagree with a fact. There's one frame. I could post the three frames sequentially.
Whether or not he should have anticipated Flacco sliding or pulled up as Flacco jumped into the air is a debatable question. Flacco should have started his slide at least a yard earlier.
I'll fully concede the top point is debatable. I think it happened too fast in real life, but could see reasonable minds disagreeing.There's one frame between when Flacco's ass actually hits the ground and when he gets hit. Ok. But that's not the most relevant issue. Guys start visibly sliding long before their ass hits the ground.
Even if he can't pull all the way off, he can avoid throwing a forearm straight into his head. If he's coming in at full speed expecting to hit a running Flacco, and it's too late to stop, then why does he end up hitting him LOW, right where his head is, maybe 2 feet off the ground? Come on.
No LB in the game is going low on a big, slow scrambling QB. He's gonna light him up. Also, if Flacco is going to stay on his feet and run for the first, hitting him low probably allows him to fall forward and get the first. As AR says above, the only way Alonso got him that low is because he had time to adjust and do it intentionally.I'll fully concede the top point is debatable. I think it happened too fast in real life, but could see reasonable minds disagreeing.
I'd argue he hit him low because that's how players are told to tackle in today's NFL.