Quote Originally Posted by Pugger View Post
I don't think it was an illegal hit but my beef is it was unnecessary. Barr didn't need to tackle him.
His job is to tackle the QB - hard. He has to sense when it is too late, and he made the right choice.

Of course on every play when the ball is gone there is no "need" to tackle the QB. But a defender is not supposed to turn off/on instantly.