Nasty Block on Jared Allen

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Talk about low blows. I hope the joker that did that gets suspended. That was the dirtiest thing I've seen all season by far. He hit him really hard!

[Rastak]

Re: Nasty Block on Jared Allen

Talk about low blows. I hope the joker that did that gets suspended. That was the dirtiest thing I've seen all season by far. He hit him really hard!

Backside play, straight at the knee....definately cheap. Now he knows hos Schaub felt. I thought that play on Schaub was pretty damn cheap also.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lby1f3DHRdk

[PackerTimer]

I'm not surpised somebody took at a shot at him. It was cheap but if there is one person who has no place to complain about cheap shots, it's Allen. Karma is a bitch.

[Patler]

Players from the '60s and '70s would laugh at a current day player complaining about that block. Allen was running in the general direction of the blocker, the blocker's head was in front so it wasn't a "clip" under the old interpretation. As long as you got your helmet in front, nothing else mattered much. Might have been a bit low, but he seemed to get him right at the knee. The old D-linemen used to have to jump over blocks like that.

Times have sure changed!

[Rastak]

I think alot of players wouldn't be running that hard on a play that long gone. The Lions OL said he didn't know who he was, just someone running hard and tried to throw a block.


Allen thought his knee was blown but after some of the pain went away, threw on a brace and collected two sacks as he finished the game.

[Kiwon]

Nasty block, premeditated, but illegal?

But, hey, in today's arbitrary NFL whatshisface will get fined and maybe suspended. On the NFL Network, Deion Sanders said that this type of block should be illegal and worthy of a fine.

It has been decreed.

[the_idle_threat]

Players from the '60s and '70s would laugh at a current day player complaining about that block. Allen was running in the general direction of the blocker, the blocker's head was in front so it wasn't a "clip" under the old interpretation. As long as you got your helmet in front, nothing else mattered much. Might have been a bit low, but he seemed to get him right at the knee. The old D-linemen used to have to jump over blocks like that.

Times have sure changed!

Back then. even interior linemen were a bit smaller and more athletic, as I understand. Now that we've moved to the paradigm of 350 pound man-mountains in the interior line, it seems the rules have changed essentially to protect them. I wonder how long an Albert Haynesworth or a Vince Wilfork would have lasted in the old days? Can you see Gravy Jackson jumping over a block like that? Some of these guys might have trouble jumping over a tootsie roll. Of course, Jared Allen can't claim this excuse ...

[Rastak]

Nasty block, premeditated, but illegal?

But, hey, in today's arbitrary NFL whatshisface will get fined and maybe suspended. On the NFL Network, Deion Sanders said that this type of block should be illegal and worthy of a fine.

It has been decreed.

No way it was premediated, the dude was on the ground, saw a player running full bore and he just threw himself at the closest knee.

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Allen is the kind of fiery player we need. Remember last year when Brady Pop dropped a mother fucker after he looked at Barnett cross wise? I believe it was Plax.

edit: Can't find it on youtube, actually wasn't it cullen jenks who was looked at cross wise

[SkinBasket]

Yeah, if there's one thing we need, it's more Poppingas and personal fouls. Goddamn man, did you shit your brain out your butthole yesterday or what?

[Kiwon]

Nasty block, premeditated, but illegal?

But, hey, in today's arbitrary NFL whatshisface will get fined and maybe suspended. On the NFL Network, Deion Sanders said that this type of block should be illegal and worthy of a fine.

It has been decreed.

No way it was premediated, the dude was on the ground, saw a player running full bore and he just threw himself at the closest knee.

What I mean is that he waited for him. I think he knew exactly who he was blocking. That makes it premeditated to me.

In other words, I don't believe he was just reacting and would have blocked just anyone in the same way.

I might be wrong, but I think he saw #69 coming his way and did his thing.

[channtheman]

I'm not surpised somebody took at a shot at him. It was cheap but if there is one person who has no place to complain about cheap shots, it's Allen. Karma is a bitch.

That's what I was thinking. Allen has thrown his fair share of cheap shots and I don't know anyone who didn't see this coming.

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Yeah, if there's one thing we need, it's more Poppingas and personal fouls. Goddamn man, did you shit your brain out your butthole yesterday or what?

That was one of the turning points of the season last year where I knew we'd be good. We had a team versus a group of individuals like we have now. Who did he shove over?

[bobblehead]

I had zero problem with the block. Allen was in backside pursuit of the QB, the guy who blocked him had been knocked down, but was IN FRONT of allen. What was he supposed to do, watch allen pursue and make a play?? Hell no, he gets paid to play til the whistle so he chop blocked him...allen wasn't engaged with anyone at the time and if he had LOOKED he would have seen the blocker and taken steps to avoid it.

Now if he guy was intentionally trying to hurt him it would be cheap, but I just didn't see it that way. Last year Harris dove over a guy and hit Peterson in the knee...was that cheap, no, Harris gets paid to make a tackle anyway he can. This guy gets paid to protect his QB and while I'm sure he would have rather hit Allen in the face he wasn't in position to do that so he blocked him the only way he could.