Apparently The Body Weight Penalty Doesn’t Count When It’s The Patriots Sacking

[CF DolFan]

Compared to other hits called I really thought this would have been. Funny how a little head tap on a protected head is much worse. the second video shows just how silly we've become.

http://dailysnark.com/apparently-the-body-weight-penalty-doesnt-count-when-its-the-patriots-sacking-a-qb-video/

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

i think is fair to say that week 4 saw a relaxing of the extremely stringent enforcement of roughing the passer that existed during the first three weeks across all 16 games.  And that change that occurred week 4 carried into week 5. 

[CF DolFan]

i think is fair to say that week 4 saw a relaxing of the extremely stringent enforcement of roughing the passer that existed during the first three weeks across all 16 games.  And that change that occurred week 4 carried into week 5. 

I don't disagree with that but you have to admit to flag the brush of the helmet and not flag the pounding of Luck into the ground is absurd ... regardless of who it is against or for.

[Dave Gray]

This rule sucks.  So, on one hand, I'm glad it's not called.  But it sucked that it seems to be selectively called.  I've heard no official announcement of a relaxation of the rules.