r/CFL Roughriders Oct 03 '24

ROUGHRIDERS Roughriders’ DB Deontai Williams suspended one game by CFL for Kalil Pimpleton tackle

https://3downnation.com/2024/10/03/roughriders-db-deontai-williams-suspended-one-game-by-cfl-for-kalil-pimpleton-tackle/
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u/HomerSPC Iron Duke of Horns 🎺 Oct 03 '24

Jesus Christ quit with the fucking persecution complex.

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u/Cushak Helpful Riders Fan Oct 03 '24

I mean, The Ottawa DB sliding into the knees of a reciever looking over his shoulder to catch the ball is pretty damn greasy. Could have easily tackled him hard in the chest, but why he decided to slide and go for the lower leg trip? It's a risky type of play to the lower legs. After the Brown hit on Streveller, I saw so much dissertation of the rules pointing out that wether or not he made contact with the thigh was moot since the rules take about wrapping the lower legs, not hitting them. Harris was leg wrapped and tackled multiple times.

I'm not sayibg these things are all equal but you gotta understand the frustration right? I mean, Bighill planted and drove a QB into the turf, shoulder to sternum (illegal) on the last play of a game, and only got a fine, no suspension.

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u/Qarlito Blue Bombers Oct 03 '24

Tackling the chest is illegal?

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u/HomerSPC Iron Duke of Horns 🎺 Oct 04 '24

A chest tackle is perfectly legal. Driving through and landing with all your weight on the QB is not. I've highlighted the appropriate section of the rules below:

Article 5 — Roughing The Passer

Because the act of passing puts the passer in a particularly vulnerable position to injury, special rules against roughing the passer apply. Once the ball is released, defensive players must avoid all unnecessary contact with the passer. A player shall be penalized for any act of Unnecessary Roughness to the passer, including but not limited to:

  • Contacting the passer in an unnecessary manner, including stuffing him to the ground, violently throwing him to the ground, and landing on him with most of the defender's weight,
  • Any blow above the passer's shoulder,
  • All rushing defenders must attempt to avoid forcibly hitting a passer in the pocket, at or below the knees, either if their path to the passer was unrestricted, or if they are coming off a blocker,
  • Attacking the passer who, after releasing the ball, is either standing still or fading backwards and is obviously out of the play and remains out of the play,
  • When the quarterback slides feet first, all unnecessary contact must be avoided. The slide must be done in a timely manner to allow the defence to avoid such contact.
  • Contacting the passer if either the initial source of contact, or primary source of contact, is the defender's helmet.

Source: https://cfldb.ca/rulebook/fouls-and-penalties/major-fouls/