Targeting rules need to be changed - NOW!

[ricky023]

No way this was a foul, the "call on the field" was reversed, but the 15-yard penalty remained.

Everyone keeps saying the rule needs to be reviewed after the season.
It needs to be changed now!

 

I heard you chanting at the stadium yesterday when they made that call.  

We knew you were, along with Preacher, that's why we were yelling "Pull sit!"

I thank you and yes you know I was all in. I pull with my heart and pray against injuries for anybody either way. That is my 1st and 2nd concerns, because I know Alabama will win. lol, RTR!

[Jamos]

No way this was a foul, the "call on the field" was reversed, but the 15-yard penalty remained.

Everyone keeps saying the rule needs to be reviewed after the season.
It needs to be changed now!

 

I heard you chanting at the stadium yesterday when they made that call. 

We knew you were, along with Preacher, that's why we were yelling "Pull sit!"

I'm glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read this.

[hscoach]

Like I said earlier this is a disservice to a team.  What is going to happen when this cost a team a game?  Say for instance a team is down to a 4th down play and the call is targeting.  They review and allow the player to stay in but the team still gets the 15 yard penalty which puts them in field goal range.  Now they win the game by kicking the field goal when the game would have been over because it was not targeting.

[Jamos]

I agree, there is a lot of old school mentality still left in the rules committee and it does nothing to help the game.

[N.AL-Tider]

I have seen games where a flag was picked up and waved off after a conference between the refs.  Could they not do the same thing after the review overturns the targeting foul?

[Chechem]

I have seen games where a flag was picked up and waved off after a conference between the refs.  Could they not do the same thing after the review overturns the targeting foul?

I'm guessing a bit here, but I think it works like this. 
Targeting is (currently) a 2-step call:

1. Flag is thrown when defenseless player is hit.  Not reviewable, ref's discretion, 15-yard penalty.
2. Review examines closely to determine whether head-to-head contact was made by defender (using helmet as weapon).  Player is suspended from play if guilty.

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