Rex Ryan is ‘SICK AND TIRED’ of QBs sliding?! ‘THE HELL YOU DO!’ | Get Up

[@HTX_DezMedia]

I think the slide rule is stupid. If QB’s were just treated like runners when they leave the pocket, they would protect themselves knowing that they will get tackled like everyone else. They aren’t even attempting to protect themselves because the NFL has made it the defense’s responsibility to keep them safe.

[@WW3_Soon]

Touch football rules should apply only to QBs.

[@sakthithanigai5036]

Sliding is like going out of bounds on your own. You are giving yourself up and aren’t trying to gain additional yardage. Running backs and WRs can do it too, but their job is to get those yards. They are easily replaceable. If the QB gets hurt the team is cooked

[@matthewhall1467]

Exactly. The way QB's slide prioritize getting a meaningless extra 1 or 2 yds. They leave their heads completely out and exposed which makes the impacts worse when their brains are rattling inside their helmets. The entire technique needs to be scrapped. They can't expect Defenses to not accidentally kill them when they're literally putting their own heads on the butcher blocks

[@andrdmosley]

The slide rule was literally created because QBs weren't protecting themselves lol... You think they just created out the blue to fix a problem that didn't exist? You think before the slide rule QBs were staying healthier? No lol... QBs getting season ending injuries from bad collisions is what forced the NFL into the slide rule

[@96pac22]

You aren't allowed to hit the QB, simple. Suspend him for a year.

[@um931]

All the times Josh Allen and Mahomes fake a slide then keep running..something needs to change. Defence has to be able to make a stop some how.

[@SamuraiFoochs]

Neither of them has done that in years.

[@C.J.33]

@@SamuraiFoochs One time is one time too many. One time is all it takes to set a precedent. 10 yard penalty, loss of down, and maybe a fine for subsequent attempts to fake sliding or OoB. They could do this to force QBs to stop faking it, then the defender 100% knows he is going down and can lay off. In this case though- TLaw was going for the first down or trying to get as much as he possibly could. He clearly could've slid MUCH earlier but he didn't, he tried to get as much as he could, and he got more of Azeez than he could handle.

[@PurpleMonkeyDishwasher88]

@@SamuraiFoochs Mahomes has done a fake slide at least twice this season already

[@advike9882]

@@SamuraiFoochs In years?

[@violabeaumont3758]

@@SamuraiFoochs Mahomes has a couple times this year, he also faked running out of bounds then cut up field for a big gain after the Defenders stopped to allow him to safely go out. QB's are abusing the protection they are gifted.

[@Kevin.Costner.]

never seen Bryce smile so much past few weeks love to see it

[@fiascostew5001]

😂

[@jjakfamily]

It actually is... A lot of players would've folded under the pressure he's faced the last two seasons.

[@UnsilencedOutspokenTikTok]

​@WhiteboiPride he has improved and this is someone who's been very critical of him since being drafted when we all wanted CJ in Charlotte. Bryce got back in the kitchen and is actually changing his throwing ability

[@UnsilencedOutspokenTikTok]

@WhiteboiPride Dalton took over those few weeks before his car accident. But this also gave Bryce time to actually correct his drop backs in the pocket. He's now moving the ball like he's supposed to.. I'm expecting continued improvement. And at this point we're already not making the post season so this give Bryce to put the league on notice for next year.

[@Silverdollarsaturdays]

@WhiteboiPridepost your stats

[@JamesG1880]

Rex is right. Not easy for a defender to pull back from a hit they already started.

[@Jakeramm-y1e]

Yeah but he saw him slide and he charged at him with his forearm

[@MonsterIcee]

Still dirty

[@sheltonguy539]

Greats but the opposing team should put a bounty on the dude who did their QB like that

[@sakthithanigai5036]

It hasn’t been a problem for 99% of the other defenders

[@replicacity92]

naw he went down with him. He knew he was sliding…

[@JamalB21]

Lamar does exactly what Rex is talking about, when bodies are around fall forward cover the ball

[@SaturdayvsSunday]

Purdy does this pretty effectively as well. Diving seems to be much safer when any defender is around. The late slide invites a hit.

[@sirhoopalot1125]

@@SaturdayvsSundayyeah not with a forearm to the head tf

[@sirhoopalot1125]

We comparing Lamar to Trevor now as a runner 😂

[@SwitchRecords45]

@@sirhoopalot1125 Nobody did that.

[@slack9400]

...and don't fumble!

[@kirtkincaid5662]

Thank you Rex Ryan for helping to educate and bring awareness to this problem with quarter backs slides. Ive been trying to tell people this myself but a lot of ignorant people just want to blame the defender. Which just strengthens the problem at hand.

[@walkerpercy8702]

One could argue it's safer to just get tackled than to slide because when you slide your head is vulnerable.

[@heirrose1606]

Tua is famous for not sliding because he's bad at it and look at what that got him

[@nicholassimmonsthomas8504]

Lmao this is not gonna age well 😂 🤣 😅 💀. Home doesn't watch enough football

[@Xynth25]

The slide rule was created because QBs were getting annihilated as runners.

[@GodfreyTheCreator]

​@@Xynth25 In a different time when a lot of players were getting annihilated

[@creativeclectic]

You do realize if you get the QB out the game that increases your chances of winning? So let's go ahead and let them get demolished by Linebackers in the open field. You wanna go to the rest of your season games with the 4th string QB? There's a reason the rule was implemented. NFL is a business that needs viewers. Not all QB's are the size of Trevor Lawrence. These guys are getting destroyed inside the pocket when it breaks down... Imagine a open field full running hit from a DB..

[@danielehiagwina]

Sliding should be removed simple. It hinders defenders from making plays. The moment a QB leaves the pocket, he should be treated as a RB. Sliding is too cheap a rule imo. Besides, sliding puts QBs at huge risk more that the act of sliding that's meant to protect them.

[@michaelwaninger3155]

These rules are just a way of extending drives. How often does you see 4rth and 9 turned into 15 yrs auto first?

[@rogerc5645]

So, the forearm shiver was okay? Why not just go back to the Jack Tatum days.

[@danielehiagwina]

@rogerc5645 Forearm shiver or swim is part of the defensive play in the NFL. The only reason it's an issue is because it was delivered to a sliding QB who after seeing an on rushing LB should have protected himself by sliding earlier or diving to the ground. But instinctively, be wanted to scrap extra yards, or take advantage of the rule to gain a penalty. I'm not defending dirty plays. But this wasn't one. The play was there to be made. Lawrence slid late. That's why we're even having this conversation.

[@BaronVonMunch]

Here is the problem. Before they started putting in rules to help protect qbs, qbs were getting knocked out at an alarming rate. Then we had a bunch of games with backup qbs that no one wanted to watch. This is why they started adding special rules in the first place. This goes back to the 80s. The league will not do anything that will cause more qbs to get hurt because no fans want to watch backup qbs play because they suck. So protecting qbs at any cost is always going to be first priority. Trust me, you would not want to watch NFL games if mostly the backups were playing. It would be horrible. And now with more running qbs than ever, the league is going to need special rules so that the qbs will not be treated like regular players. Fans are ok with running backs being knocked out, they will not be happy if their starting qbs get knocked out. And if qbs didn't run then 1/2 the qbs in the league wouldn't be good enough anymore so they don't want to stop the running. Basically, they need some rule to allow it while making sure qbs aren't getting knocked out left and right.

[@michaelwaninger3155]

@BaronVonMunch When you run past the line of scrimmage you should be treated like a RB. The rule is good enough. He should have went down sooner.

[@tigers7834]

The fake sliding is worse because the defenders stop and then the QB gets a few extra yards, they start to think the QB is not going to go down. Throw a flag on the fake slide or get rid of the slide

[@travisp5747]

Maybe I’m oblivious but I can’t recall a single fake slide?

[@ghostingdagame7090]

Your liar Patrick Mahoney does it all the time lol stop the cap

[@jocool562]

There has only been one fake slide and it was in college and it got banned immediately

[@PurpleMonkeyDishwasher88]

@@ghostingdagame7090 BINGO! Patrick Mahomes does this CONSTANTLY!

[@newagain9964]

Mahommes and Allen like to take slide and fake going out of bounds for big gains. Should be illegal

[@NateDawg920]

The more i see the hit on Lawrence the more I understand what the defender is saying throwing his arms up. You're taught as defenders to go make that hit to stop him from getting the first down. They're both running at each other as fast as they can and 0.5 seconds before they're about to make contact, Trevor goes into the slide.

[@thebagelchief1140]

Yeah I see both sides which is why I agre with Rex, either teach QBs how to actually run/dive. Or better yet, make them, by rule, true runners just like anyone else.

[@nicoj9984]

Defenders are taught to give the QB the chance to slide or get out of bounds. You can signal the QB that he will get hit if he tries to fight for more yards, but that's about it. If you don't honor that unwritten rule, the other team won't either and blast your QB every chance they get - and at some point he will go down and you can kiss your season goodbye! Everybody now knows that the Texans will go after your QB, so I wish CJ Stroud good luck for the rest of the season...

[@TheCruzan26]

But if you see a QB going into his slide, by rule he's giving himself up. That's why they mark the spot from where he started his slide.

[@iangibbons7942]

@@nicoj9984 Yes but now QB's are using that to their advantage and faking going out of bounds so defenders let up or sliding at the last possible moment to get an extra yard or two before giving themselves up.. They are bringing on the issues. They want to be treated different then exploit that to their own advantage. You can't have it both ways.

[@NateDawg920]

Yall explaining the basics..of course I understand how the rule is written, where the QB is marked down, etc. That's why I'm saying on THIS slide, because not all slides are the same. When you're both running at each other full speed and your intent as the defender is to tackle the guy..the later the QB goes into their slide the more dangerous it becomes. Defenders in football have a harder time than other sports. So many things are penalties and now there's fines every week as well, but at the same time your coaches all through out your time playing the game want you to get after it and make that tackle. When you're moving that fast it's easier said than done to pull up at the last tenth of a second. Rex and Dan are right. QB's are much better off making a head first dive once they've committed to running towards a Defender.

[@ACE-Fast29]

Die hard Jags fan 💯 percent agree with Rex. The game is now Qb runs, and scrambles. You can tackle them hard, they can throw the ball away , and slide while every other player has to take a hit like a man or dive foward. If you man enough to take off be man enough to take a hit. Weve seen the Josh Allens truck defenders and Pat Mahomes get missed on tackles because defenders pull up. Stop this mess NFL.

[@dannyquilter8366]

For the live of christ literally everyone can slide. Tyler Lockett has never taken a hit. He slides. You don't even know the rules of your own game

[@rogerc5645]

Let’s not talk about the forearm shiver he got. Geez. It wasn’t just the hit.

[@ronaldderr]

@@dannyquilter8366Tyler Lockett does not slide like a QB, but he does get down to avoid hits. It’s a big difference. Pull of Tyler sliding and I bet it don’t look like that

[@IceLanternTV]

The problem is that defenders are now taught to go extra low because otherwise they'll be flagged for helmet-to-helmet against a ball carrier dipping their head down. But now that also puts them at helmet level with someone who is sliding. Diving seems like a good idea until someone dives and hits someone's thigh and sustains a serious neck injury. I think it might just be best to just not give ball-carriers protection via sliding at all. It might just be better to just rely on defenders to hit people low. We'll end up with more knee injuries but less concussions.

[@mr.brownmusic606]

I think if QB starts to slide the play is over. If the QB fake slides they should be assessed 15 yard penalty and loss of down for unsportsmanlike conduct. They are trying to manipulate the rules to their benefit. The slide rule was initiated to protect the QB not to give the QB an unfair advantage to either fake slide or to trap opponents into commiting a penalty....it is unfair to defense that NFL allows the fake slide.

[@mr.doctorcaptain1124]

The league is all about the QB now. Honestly, for me it’s made the game very boring.

[@BaronVonMunch]

Since Lawrence wasn't fake sliding, that doesn't help in this case which Rex says happens several times a week in college.

[@Sheribahadur67]

Agree. The slide rule needs to be removed. It's not safer for a QB and it is not fair that a defender has to let up in less than half a second. It does not help protect from concussion. QBs diving at feet is way safer.

[@ashs4022]

A feet first slide, is "exposing" the only part not supported by the ground, your head. In a league where they want to "protect defenseless hits" and yet teach the QB's to "slide feet first", is counterproductive. You running with the ball? you're a runner, run, act like one! Lower your shoulder and take the tackle, stiff-arm, juke or spin. Sliding makes ZERO sense and they should make it illegal to slide feet first by ANY player. The only reason why a QB "slides feet first" is because they are told that they are "special and a priority" by their team, GM and owners... NOT the person hitting them. Running backs do NOT slide feet first. Wide receivers do NOT slide feet first. TE's do NOT slide feel first. Fullbacks do NOT slide feet first. Defensive players who recover a turnover, fumble or interception do NOT slide feet first. So Quarterbacks slide feet first???? Because at full speed, a defender has laser focus on getting you and stopping you, they cannot change their vector mid tickle and will lead to more and more of this.

[@CarlGoat-ju9kn]

It’s easy to look at it over the tv screen and think that was dirty but in real time where these guys are playing full speed it’s hard to tell and sometimes qbs like to lower there shoulder to run you over so it can be confusing, so get rid of the slide once your a runner you got take the hit like a man it’s not fair to the defenders

[@romanbaird1625]

Lawrence was on the ground and A-hole lead with his forearm into his face. There's no justifying some creep trying to end someone's career.

[@user-xl4tp5ef1w]

​@@romanbaird1625Your wrong

[@JohnCena6789-d7e]

@@user-xl4tp5ef1wwe found the slow guy

[@BostonBori92]

2 things can be true the hit wasn't the defenders fault and the players on the Jaguars have every right to react how they did nobody is in the wrong

[@MonsterIcee]

If you played, you’d know it’s not that hard to stick your forearm in a sliding player

[@kings8o5]

It’s kinda ironic that the most protected position almost leads into all these controversial hits. Such as qbs sliding or trying to get out of bounds or a qb throws a inaccurate pass leading their receiver to a danger zone an we always want to blame the defenders when I see qbs and offenses with these rule changes playing a bit more reckless in the sense of their putting their players in vulnerable positions to get bad hits.

[@newagain9964]

Louder for all the casuals.

[@millizaable]

💯

[@GP80888]

Make the QB slide illegal. If a QB is going to run like a RB he will get tackled like a RB. If Lawrence actually let the DB tackle him he probably would not have been injured and may have actually gotten more yards.

[@CharlesCrawford-f3i]

Trevor was trying to get the first down and they met at the line. It is the defenders job on every play to keep the offense from getting the first down. Trevor waited until the last second to slide. There is no way to stop that hit

[@justfun985]

I hate this rule. (The QB slide) It Opens up the QB to shots like this one. This is not the first time this happened, nor will it be the last. (Teddy Bridgewater for example) Once the QB gets past the line of scrimmage he should be considered a running back. Any rule that puts a player in position to get hurt should be altered or removed.

[@bi7235]

Majority of qbs are huge. Don’t run if you don’t want to get hit.

[@fastscalp6250]

Only Rex will make me be a Jets fan again.

[@CaseyLynn-i7u]

QB want to run sliding shouldn't be an option. You are a runner. You don't want to get hit don't run. It's sad they want QBs to do whatever they like, and no one can hit them. You don't want to get murdered stay in the pocket you get outside the tackle box you are now fair game.

[@footba11fan41ife]

I get what you’re saying but according to the rule everyone actually can slide and give themselves up not just QBs . So it’s not just an exception for them. You just don’t see them doing it because that would be seen as weak for any other position

[@raymondrembert6870]

What kinda nonsense is this? Every position has the ability to slide and give themselves up. You see other positions do it all the time situationly.

[@dchenkin02]

Quarterback need to be able to scramble out of the pocket to throw ball away without an Intentional Grounding penalty. Agree, when quarterback is past the line of scrimmage it is different than trying to avoid a sack and throw pass out of bounds.

[@BaronVonMunch]

You don't understand this much. The league depends on the starting qbs to be playing. Fans will not be happy watching games started by backup qbs. That happened in the past, if you want to destroy NFL viewership, just let the starters get knocked out so backup qbs are playing all the time. TV sets will be clicked off. The NFL is a violent sport and players get hurt all the time. The league cannot afford to have the qbs get hurt. They don't have enough good ones for all the teams in the league, they can't afford them getting injured. This is business and no ones wants to watch backup qbs. They'll accept backups anywhere else, but not at qb. So the entire league doesn't want qbs hurt. They are practically ordering qbs to not get hurt. If they do anything to put themself at risk, they are told to stop it and protect themself. I doubt you would be happy if your starting qb was knocked out (if any good) and had to watch a lousy backup every week. The league will never allow qbs to put themselves in much danger.

[@eddieogun]

Lamar Jackson does the best job I've ever seen of a QB that runs n knows how to fall to avoid injuries

[@maskcollector6949]

Avoiding injuries is a skill, not everyone has it. This was a dirty hit, though.

[@donnyirish190]

One of the most violent looking plays??? It's football Greenie! Its a violent sport no matter how much the NFL tries to water it down.

[@jimmybellmon1268]

you can tell The Mothership told them to say that. How they say it's the most violent looking play, but then say the defender had no choice.

[@yamamancha]

Someone has to be honest: This is the QB's fault. The QB put the defender in a position where the defender has to try to make a play. They're both running full speed, they both initiate their slide/dive at the same time. The defender should/could have tried to avoid forearm contact, but there's also two factors here: 1) The defender has already committed to the dive, so he can't dive face first into the player or turf, hence his arms naturally move into that position, and 2) He sees an opportunity to make a play on the ball, so instincts kick in to try to dislodge the ball from the opponent. A defender with more awareness would have avoided forearm contact, but a QB with more awareness would have not put himself or the defender in that position.

[@raymondrembert6870]

That was not a play on the ball lol. His forearm would have hit the head or neck area irregardless which would have been flagged

[@yamamancha]

@@raymondrembert6870 I'm not arguing that the defender isn't responsible for the hit, but the hit was just a few inches above the ball. Defenders are taught to try to knock the ball out. It's an art onto itself. Had they made contact a quarter-second earlier, the defender would have made contact with the QBs arm carrying the ball. And that's really the point. Two guys are sprinting at 15mph. Sliding at that short distance, the QB is asking the defender to do one of two things: 1) Make split-second calculations and acrobatic adjustments mid-stride or mid-air to avoid contact or, 2) Not do his job and just allow the QB to gain yards at will. If the league wants to avoid these types of situations, it needs to discourage QBs from forward sliding in potential contact situations.

[@JohnFLann]

Well said

[@CaitiffFTW]

​@@yamamancha "This is the QB's fault." "I'm not saying that the defender isn't responsible." Pick exactly ONE of those positions to hold. They are mutually exclusive. That forearm was thrown AFTER the defender lunged into the hit, which was AFTER the quarterback was down. He wasn't going for the ball. He wasn't trying to make a play. The play was over. That would have been a dirty hit, if the carrier was standing. The fact that he was on the ground made it much worse, which is why it's a suspension and not just 15 years. That hit was intentional, on a player he knew was down, BEFORE the hit was made.

[@juanaboynkin1196]

When the QB slides to give himself up, he needs to get down to the ground so that the defenders can go over him. The defenders cannot stop and when the QB slides in a sitting position, they can't always miss by going over him. You want to not get hit, learn to slide where your shoulder blades hit the turf.

[@MarbsMusic]

It really doesn't look dirty to me, guy is trying to tackle, not too high, not to low running full speed and the QB slide putting his head at the exact spot the guy was already heading. That is the QBs fault IMHO... the person trying to make the tackle can't read minds, he doesn't know, usually until he is already committed what you are going to do. You can't change at that point. Maybe this will make people mad, I definitely don't want anyone hurt but there has to be a better way that is more safe and more fair to both offensive and defensive players.

[@SamLoplearrrrrooosci]

You should never be allowed to play team sports or be involved in anything like that. You should also be checked mentally.

[@michaelwaninger3155]

That's what I saw.

[@rogerc5645]

The forearm shiver was okay?

[@michaelwaninger3155]

@rogerc5645 He's trying to hit him. That is his job. Had Lawrence gone down sooner before impact was unstoppable it wouldn't have happened. This happens a lot. But I don't hear announcers whining about the rb's lowering their head every single time. It's all bs.

[@SamLoplearrrrrooosci]

@ Anyone defending this hit is a literal psychopath. The defender made the conscious decision at the end to punish Trevor for sliding.

[@jameshendricks8526]

Once QBs become a runner, the slide shouldn't be an option. Once the QB becomes a runner, he should be considered a runner. QBs wait until the last possible moment to start the slide also. A hit that would have hit the chest plate ends up being a shot to the head that wouldn't have been had the QB started the slide sooner.

[@LKerrTxn]

It called tackle the man with the ball. The player with the ball is responsible for the outcome (in this case). Plain and simple.

[@HHHPedigrees]

That was the latest slide I have ever seen. Lawrence can’t be playing victim when he was strategically waiting to slide the last second possible to get extra yards and trying to take advantage of rules to protect him

[@rememberthis8795]

Finally, someone sees it as I see it! Sliding belongs in baseball and softball, and strategically in soccer, definitely not American football. I think QBs should be like Haynes King and Jalen Milroe… go beast mode! If you are a QB and the pocket falls apart, make it look good by getting out of the pocket and throw the ball away. The QB slide should be a line dance in a bar, not an actual tactic for a QB in a game!

[@marknealy4780]

A defensive player is going a 100 miles a hour on the field. It's hard to stop. I'm all for player safety but football is a violent sport...

[@davidallred2947]

The defender was committed, then the QB slid. QB's don't even need pads or a helmet anymore... they're so protected.

[@fiedler230]

That hit on Lawrence was bad, but I've seen worse. The Lawrence glazing is getting out of hand now.

[@rayglizzy]

Sybau

[@TexanEagleFan]

Way worse that hit wasn't that vicious and it was his fault 🤦🏾🤦🏾🤦🏾

[@TheArtOfDean]

Yeah, on my Twitter feed, in addition to the slurs, it was about what Azeez Al-shaair was wearing on his cleats, and nothing about the health of Lawrence.

[@raymondrembert6870]

@@TheArtOfDeantwitter is a cesspool. But yeah alot of the right-wingers; maga crowd is jumping on this one for political reasons.

[@cornxx3]

​@@TheArtOfDeanwhat was on his cleats?

[@bluetroll2082]

Rex knows the game and his recommendation is excellent...

[@louscannon7493]

The hit, in real time was unavoidable. Defenseman had committed to the play, just as Trevor Sallyboy decided to slide. That's on the QB

[@BaronVonMunch]

You can call these guys names if that makes you feel tough, but the qbs are being ordered to protect themselves. If they get hurt, the team and the league is pissed they put themselves in danger of being knocked out. It's not really a choice for them, everyone expects the qb to stay healthy because the team and the tv ratings rely on it.

[@Xrobberyx]

Ive watched the play live at least 10 times and every time i didnt think it was dirty. Yet I saw a guy on threads pause the frame so it look like al Shair was upright and Tlaw was already on the ground and trying to argue his point that it was a dirty play. When I commented that I didn’t think it was dirty when I saw it live he said “I give visual proof and yet you still deny it it’s clear you’ll just say whatever to fit your narrative “ I mean this guy literally took one frame that was shot at 60 frames per second and made it look like he had time to not hit tlaw . It’s a bang bang play bro the nfl broadcasts at 60fps the human reaction time is not that fast especially when you’re both running full speed.

[@rogerc5645]

It wasn’t just the hit, it was the forearm to the head. C’mon.

[@normthompson923]

Where was he targeting then if not a sliding runner. It's like all the helmet to helmet shots that aren't being called till the next trauma victim is carted off. Some clowns thrive in chaos and misery.

[@myshepspud1]

@rogerc5645 forearm to what head, the one with the helmet? You'd think A football was a pansy sport as an outside rugby watcher.

[@normthompson923]

@myshepspud1 geez,at very worst he would be what the 1000th guy to be concussed while wearing a helmet? Thanks for the input moron.

[@alecunkel2471]

i think there should be a rule that you have to slide before being within 4 yards of the defender or something like that to get the safety benefits. the accountability should be on both the runner and the defender

[@gsNice31]

They were so critical of Panthers front office when Bryce was benched and now they’re talking about it being the new meta for rookie QBs 😂😂

[@Rackflippa]

Well said rex❗️Prayers for lawrence🙏🏼

[@GFitness214]

That was a clean hit. Football needs this back.

[@Iamtheiguana]

If you are a qb, talk to your rb about how to get tackled and not get hurt, the slide is just so dumb because these tackles will keep happening and not just end a guys night or season or career, one of these days a guy will get hit and he aint never gonna be right again, this is something the NFL needs to address and not come offseason but start talking about it now

[@danielsweeney1733]

Anthony Richardson threw for 109 yards yesterday, what are we doing

[@jimmie_g]

He also threw two TD passes, ran for another TD and led the team on a 19 play game winning drive.

[@patjablonski9739]

He's black so ESPN loves him

[@iam_nell]

“Hello” you play to win the game. There’s no so thing as an ugly win

[@dreddmann6532]

Did the team win? or you prefer Joe Burrow's nos and an L?

[@edwardfisher9930]

Stats are for losers The only stat that matters are wins and losses 💯

[@Brad88ford]

What needs to happen is teach football moves and not trying to dodge a hit. I've watched more qbs recently getting hammered in the head trying to slide than just making a football move like they used to do. Make Football great again!

[@ONi_Smoke]

I don’t think the hit was dirty tbh, tacklers always go a bit lower when they make a tackle,when a QB slides they go lower down into the tacklers attack area so it ends up looking dirty when it’s not

[@oaktree1626]

I agree

[@mpccengineer]

This is football. I think that protecting one player above the rest is discrimination. We protect them because of the their monetary value. That is discrimination.

[@psychotheoryx]

Rex makes a REALLY GOOD POINT! It's just Physics and Human Instinct.

[@pakers2128]

Pit bulls have instincts, they need more adult supervision than other dogs. Ditto that with humans.

[@str8nashtygaming466]

I've never seen so many media " analysts" gaslight anybody as much as they do Richardson. Dude completed 50% of his passes for 104 yards..... this is the NFL!! High school QB's have better stats than that. The colts are basically running the wildcat offense because that guy isn't an NFL qb.

[@davidtullis2810]

You notice when Purdy scrambles he always dives at the end of the play and hasn't taken a big hit scrambling yet

[@SaturdayvsSunday]

Agreed. It seems obvious that diving when defenders are near is the safest move. I've yet to see a defender make any meaningful contact to a QB who dives. It usually is just a hand on the back to touch him down.

[@northlandphoenix]

The best part about diving is that you have more control as you're getting hit, to get your head out of the way and take more of a glancing blow. When you slide, you're just leaving your head defenseless right in the area most likely to be hit by a potential tackler.

[@dcc70]

I understand the NFL wanting to protect QBs because of business reasons. But the league has changed so many rules to protect the QB that some QBs stopped protecting themselves, expecting the rules to protect them.

[@svperhxro_tng_Tube]

Rex makes a great point. The hit was exceptionally dirty, coaches gotta teach these QBs to get down differently when guys are coming at them straight on.

[@400YrsAndWeStillWaitin]

🗣️🦏💩

[@CharlesFristians]

but diving head first is NOT the answer, the way he thinks it is. imagine the same force compressing your neck. sliding could lead to concussions and career enders, but diving is paralysis and life-ending potentially

[@Adam-xe5xm]

@@CharlesFristians that would require you going crown of the head square into the defenders ankle that would most likely need to be planted for there to be enough force to even be in the ball park of damaging your neck. On the flip side when you slide any hit you take will bounce your head off the ground like a basketball which is how most concussions happen. The reality is the safest thing to do is to just take the tackle like any other player.

[@texasboy1400]

Come on bruh. It’s football

[@svperhxro_tng_Tube]

@ theoretically possible but where’s the evidence of that actually happening on a regular basis compared to QBs getting concussed while sliding? WRs have been going head first to avoid contact in the open field since the Kurt Warner Rams

[@LooseCannon-s8f]

Rex makes a great point...when a quarterback slides like Trevor did he's sliding down unprotected. So true. And the hit and slide are happening in a fraction of a second. Anything but the rear end slide should be taught now.

[@BillCaddell]

Rex is 100% correct. The NFL has put QBs at greater risk teaching them to slide. QBs should fall forward just like RBs or WRs. The defender is aiming for a mid section shot and as the QB slides, all of a sudden that mid section shot is now a head shot. What is the defender supposed to do in the open field?

[@mike_datzmag1c21]

2:05 “and I am trying to get a head coaching job again..” As Chicagoan, I personally wouldn’t mind him here….even if he’s not the head coach but our defensive coach, I’d take that. He’d definitely encourage physicality be upheld.

[@sheyanderson4371]

That hit on Lawrence is on the league, not on the players. It was in closer quarters at full speed; Lawrence is doing what he is taught and the defender is trying to make a play. I feel for Lawrence but Rex is absolutely right in this case. The league, Jacksonville, and Lawrence should not be expecting the player to pull up at full speed in a split second. Especially when Lawrence has a tendency to run hard at times and not slide. If it's a 50/50 that Lawrence lowers his head or slides, the defender is going to play the former every time. The league also turns a blind eye to QBs faking avoiding contact and slides. It happens more often than most think and they always end up in huge plays. Defenders assume the QB is going to slide or run out of bounds, a little headfake or slight hip drop, and they keep going. If they want to minimize hits like this, they have to look at both sides of the plays equally.

[@marklaplante8675]

In this era of frame-by-frame slow motion playback, it's very easy to claim that this was a dirty hit. But put yourself in the shoes of the defensive player. The opposing Quarterback is running for a first down and you rush forward and throw yourself at the QB and he slides. You have a split second to react and not everybody has lightning reflexes. If they're going to slide, then have the QB stop and kneel. Look at how Mahomes will run for the sideline and if the defender hesitates to knock him out of bounds, he then tiptoes up along the sideline for an additional five yards. I get it, the owners don't want to see their most important and/or most expensive asset put in danger. But football is a contact sport and a running QB should be treated the same as any other running back at that point.

[@bobfoster687]

Football is not a contact sport. Dancing is a contact sport. Football is a COLLISION SPORT!!!

[@maskcollector6949]

You must have a reaction time slower than molasses.

[@imnotabotrlyimnot]

This is a dirty hit right off the bat due to him leading with his forearm to the head. That would have been a penalty no matter who the runner was.

[@noodle014]

Is there a building on fire going on in the background of the studio?

[@drexeldragon1723]

Sunrise

[@Wes36Man]

It’s called the sun

[@timothywyatt406]

I’ve watched this several times on several channels and this is my first time to comment. He waited until the last second to slide, leaving the defender no time to react. I see nothing malicious about the hit, it was bad timing and the QB was at fault. He wanted the extra yards and protection. The slide rule has to go or be modified to behind the line of scrimmage. If you want yardage gain you have to be willing to take a fair hit.

[@markgubbins1958]

One thing I came up with, is to have the QB raise one arm like a fair catch on a punt, and then stop. Where he raises is arm, is where the ball is spotted for the next down. Sure, they don't get the extra yards like a slide, but at least there is no career ending injury.

[@Idog2025]

Dam didn’t see that hit yesterday. Thats brutal

[@rhythmax]

The fact he didn’t suggest the QB to go out of bounds is crazy work!

[@clearvuwindowtint]

Rex is right. There’s a few qb that would have dived there. Brock purdy and mayfield dive in most situations like that

[@ShawnReed-ny1hd]

Tua tried to dive how'd that work out

[@bigoldoinks1219]

@@ShawnReed-ny1hdyeah man let’s just forget that was his 5 concussion in like 2 years no way it couldn’t have worked out right?

[@MikkiChavez]

​@@bigoldoinks1219i hate these type of ppl. Make the dumbest & pointless comments in debates that throw off everything

[@stevedoredandyfunk3032]

@@ShawnReed-ny1hd Tua had a jelly head going way back. He is concussion prone and needs to quit while he still has something left between his ears.

[@jeremyrebel8931]

U guys need to do something about the echo in the studio. Add panels to absorb the sound waves.

[@JayRoberts244]

When running at full speed dive, leading with your head to avoid head injuries is the dumbest thing I’ve heard in awhile

[@BnMGarage]

Think about momentum. If you dive head first, your head will be the first part of your body to clear the danger zone. Sliding back leaves your head and torso available to target for the longest period of time. If they are running 14ish mph, It would take .5 seconds to cover 9ft. If you lead with your head, it is nearly impossible to be hit square by a tackler within 5ft. Leaning back will almost assure a square hit because the tackler is closing the distance at the same rate, while having time to target you torso.

[@JayRoberts244]

@ one major problem with that, you assume when leading with the head that the head will clear danger. If fact it very well could result in a helmet to helmet. To say that is nearly impossible is a ridiculous claim

[@GlazerMMA11]

Rex is truly right about this on Qbs that leave the pocket should be treated just like anyone else on the field he isn't defenseless at all Azeez has to make a split second play doesnt realize Lawrence is gonna slide til the last second mfs don't know what they're talking about

[@jsaANC4509]

I hope Rex gets another couching job

[@westillrock5ringz576]

He is couching!💯💯😂😂😂

[@mihnic0504]

I agree with Rex. Your vulnerable when you slide. 3 years of watching Justin Fields I’m shocked he never got knocked out. Teach them to lower the shoulder like a RB and deliver the pain.

[@falconeyes9668]

As a baseball guy I'm sick of QBs sliding.

[@WW3_Soon]

No. 1 overall draft pick Trevor Lawrence is overrated and overpaid and until he rids himself of that girlish hairstyle, he a loser.

[@dontcare8429]

Says the guy sitting on his couch.

[@petsquirrelable]

The slide was introduced so the QB could slide way before contact and declare himself down to protect them from taking hits. The slide was not introduced so QB’s can play a game of chicken with defenders and wait until the last second to get down suddenly. QB’s have been taking advantage and trying to get extra yards for first downs or fake slide and then juke past because the defender is in a no win situation. QB’s need to stop waiting until the last second to slide period. Otherwise they’re going to keep getting laid out.

[@9ersLif3r]

If you don't want your qb hit he shouldn't be running and sliding last second! He should've slid YARDS before Azeez was near him. IM SICK TIRED OF FOOTBALL BEING WUSSIFIED BECAUSE OF QBS

[@donnyflippo2781]

Totally agree with Rex, it is a bad hit, no doubt…15mph against 15mph equals a train wreck! Sliding is stupid, treat all runners as RBs. Problem solved.

[@rickchilders4256]

No more sliding, once you run you are now a real football player and you get hit like any other offensive back

[@geoffreyrue8026]

Rex is right. Dive head first towards the defenders ankles. That’s the safest way because the defender is automatically try to defend himself.

[@garygsp3]

I hate the QB slide. Why? Every QB that slides does so at the last possible second to get every inch they can. EVERYTIME it draws a flag. They slide so late that the defender is already mid tackle when they start. Come on this game moves so fast. You aren't going to be able to stop a hit at 15 plus mph when he's running at you with the same speed. That's a 30 mph hit. I don't blame the defender. To me that wasn't a dirty hit. That was a guy doing his job. If it was a dirty hit then these hits would be rare. Yet they aren't rare it happens all the time. Then NFL if it's serious about safety needs to eliminate the slide rule. In an attempt to protect them they made it worse.

[@pugsondrugs6556]

I think Rex is right to an extent. There are times to slide, but last minute sliding while running at full speed opens you up to these head shots that a dirty opponent can take advantage of.

[@DarricSmith-vt1ci]

The first down sticks and the goal line is the most dangerous part in the field of play. OB needs to slide 2 or 3 yards before the goal line and the first down sticks.

[@andremurrie7921]

Hit was clean, forearms to the chest, the slide was late, and it was his head hitting the ground not the hit that gave him the concussion, slide earlier instead of trying to get a few extra yards and this isn't an issue, quarterbacks fault

[@macmoney88]

I totally agree with you. I hate how everybody is calling this dirty hit. Trevor Lawrence is a big dude probably bigger than the defender. What’s the defender supposed to do? Let himself get run over. This is pro football they gotta stop with all these changes that protect the offensive players

[@drewmeyer9679]

It was to the face rewatch it

[@wesa-nv7nu]

I think you have to see the tackle in other cameras, the shoulder hit in Trevor’s face already had a blown impact, maybe he was already unconscious. Then his head hit the ground!!!

[@andremurrie7921]

@wesa-nv7nu what initiates the contact is all that matters, if you lead with the shoulder and the helmets collide is not helmet to helmet contact, the intent was to lead with the shoulder, her he leads with his arms, the shoulder connects last and wasn't on purpose, but regardless it's incumbent on the qb to protect himself, he decides when he slides, if he waits to long he risks the defense initiating contact, that simple

[@wesa-nv7nu]

@@andremurrie7921 IF you loose a Defensive player the season continues, the next Man up... but if you loose a "Franchise" QB... like when Tom Brady broke the leg with a tackle, the season is over. The league became a QB friendly, but in Trevor's case it was an avoiadable tackle.

[@SpringLeafWolf]

The Miami Dolphins QB, Tua, had the same problem with sliding. He was all over the place with the way he would go down after running the ball, now he has started to dive forward.

[@SC-ye3kw]

Trevor Lawrence slid too late, the defender was going for the big hit against a running QB. I don't fault the defender at all.

[@nathangoddard8115]

I think once a QB becomes a runner he should stay a runner. You cannot switch back because you want to slide.

[@lafan4801]

Rex is really embarrassing himself with this one. Leading with your head in a dive is worse since there are far more angles of attack to the head . With slide, Putting your head at the rear of the body position is natural and it also signals to the defense you are giving up. In this case , the DE simply ignored that and got low to hit him.

[@jj204]

Yes the fan on KZbin knows more than a dude who did it for his career.

[@thedoggfather3567]

0:34 I agree, but consistency is what’s more important

[@terencew7716]

What is wrong with Azeez Al-Shaair??

[@mdduet]

Hate what happened it definitely included a dirty hit but here's the BUT. QB's should realize that when they are trying to extend the run at full speed, especially when attempting to get to a first down, the defense is also still trying to make a tackle. Rex is right. They have to learn to take the slide earlier. This is going on because NFL/College D's are frustrated by "running" pretending to slide and juking them to get extra yards. The whole time those players are relaxing thinking the QB is going to give themselves up or run out of bounds. The game has changed too much in the QBs favor.

[@tigerhoods7927]

lol that’s clown statement how you don’t want quarterbacks to slide but these ppl will be the main ones crying when one of their favorite quarterbacks gets hit and done for the year

[@lakejindsay]

The dive makes a lot more sense. For both safety and competitive reasons.

[@plutoisaplanet7879]

NO WAY! That way a brutal hit! Sure, they where both moving, but he could have moved slightly to avoid a brutal hit, and he didn't.

[@gtjohns220]

That's a .1 sec decision running full speed. The QB literally slid into the defender in that play bc he was trying to get the first down. Either slide earlier or dive to protect yourself.

[@tnkstudio4622]

@@gtjohns220 yes! it's .1 sec but clean players never aim their arm/elbow at the QB neck. You only do that when you intend to take QB head off.

[@gtjohns220]

@tnkstudio4622 never played football huh? He was aimed at the QBs lower body for a tackle then the QB dropped into his tackle zone when he slid.

[@robinhood2439]

exactly he could have moved. I have seen players change their stance .

[@gtjohns220]

@robinhood2439 you are correct. We have seen Jared Allen and Patrick Mahomes fake slide then have huge runs.

[@DixxonYass]

H actually answering that question first is even more insane

[@BarryHurley-h7n]

Agree with Rex..but Aziz was 5 yards from Lawrence when he began to slide. Absolutely unacceptable!

[@stevedoredandyfunk3032]

how long does it take to cover that at full speed?

[@C.J.33]

@@stevedoredandyfunk3032 okay, so hear me out. Google says the average NFL LB 40 yard time is 4.7 seconds. scale that down to 4 yards distance (divide by 10) and you get .47 seconds, not counting the QB running full speed your direction. If both running the same speed- roughly .24 seconds of decision time over a 4 yard span. Average blink time is .1 to .4 seconds.

[@stevedoredandyfunk3032]

@@C.J.33 Yeah, that was the point of the question. That is not enough time to change course or redefine the physics of the situation. Lawrence did that to himself

[@smoove2432]

Or just remove the rule altogether. Qb's should be treated like everyone else when they become a runner.

[@stynkus]

This is a very dirty play. Dude *intentionally* went head hunting and it was disgusting to watch. The league needs to send a very strong message with this one: suspension for the rest of the season or at least twice the amount of games that the injured player is out for (whichever is longer), and a very hefty fine.

[@jamiethomas5849]

SOFT

[@SunniMerlot]

That’s not true. You prob never played football. You have a second to determine if the slide is gonna be another move

[@Lake-like-water]

@@SunniMerlot that’s true mostly, but the difference to me at least is a normal tackle doesn’t look like what he did, he used his forearm as a weapon to drive the QBs head into the ground, if he was just going for a normal tackle I believe he would have had his arms more open because you’d be trying to wrap up; and most likely he would have just flew over the top of the QB, not drove his head into the turf

[@Lake-like-water]

@@SunniMerlotalso he had enough time to make the decision to launch himself down, which is not a normal tackle, if he was trying to size him up he would have been initially aiming higher up the body and would have, again, just flew over the top of a sliding QB

[@show2ime]

You must be a jags fan😂

[@Trevlee74]

When running the ball you have to have an offensive mindset, not defensive. The latter will get you hurt more often.

[@jzl7965]

Al-Shaair thinks he’s vontaze burfict 😭😭

[@gunndygaming]

If a QB decides to scramble or it's a run play, once the QB leaves the pocket they should be held to the same rules as any other player running the ball. Running backs and Receivers don't get special privileges for sliding.

[@tigerhoods7927]

I hope they drop a monster suspension on Aziz Al-Shaair … legit tried to knock the head off Trevor Lawrence. As dirty as they come.

[@LoneStar62]

I’ve seen QBs not slide when you think they’re sliding. End the slide rule, it’s causing more harm than good.

[@ProjectDystopia]

Football has changed from the 80s and 90s; it's time to just play flag football.

[@SwayPromo]

They needs to ban the slide. You can tell Lawrence stutter steps before trying to slide to try to get more yards.. what’s the defender supposed to do. Let him get more yards????