I'd argue that 88 was not defenseless, he stiff armed Derwin right before Derwin made contact. Derwin does needs to adjust his tackle technique, but this wasn't a hit that deserved a suspension.
Answer me this. How do you keep your head up if your body is horizontal on the tackle??? Do you break your neck upwards while your body is parallel with the field?
Your supposed to let behemoths run you over and get yelled at by your coach for not making the tackle. Or target their legs, but that is something most players find way more dirty than this hit.
Why is Rasheed Rice the KC receiver still playing after fleeing the scene of a crash harming innocent people.. one week later he attacked a photographer ?
@@giamarshall6323The NFL aren’t the police. There is a difference between suspending someone for something that happens on the field vs. off the field. They are waiting for the legal process to play out, this is how it has gone for many others before Rice and before Derwin James.
How has no one covered Matt Judon’s cheap shot on Pickens week 1? There wasn’t even a fine given or a flag….there is 0 consistency and some of the actual fines make 0 sense.
@@RogerGoodeII Favorable treatment in sports .. new to YOU? What rock do you live under? An unfair suspension of the star defensive player before the Chiefs game . . . People ask questions.
Nfl is so dumb. The fanbase of charger nation pays to see their star safety, the best safety in this decade, play and you suspend him. Thats like suspending kobe bryant or lebron james. Fans should just protest this softass NFL governance
@@MBurglandwhats pathetic is a guy being suspended for making a football play but rashee rice can flee the scene of an accident assault someone almost kill innocent people and can still play with nothing done to him ha
This is nothing but finding the opportunity to help the Chiefs and acting on it. It’s nothing to do with the league, unless we see it happening elsewhere. I bet we won’t see it anywhere else this year.
@@marshallnmoonshine Prove what wrong? Your conspiracy theory that they suspended a player only because they are playing the Chiefs… lol okay. Defintely was an illegal hit by a guy that has had more illegal hits than any other player since 2018, wonder if that has anything to do with it? lol no it is the Chiefs
People acting like the NFL did the Chiefs a favor are HILARIOUS! Travis Kelce absolutely COOKS Derwin James when he tries to cover him 1v1. It’s not hard to tackle at the S position not leading with your helmet. Watch some Justin Reid teach tape… he LAYS THE WOOD and doesn’t lead with the helmet! LMFAO!!
This guy is a 🤡. This is a prime example of a company man. You just lost a viewer. I hit the unsubscribe button for sure after hearing this. Soon enough it'll be the entire NFL that will lose my viewership. This is crazy how much they expect a defensive player to do. The league is taking out the competitive spirit out of the player. You really think DJ doesn't know how to tackle? He is not dumb to get fine again. The game is so fast and angles are taken in order to make tackles. What did you expect, for DJ to blow out the TE legs and hurt his teammate. That big TE would have lit up DJ because he was running like a rb. The TE dipped as he made a cut and DJ tried to tackle low but ended up higher than he should. It was a bang bang play. Penalty at the most. As Kobe said "SOFT!"
I saw the same tackle 20 times last weekend, only DJ was penalized because he is stronger and faster than the other hitters. It’s 100% okay to make that hit if you are sub 6’ or a ‘scrappy’ whiteboy, but not if you’re a 6’3 black guy with tattoos
@@natestrand4922Not true. This is how the NFL has always dealt with off the field issues, see the Kamara situation. There is a difference between on the field vs. off the field issues. The NFL aren’t the police.
Yet cameron hayward takeout like 3 chargers defenders with injuries and the league is scared an a baby hit..i guess derwin james justa has to learn to keep his chin down and aggressively hit to hurt next time!punx. Leage gettin soft its a quarterbacks league smh..alls this does its makes rhe kids thunk twice about hitting the star bluchips..😮smh..wa'k. Look at tua...everyones saying let him play..why? Think.
That hit is as clean as you can get while playing as aggressive as coaches want. seriously WTF. He leads with his shoulder but the ball Carrier made a move so Derwin James Helmet connects with his shoulder first then incidentally hits his helmet. Thats legal! The rules are aim in between the shoulders and above the knees, he does that. everyone always tells you to aim high rather than aiming low he did that, he did everything you're supposed to do. And they still fined him for nearly a million dollars with this suspension. I've been saying it for 2 years. They just don't let Darwin James play.
Dont think being a sports journalist who probably never played the game to determine what qualifys as illegal hit. The game is fast at even high scho level. It is almost a blur at pro level. These players fly around instinct is super important. No way was Derwin going for the head intentionally.
The contact was unfortunate but obviously unavoidable. The receiver was low, Derwin tackled low ... and the idiot who decided to suspend Derwin likely never played a single snap of football in his life.
The NFL rule makers need to put the pads on in live action and demonstrate to the player how it should be done if its that easy. This is football not powered puff football
This was objectively an illegal hit, but I am surprised he is suspended for it. I wonder if he was on some sort of list with the NFL since he is a repeating offender? 2nd in the NFL in these calls since 2018
Mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn cut it out 😂😂😂 he wasn’t trying to hurt anyone and these dudes are not defenseless how do you tackle a guy running full speed and you can’t dip you gotta stand straight up and the other guy can dip ect ???
Derwin's suspension is BS (overblown). Look ay What Runtan used to do. The Chargers need a new OC and a fix at WR as well as interior OL. Time to beg for Drue Tranquill to come back to Chargers. Wy not use Vidal.
You’re seriously going to say hold the coaches responsible? Give me a break you are overly controlling and regulating the players to begin with. This may seem intentional every time but at fill speed putting your shoulder on a guy isn’t easy so stop your weak knee’d response as a so called blabbering expert on this topic..
Yeah its totally the Steelers fault...PAT MADE DERWIN LEAD WITH HIS HEAD!!! If we talking about this regarding Derwin, then apparently its happening more often than when they play the Steelers...JIM IS A JOKE!!! On a side note...WHO DO YALL THINK GETS THE BIG PIECE OF CHICKEN DURING FAMILY MEALS!?!? JOHN OR JIM!?!? 🤔 😂
@@adrianrodriguez3984 What you even talking about!?!? I'm not complaining..Jim Harbaugh was the one that came out and blamed the Steelers for James suspension!!! But what's Cam have to do with anything!?!? Cam is the Walter Peyton Man of the Year recipient last year...Not given to known dirty players!?!? 🤔
Derwin costs a lot of money since teams retaliate against our best players for his hits. Kelce it was Matt Dana tucking his helmet into Herberts ribs now its Steelers rolling over his bad ankle. Derwin will never learn, costs yards and millions on top of his cap its time to cut him
The league is too soft Men in the world are becoming to soft. They should make a league for the soft players u know what I mean. Football is a league where there is risk in the game. Sorry but truth Men are too feminine now and days. God bless you all
the NFL has been catching lawsuits and they are done with that. It's a business move the keep the money coming in. "tough football" I'd taxing their pockets
I'd argue that 88 was not defenseless, he stiff armed Derwin right before Derwin made contact.
Derwin does needs to adjust his tackle technique, but this wasn't a hit that deserved a suspension.
They are making it to hard to make tackles
This BS started with Brady and has escalated to the nth degree with Mahomes.
Agenda…
Answer me this. How do you keep your head up if your body is horizontal on the tackle??? Do you break your neck upwards while your body is parallel with the field?
Your supposed to let behemoths run you over and get yelled at by your coach for not making the tackle. Or target their legs, but that is something most players find way more dirty than this hit.
Derwin James was suspended so he doesn’t have a chance to hit Travis Swift or Mahomes. Derwin DID NOT hit a defenseless player so this is bogus
Why is Rasheed Rice the KC receiver still playing after fleeing the scene of a crash harming innocent people.. one week later he attacked a photographer ?
@@giamarshall6323The NFL aren’t the police.
There is a difference between suspending someone for something that happens on the field vs. off the field. They are waiting for the legal process to play out, this is how it has gone for many others before Rice and before Derwin James.
How has no one covered Matt Judon’s cheap shot on Pickens week 1? There wasn’t even a fine given or a flag….there is 0 consistency and some of the actual fines make 0 sense.
Stick to the story.
The suspension looks POLITICAL ... likely to help the Chiefs divisional standings one more year.
Getting pathetic how everyone thinks everything is to help the Chiefs…
@@RogerGoodeIIwell it obviously is lol
@@RogerGoodeII Favorable treatment in sports .. new to YOU? What rock do you live under? An unfair suspension of the star defensive player before the Chiefs game . . . People ask questions.
Nfl is so dumb. The fanbase of charger nation pays to see their star safety, the best safety in this decade, play and you suspend him. Thats like suspending kobe bryant or lebron james. Fans should just protest this softass NFL governance
Chiefs fan here. I’ve been told in multiple forums that it’s the refs….helping us out again. Lol.
Yeah, it's a little pathetic at this point.
@@MBurglandwhats pathetic is a guy being suspended for making a football play but rashee rice can flee the scene of an accident assault someone almost kill innocent people and can still play with nothing done to him ha
@@BeamskiiThis is how they have always dealt with these situations. You can disagree with it, but it isn’t anything new.
i dont pay over a thousand dollars a season to watch flag football.
This is nothing but finding the opportunity to help the Chiefs and acting on it.
It’s nothing to do with the league, unless we see it happening elsewhere.
I bet we won’t see it anywhere else this year.
Proof?
@@MBurgland it’s right in front of you
lol anything that happens is to help the Chiefs? How ridiculous, this is getting pathetic
@@RogerGoodeII is it?
Prove me wrong.
@@marshallnmoonshine Prove what wrong? Your conspiracy theory that they suspended a player only because they are playing the Chiefs… lol okay. Defintely was an illegal hit by a guy that has had more illegal hits than any other player since 2018, wonder if that has anything to do with it? lol no it is the Chiefs
EXHIBIT A: Lawyer talking football and doesnt have a clue
The problem is that the NFL isn't consistent. There should have been a lot of players suspended.
Pencilneck Florio thinks he knows how to judge a tackle
Is Florio even an advocate of the NFL at this point or does he just keep a job as a corporate shill to executives at NBC?
People acting like the NFL did the Chiefs a favor are HILARIOUS! Travis Kelce absolutely COOKS Derwin James when he tries to cover him 1v1. It’s not hard to tackle at the S position not leading with your helmet. Watch some Justin Reid teach tape… he LAYS THE WOOD and doesn’t lead with the helmet! LMFAO!!
This guy is a 🤡. This is a prime example of a company man. You just lost a viewer. I hit the unsubscribe button for sure after hearing this. Soon enough it'll be the entire NFL that will lose my viewership. This is crazy how much they expect a defensive player to do. The league is taking out the competitive spirit out of the player. You really think DJ doesn't know how to tackle? He is not dumb to get fine again. The game is so fast and angles are taken in order to make tackles. What did you expect, for DJ to blow out the TE legs and hurt his teammate. That big TE would have lit up DJ because he was running like a rb. The TE dipped as he made a cut and DJ tried to tackle low but ended up higher than he should. It was a bang bang play. Penalty at the most. As Kobe said "SOFT!"
I genuinely didn’t see anything wrong with the tackle. I think the NFL is living up to its name. No Fun League
It was an illegal hit, bye Felicia.
I saw the same tackle 20 times last weekend, only DJ was penalized because he is stronger and faster than the other hitters.
It’s 100% okay to make that hit if you are sub 6’ or a ‘scrappy’ whiteboy, but not if you’re a 6’3 black guy with tattoos
Florio acts like he played the game 😂🤣 what a 🤡😆🤣
Just go to flag football. You can't make a tackle without lowering your head.
Derwin should just go back to doing suplexes. Gotten punish the offense somehow in this offense only league
Rice went in with his car still playing
It’s the chiefs exception. They are immune to the same standards imposed on the rest of teams
@@natestrand4922Not true. This is how the NFL has always dealt with off the field issues, see the Kamara situation.
There is a difference between on the field vs. off the field issues. The NFL aren’t the police.
Yet cameron hayward takeout like 3 chargers defenders with injuries and the league is scared an a baby hit..i guess derwin james justa has to learn to keep his chin down and aggressively hit to hurt next time!punx. Leage gettin soft its a quarterbacks league smh..alls this does its makes rhe kids thunk twice about hitting the star bluchips..😮smh..wa'k. Look at tua...everyones saying let him play..why? Think.
That hit is as clean as you can get while playing as aggressive as coaches want. seriously WTF. He leads with his shoulder but the ball Carrier made a move so Derwin James Helmet connects with his shoulder first then incidentally hits his helmet. Thats legal! The rules are aim in between the shoulders and above the knees, he does that. everyone always tells you to aim high rather than aiming low he did that, he did everything you're supposed to do. And they still fined him for nearly a million dollars with this suspension. I've been saying it for 2 years. They just don't let Darwin James play.
Just like the penalty called on Mack for or roughing the passer. He didn't rough the passer.He was pushed into the passer. NFL is bent.
NFL is no longer football , it's gotten ridiculous !! Whatever dude !!
Dont think being a sports journalist who probably never played the game to determine what qualifys as illegal hit. The game is fast at even high scho level. It is almost a blur at pro level. These players fly around instinct is super important. No way was Derwin going for the head intentionally.
Receivers are going to be like point gaurds in the NBA. Not gonna be able to touch em until they've secured the ball.
Your gas lighting, typical lawyer who has no idea what it physically takes to tackle
The contact was unfortunate but obviously unavoidable. The receiver was low, Derwin tackled low ... and the idiot who decided to suspend Derwin likely never played a single snap of football in his life.
Coach should never be fined.
There is no way he’s suggesting fining coaches for the players having hits to the helmets
Are you suggesting that parents should also be punished for a child's behavior? What a refreshing point of view.
The NFL rule makers need to put the pads on in live action and demonstrate to the player how it should be done if its that easy.
This is football not powered puff football
This was objectively an illegal hit, but I am surprised he is suspended for it.
I wonder if he was on some sort of list with the NFL since he is a repeating offender? 2nd in the NFL in these calls since 2018
Says the guys that’s never played a single snap
Are u hearing yourself talk , did u ever play ?
Mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn cut it out 😂😂😂 he wasn’t trying to hurt anyone and these dudes are not defenseless how do you tackle a guy running full speed and you can’t dip you gotta stand straight up and the other guy can dip ect ???
Bad commentary. Totally disagree with you! Never take away a man's paycheck. Sitting him out of a game or two is enough.
NFL should make the league flag football
Derwin's suspension is BS (overblown). Look ay What Runtan used to do. The Chargers need a new OC and a fix at WR as well as interior OL. Time to beg for Drue Tranquill to come back to Chargers. Wy not use Vidal.
Is the league moving to powder-puff football? What should Derwin have done differently?
You’re seriously going to say hold the coaches responsible? Give me a break you are overly controlling and regulating the players to begin with. This may seem intentional every time but at fill speed putting your shoulder on a guy isn’t easy so stop your weak knee’d response as a so called blabbering expert on this topic..
Florios take on this is particular situation is garbage.
total bs...Derwin did go in to the tackl with his shoulder. His shoulder hit first. what are you talking about. This is a bad, erroneous take Mike.
NFL just trying to increase offense..and decrease defense
Mike working for NFL Network now
This is football buddy. I see those hits every single game with out getting called. Super weak.
But Rashee Rice can do whatever he wants Kc criminals. Remember when jackson and brittany mahgay made tiktoks on sean taylors memorial what a world
_ so running backs truck the defense, but the defense can’t do nothing about it
How can u keep your helmet out with both shoulders
Bias… 🤦🏻♂️
Yeah its totally the Steelers fault...PAT MADE DERWIN LEAD WITH HIS HEAD!!! If we talking about this regarding Derwin, then apparently its happening more often than when they play the Steelers...JIM IS A JOKE!!! On a side note...WHO DO YALL THINK GETS THE BIG PIECE OF CHICKEN DURING FAMILY MEALS!?!? JOHN OR JIM!?!? 🤔 😂
You have Cam Hayward on your team bro and your complaining about Derwin lmao
@@adrianrodriguez3984 What you even talking about!?!? I'm not complaining..Jim Harbaugh was the one that came out and blamed the Steelers for James suspension!!! But what's Cam have to do with anything!?!? Cam is the Walter Peyton Man of the Year recipient last year...Not given to known dirty players!?!? 🤔
@@insaneone86 Winning an award for his contribution to the community does not equate to how a player performs within the game.
he didn't lead with his head. HIs shoulder hit first. this is a joke
@@insaneone86The same Cam that punched Herbert in the stomach? It was covered at the time. Guess he forgot he had the Walter Payton trophy.
Tony Jefferson activated?
Derwin costs a lot of money since teams retaliate against our best players for his hits. Kelce it was Matt Dana tucking his helmet into Herberts ribs now its Steelers rolling over his bad ankle. Derwin will never learn, costs yards and millions on top of his cap its time to cut him
You drive with a mask on
The league is too soft Men in the world are becoming to soft. They should make a league for the soft players u know what I mean. Football is a league where there is risk in the game. Sorry but truth Men are too feminine now and days. God bless you all
the NFL has been catching lawsuits and they are done with that. It's a business move the keep the money coming in. "tough football" I'd taxing their pockets
There is a league for soft players. It’s call Flag Football 😂😂😂
Grow up. Take a writing class as well.
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Great commentary Mike! We need more points!
This is my first comment in over 20 years… this guy sucks.
Soft
How about stop pu55ifying the sport
You guys are so weak!
Is this clown really defending this suspension?
Throw these players of the league. And if coaches can’t control or will not control this rule, then show them both the door
“Of” the league huh?