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The original was posted on /r/nfl by /u/No_Wave8441 on 2023-12-14 20:17:52.
It’s sort of insane that if a QB gets tackled a certain way with the ball in their hands it can still be a roughing the passer penalty, but Will Levis can drop his shoulder while hitting a defender and he gets rewarded for it.
If we’re really serious about protecting QBs, then shouldn’t the NFL find a way to insentivise QBs to avoid big hits? And if we are going to penalize defenders for certain hits on QBs, then shouldn’t we penalize QBs for taking on big hits that are easily avoidable.
Faking going out of bounds is one of the biggest cheat codes in the NFL for QBs. Shouldn’t that be penalized?
I’m not a big fan of penalties, but I just don’t understand why defenders are forced to treat QBs like they are made out of glass when QBs behave like Superman.
Just be more consistent on these rules. Either force QBs to protect themselves, or don’t force defenders to hurt their own games protecting them.