Thoughts on the Quinn cheap shot

There has been a lot of talking from the Ravens, as usual, about this supposed cheap shot from Brady Quinn on Terrell Suggs this week. So I decided I had to have another look at the play. I’m still not sure how I missed this, I mean my eyes were glued to the set on Monday……

Anyways, after having a look at it I’m really not sure what the problem is. All this talk about a chop block, do people even know what they’re talking about when they say that or are they regurgitating what other people say. A chop block involves engaging in a block BELOW the knees, Quinn hit Suggs in the thighs.

I understand the refs threw a flag on the play, it was marginal. But I’ve seen way more obvious low blocks/hits, away from the play I might add, not called. And Quinn hit Suggs with no intent to injure but to slow down Chris Carr. That hit from Quinn didn’t allow Carr to advance the ball any further.

The shot was marginal and it’s too bad Suggs got injured. But my point here is the double standards that defensive players have. They think the offensive players get too much protection, but as soon as a defensive player gets hurt on a “cheap shot” the league is the most unfair place in the world. Isn’t every defensive players response to marginal cheap shots made on their part something like “It’s football, there’s contact!”. Child please!

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