That's a tricky spot for Al-Shaair, who is trying to make a living just like Lawrence. On that play, Al-Shaair needed to anticipate Lawrence's slide for the rule to work. He might have avoided putting his forearm in Lawrence's grill.
Maybe the onus should be on QBs to begin their slides at a reasonable point, whatever that is.
Thinking outside the box, the QB could make his body go completely limp, as if he'd just suffered a John McSherry on the field, and that would be the point at which he could no longer be touched.
That's a tricky spot for Al-Shaair, who is trying to make a living just like Lawrence. On that play, Al-Shaair needed to anticipate Lawrence's slide for the rule to work. He might have avoided putting his forearm in Lawrence's grill.
Maybe the onus should be on QBs to begin their slides at a reasonable point, whatever that is.
Thinking outside the box, the QB could make his body go completely limp, as if he'd just suffered a John McSherry on the field, and that would be the point at which he could no longer be touched.
I spring for a skirt for Mr. Lawrence!
Unintended consequences are always a biyatch.