Quote Originally Posted by Northman View Post
Ball was gone.

Plus, i think the problem arises when its not just a take down, but what is essentially a body slam wrestling style.

Now, it wouldnt hurt my feelings to allow the rules of the past because i agree that this is football and they get paid a lot of money to take shots. However, going by today's standard of clean play, etc that hit was pretty out there. And coming from a guy who made a habit of it last year (as Rav said) its hard to like a guy who is seems hellbent on intentionally injuring someone and doesnt want to change.
Given that he was looking at dalton's body and not his hand I think it's very plausible that he had no idea if the ball was gone or not.