Golden Tate's nasty hit on Dallas LB Sean Lee

[Hawkeye11en1]

Agreed. Here's how a rules-geek commenter saw it:



Another view of the play - no way is Lee "defenseless": Golden Tate's block of Sean Lee is nasty, no flag thrown - CBSSports.com

It could still be illegal if Tate led with the helmet. But it sure looks like Tate led with his left shoulder, then Lee's chin snapped into Tate's helmet upon contact, as the commenter states. See photo at Jerry Jones expects Golden Tate to get fined - Dallas Cowboys Blog - ESPN Dallas

Love how physically the Seahawks played. And Wilson is settling in at QB. The town is buzzing. May have to start watching them again.

It wasn't buzzing too much considering they lost to the Cardinals.

 

[Sparky]

$21,000 gone in an instant.

Report: Seahawks WR Golden Tate fined for blind-side block - CBSSports.com

 

[TChawk]

$21,000 gone in an instant.

Report: Seahawks WR Golden Tate fined for blind-side block - CBSSports.com

Probably because he set both feet and launched himself into Lee.

 

[Sparky]

Probably because he set both feet and launched himself into Lee.

In all reality it was an unnecessarily hard hit.

 

[Billso]

It wasn't blindside, by the NFL's own definition:

"Blindside" Block. It is an illegal "blindside" block if the initial force of the contact by a blocker's helmet (including facemask), forearm, or shoulder is to the head or neck area of an opponent when the blocker is moving toward his own endline and approaches his opponent from behind or from the side.

It's not Tate's fault Lee wasn't looking, or that his chin snapped down into Tate's helmet.