Roy fined 10K for Horse Collar

by FBuck on Oct 29, 2006 2:08 AM CDT

Notebook: Williams collared by NFL

01:53 AM CST on Sunday, October 29, 2006

TODD ARCHER / The Dallas Morning News

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - For the second straight week and the third time this season, Cowboys safety Roy Williams was fined by the NFL.

The league docked Williams $10,000 for a horse-collar tackle on New York Giants running back Tiki Barber on Monday. No penalty was called on the play.

Williams was fined $7,500 for a hit two weeks ago on Houston receiver Kevin Walter and another $7,500 for a hit on Jacksonville quarterback Byron Leftwich in the opener.

The league also fined defensive ends Phillip Daniels of Washington and Ray Edwards of Minnesota $5,000 each for what was considered illegal or excessive contact against quarterbacks in last week's games, according to ESPN.com.

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Atta boy Roy

Your Pro Bowl appearances generate more than enough change to toss a little to the NFL each week (of course that would seriously dent my whole year!).

by lee3022 on Oct 29, 2006 3:49 AM CDT reply actions

Roy's Lucky

The league doesn't fine people for coverage blunders.

by 325424 on Oct 29, 2006 8:40 AM CST reply actions

If Roy doesn't stop this kind of tackling

which is because he sometimes takes bad angles to make a tackle, he's going to be suspended for a game soon. The league is going to make an example of one of these tackles, and dont be surprised if it isn't Roy, he makes far too many of these types of Tackles. I mentioned during the Gmae monday night that a fine was coming, its just surprising why the league takes so long to hand down a fine when its a clear horse collar.

by Deke on Oct 29, 2006 9:21 AM CST reply actions

why isn't a penalty called???

I thought that was actually a penalty now. My feeling is that if a penalty isn't called on the play, there should be no fine. I mean that makes no sense to me.

"They're going to leave me over here by myself and thats when I'm gonna sink my fangs into them." - Terry Glenn

by Terry on Oct 29, 2006 10:01 AM CST reply actions

its a penalty

when Roy who has done this time and time again, rides the ball carrier by pulling him back by the collar and roles up on the back of the ball carriers legs. The flag should of been thrown on the play, the refs just missed it.

You'll see that rule being changed once again this offseason, to include bringing down anyone by the back of the collar will be subject to a 15 yard penalty and a fine.

by Deke on Oct 29, 2006 10:13 AM CST up reply actions

how do the refs miss that??

its so obvious on TV, I think they just ignore it because its such a stupid rule.

"They're going to leave me over here by myself and thats when I'm gonna sink my fangs into them." - Terry Glenn

by Terry on Oct 29, 2006 11:27 AM CST up reply actions

yeah

i don't know if they missed it. the issue is that not all tackles that result from grabbign from behind and dragging a player down is a horse collar. I think you specifically have to grab the inside the shoulder pads. Now, maybe the league had better video and saw that row grabbed the pads but you would think the officials on the field would have the best view. Also, Tiki never asked for a flag, which people usually do.

by ab03 @ Blogging The Boys on Oct 29, 2006 11:40 AM CST up reply actions