Anyone at FSU complaining about "cheap shots" is full-retard!!
(from coachingsearch):
Jimbo Fisher is still not happy about the hits Deondre Francois took last year without penalty.
The then-freshman Francois was beat up all year, but didn’t miss a game. His coach knows it’s not a long-term strategy for success.
“All the injuries came from late and cheap hits,” Fisher said. “If we don’t emphasize the hitting on the quarterback, we’re nuts. I mean, I’ve got ‘em on film. After the second step was in the ground, he’s made contact on. It’s supposed to be an automatic penalty. It’s got to be an emphasis. They’re vulnerable.
“That’s where you talk about some harsh penalties I think need to be, when you’re late hitting a quarterback. You’re talking about kicking guys out when you hit ‘em in the head, when you late hit a quarterback completely, you’re really doing some things. In the NFL, some of them guys, they’d have thrown them in jail. He was banged and bruised, but a majority of it came with late stuff. I’m not criticizing officials, but I think it’s got be an emphasis and I’m going to push for it.”
