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The grading is fine; the application isn't.
1. Impact - how is this determined? By how many weeks or minutes of play the receiver misses? It's applied inconsistently. We've seen buddy deliver identical bumps with near identical outcomes getting graded completely differently on impact.
How can anyone be suspended for attempted striking if impact is part of the equation? Yet actual contact is often regarded as insufficient force for a suspension.
2. Intent
Is it the intent to injure (eg lake, which was high) or the intent to bump (eg boomer). Boomer deliberately bumped the guy but didn't deliberately split his head open. So what's the intent refer to? Intent of action or intent of outcome?
3. Head high
If the head is to be protected T all costs then every jumper punch should incur points. It's not necessary, ever, yet it's condoned.
Yeah pretty much agree with all of that. The points system sounded good in theory, but when they twist it and bend it to suit their agendas, it just makes it so inconsistent and hard to follow I reckon.