I'm not sure whether this has now become a taught tactic, but when I saw Curtis' tackle on Weitering on Friday, I'm pretty surprised there has been very little to no talk about this.
In wrestling arts or MMA, this is often used as part of some types of takedown, In those cases, the contact is lower to get under their centre of gravity, which takes weight off their feet. They're also mostly in bare feet, so there is a low chance of getting the trapped foot stuck and having the force transferred to the knee.
In Curtis' tackle, he we was upright (not taking any of Weitering's weight) to trap the arms, Curtis is trying to drag him down over the trapping leg, and obviously Weitering's wearing boots with studs designed to keep your foot where it is to no slip over, ie: his foot is unable to release from the ground.
This was clearly a trained technique. The way his leg went behind Weitering's was well executed and well timed.
Weitering didn't appear to have any ill effects from the tackle, but the slow motion vision of his knee did not look great.
I'm not necessarily saying Curtis should have been suspended because there was no injury (and that's the only thing that seems to determine culpability these days). But I would have thought it would have either been a free kick at minimum as a trip, or for a dangerous tackle.
I'd hate to see someone's season get derailed for something like this, given it's obviously a technique that can put the knee at risk.
In wrestling arts or MMA, this is often used as part of some types of takedown, In those cases, the contact is lower to get under their centre of gravity, which takes weight off their feet. They're also mostly in bare feet, so there is a low chance of getting the trapped foot stuck and having the force transferred to the knee.
In Curtis' tackle, he we was upright (not taking any of Weitering's weight) to trap the arms, Curtis is trying to drag him down over the trapping leg, and obviously Weitering's wearing boots with studs designed to keep your foot where it is to no slip over, ie: his foot is unable to release from the ground.
This was clearly a trained technique. The way his leg went behind Weitering's was well executed and well timed.
Weitering didn't appear to have any ill effects from the tackle, but the slow motion vision of his knee did not look great.
I'm not necessarily saying Curtis should have been suspended because there was no injury (and that's the only thing that seems to determine culpability these days). But I would have thought it would have either been a free kick at minimum as a trip, or for a dangerous tackle.
I'd hate to see someone's season get derailed for something like this, given it's obviously a technique that can put the knee at risk.
