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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Question: If James runs through Watson here, is it OPI?
Because you can see Watson widen out and brace for impact. It's a rub, clear as day.
If Derwin just plows into him, a flag is going to come out, no? And it's probably an OPI?
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I would think so. On his podcast, Kelce said that's why he now engages with physicality so violently, because otherwise officials don't notice (he spoke of this in reference to taking that Titans LB helmet off while he was being held, iirc).
But I think part of the rubs are daring the defenders to do it. If you're going to make contact, you better be willing to go 100% with it. And if the refs throw up their hands and say "incidental contact" despite you getting taken out of the play? You just gave up a TD.