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Originally Posted by Ed Hickland
But, what if, the block was in form legal but thirty yards behind the definite touchdown what is known as "chipping." Same situation as mentioned before applies but now you would be penalizing contact that is legal but unnecessary.
I would love to hear other opinions on whether to penalize both the legal and illegal contact on the long touchdown play.
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The operative word is "unnecessary". This contact is covered in the rules.
Rule 9 Conduct of Players and Others
Section 4 Illegal Personal Contact
Article 3 No player or non-player shall:
g. Make any other contact with an opponent which is deemed unnecessary and which incites roughness.
Notice, the rule does not differentiate between otherwise legal and illegal contact. It states that any unnecessary contact which incites roughness is illegal. Whether you call it or not depends on your philosophy of what is unnecessary. I am very strict on this myself. I do not tolerate cheap shots way behind the play, even if the contact is from the front and above the waist. If the blockee sees the block coming and has time to prepare for the impact, I usually pass on a call as it is not likely to incite roughness.