TAMPA, Fla. — The Bucs were at the center of the roughing-the-passer controversy after the penalty called on the Falcons’ Grady Jarrett following a sack of Tom Brady in last Sunday’s 21-15 win over Atlanta.
Then came another highly scrutinized flag on the Chiefs’ Chris Jones, who was called for a similar foul Monday night after sacking Raiders quarterback Derek Carr and stripping him of the football.
Those plays have prompted a lot of discussion, and it continued Wednesday with Bucs coach Todd Bowles saying he hopes the NFL can find a compromise between protecting the quarterback and allowing defensive players to make plays.
