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This tackling with helmet rule needs to go
Posted on 8/25/18 at 6:28 pm
Posted on 8/25/18 at 6:28 pm
Great plays overturned by bs calls.
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Posted on 8/25/18 at 6:30 pm to Bamafan24
It really can’t be said enough. It’s a joke.
Posted on 8/25/18 at 6:31 pm to Bamafan24
This rule sucks. Marquise Lee out for the year for the jags. Defense going for the knees now.
Posted on 8/25/18 at 6:36 pm to Bamafan24
Wonder how many games it will majorly frick up this season?
O/U 16.5? I'll probably go over.
O/U 16.5? I'll probably go over.
Posted on 8/25/18 at 8:08 pm to Bamafan24
The rule has nothing to do with the receivers head though, it is about the defender's head.
First of all, I HATE this rule.
BUT, This is actually a perfect example of why they don't want players leading with their helmet. The head is way too far down, helmet clearly leading. If the safety keeps his head up and makes a big body hit or makes a good solid tackle, there is no penalty.
Some of you guys just want to hate the NFL so badly. It's almost pathetic, just enjoy the game for what it is.
First of all, I HATE this rule.
BUT, This is actually a perfect example of why they don't want players leading with their helmet. The head is way too far down, helmet clearly leading. If the safety keeps his head up and makes a big body hit or makes a good solid tackle, there is no penalty.
Some of you guys just want to hate the NFL so badly. It's almost pathetic, just enjoy the game for what it is.
Posted on 8/26/18 at 3:04 am to Bamafan24
You can blame the players for this nonsense.
The NFL, as a business, has to do this shite because all the old timers are whining and moaning about head injuries. It's a money grab by retired players and the NFL is simply defending itself pro-actively by instituting rules like this.
The NFL, as a business, has to do this shite because all the old timers are whining and moaning about head injuries. It's a money grab by retired players and the NFL is simply defending itself pro-actively by instituting rules like this.
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:35 am to Bamafan24
This is what Roger asked for.
And it will only get worse until enough people stop watching that it hurts the bottom line.
The NFL really gives zero fricks about what regular fans think.
And it will only get worse until enough people stop watching that it hurts the bottom line.
The NFL really gives zero fricks about what regular fans think.
Posted on 8/26/18 at 9:56 am to Bamafan24
The rule (or some version of it) is here to stay. The NFL's primary goal is to protect themselves from lawsuits. Safety issues have come to the forefront but they have gone way overboard.
Posted on 8/26/18 at 10:07 am to Bamafan24
The NFL now has a target on its back. The target is Exposure to Legal Liability. It is a big target, so big that it could conceivably END the NFL. This is an existential threat to the NFL.
As such, the NFL is struggling hard to find a way to reduce the size of this target. They are taking desperate measures, such as this "helmet rule".
I'd like to hear some ideas on what YOU would do to reduce the size of this target, if you were NFL Commish.
I sure don't know what I would do! Players are so big and fast these days, I can't think of any way to reduce the size of this target, other than to make new rules that definitely nerf the hitting, blocking and tackling part of the game -- and we all know that these kinds of changes fundamentally change the nature of the game.
As such, the NFL is struggling hard to find a way to reduce the size of this target. They are taking desperate measures, such as this "helmet rule".
I'd like to hear some ideas on what YOU would do to reduce the size of this target, if you were NFL Commish.
I sure don't know what I would do! Players are so big and fast these days, I can't think of any way to reduce the size of this target, other than to make new rules that definitely nerf the hitting, blocking and tackling part of the game -- and we all know that these kinds of changes fundamentally change the nature of the game.
This post was edited on 8/26/18 at 10:10 am
Posted on 8/26/18 at 3:39 pm to Bamafan24
For decades players wore no helmets or leather helmets that offered no protection. They learned how to tackle without using their heads. The helmet as a weapon is not an integral part of the game.
Posted on 8/26/18 at 3:55 pm to Bamafan24
Someone has to sit down with the owners and deal with this before game1.
I've seen flags on perfect form tackles in which the head of tackler did not touch anything.
I've seen flags on perfect form tackles in which the head of tackler did not touch anything.
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