The NFL is determined to ruin the game of football
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whbonney26
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I agree. Football is a brutal sport and that is why Americans love it.
It comes at a bad time with saturdays tragedy. In case you don't know what I'm talking about. A rutgers player made a tackle and got paralyzed from the neck down this past Saturday.
It comes at a bad time with saturdays tragedy. In case you don't know what I'm talking about. A rutgers player made a tackle and got paralyzed from the neck down this past Saturday.
I can cut down the ferocity and velocity of the hits tomorrow with no change in the rules for hitting. Take the pads/helmets they use today and give them one's from 1974. When it hurts more to tackle and be tackled they'll slow it down.
Dave
Dave
whbonney26
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Yeah.....its very sad to see someone bet paralyzed from the neck down while playing the game. It brings back the harsh reality that this is a brutal sport for sure.
LongGoneDays
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I don't mind the rule.
There is no reason this type of hit should be allowed. This can be a life threatening hit, and for what? Show? He intentionally tried to hurt this player.
Anyone who has played football knows that ‘helmet to helmet’ contact 'IS AVOIDABVLE'. Of course not all the time, and the League is aware of that.
I’m all for Hard Hitting football which is completely LEGAL in the NFL. However hard hits come from the shoulder, not the head. Just like MMA. I like watching MMA, but do I want to see someone get their EYES ripped out or do I want to see someone get their head smashed in while their down on the ground? No. All this rule will do is protect the players from dick heads who lead with their helmets when at the SAME TIME they COULD HAVE lead with their shoulder.
Just watch the video, THIS is the types of hits they are trying to avoid.
Marrieweather JUMPED up and Launched his HELMET towards the Helmet of Todd Heap.
(Could have easily wrapped him up with a shoulder hit but he didn't)
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb1CmHk9GK0[/ame]
There is no reason this type of hit should be allowed. This can be a life threatening hit, and for what? Show? He intentionally tried to hurt this player.
Anyone who has played football knows that ‘helmet to helmet’ contact 'IS AVOIDABVLE'. Of course not all the time, and the League is aware of that.
I’m all for Hard Hitting football which is completely LEGAL in the NFL. However hard hits come from the shoulder, not the head. Just like MMA. I like watching MMA, but do I want to see someone get their EYES ripped out or do I want to see someone get their head smashed in while their down on the ground? No. All this rule will do is protect the players from dick heads who lead with their helmets when at the SAME TIME they COULD HAVE lead with their shoulder.
Just watch the video, THIS is the types of hits they are trying to avoid.
Marrieweather JUMPED up and Launched his HELMET towards the Helmet of Todd Heap.
(Could have easily wrapped him up with a shoulder hit but he didn't)
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb1CmHk9GK0[/ame]
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A correct tackle can be a devastating hit without trying to break someones neck. There is no need to "speer" with the helmet. When you have kids who play and see kids trying to copy there NFL/college hero's you would change your mind about the hit. In every age group you always have kids and coaches who is sorry enough to not teach kids the game and they will blind side you with an illegal hit to try and hurt you. Its sorry and its not how you play the game. Going see your kid in the hospital never to walk again just so someone could see a helmet to helmet illegal hit doesnt make sense to me. They didnt need all the good pads and helmets bak in the day because they played the game correctly and they were alot more tough than the freak show of players they have now.
Thanks for listening to my opinion.
Prayers for the player who will never play again
Thanks for listening to my opinion.
Prayers for the player who will never play again
+1 There is PLENTY more I LOVE about football, then (Intentional Helmet to Helmet Hits) Plenty MORE!
BTW THIS is what the League see's as questionable. Dante Robinson did attempt to lead with his shoulder but could have done so earlier. Since he didn't he knocked his own self out as well.
THESE types of hits will not AUTOMATICALLY result in suspension;
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3Mpk8vI7vo[/ame]
kirkdbergeron
Zombie Killah! LOL
jimdana1942
oldtimer
What does all this mean?
I personally don't see anything wrong with Dante Robinson's hit. Looks like a clean hit, and he tried to use his shoulder, If one of them gets up and walks away immediately I am sure there would be no fine.
The guy from Rutgers getting paralyzed is really sad, if he would have kept his head up he probably would have walked away. It was drilled in our heads from day one that you always keep your head up when you tackle.
The guy from Rutgers getting paralyzed is really sad, if he would have kept his head up he probably would have walked away. It was drilled in our heads from day one that you always keep your head up when you tackle.
jimdana1942
oldtimer
All sports are dangerous, ban them all. From now on only Ping Pong will be allowed.
kirkdbergeron
Zombie Killah! LOL
Look in post #12. The video you see is the types of hit they will fine. Intentional Helmet to Helmet Hits. Helmet to Helmet hits will continue to draw a 15 yd penalty, however if there is inconclusive evidence that you intentionally LED with your Helmet without even attempting to TACKLE the opposing player the HITTER WILL GET SUSPENDED and FINED. The video is a perfect example of what is WRONG.
Same here except that I think he could have went lower but you see that's not what they want to do. They WANT a highlight reel, a smash hit. Not just a tackle. Think HOW MANY TIMES in football today do you see a receiver catch the ball, side step and watch a defender BLOW by them. Why? B/c the defender wasn't going for a tackle, he was going for the Big Hit and Failed. Happens every game at least 5 times.
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