NFL likely banning hip-drop tackle

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by jdubya

Depends on conditions right? Sloppy wet fields vs dry. This is so "Beta".....Good Lord

I love this place but this will get me downvoted quickly.....

Mahomes is the king of running to the sidelines but when defenders pull up to not drill the **** out of him...he sprints for another 3-7 yards up the sideline. On another play if a player touches his helmet......a flag is thrown for hurting his "something" I guess

This almost never happens. And the whole pulling up thing is pretty much bullshit, too. All they have to do is push him out of bounds. They would not get flagged. They're just not finishing the play. Or they have a bad angle.

At the end of the day these rules help keep the best players on the field and I'd rather watch the best players play a slightly less brutal form of football than watch a bunch of back ups.

[SAGA45]

Originally Posted by kysirsoze

At the end of the day these rules help keep the best players on the field and I'd rather watch the best players play a slightly less brutal form of football than watch a bunch of back ups.

In the broader sense I would agree but some of the "best players" have been backups that seized an opportunity in the wake of the starter getting seriously hurt.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by SAGA45

In the broader sense I would agree but some of the "best players" have been backups that seized an opportunity in the wake of the starter getting seriously hurt.

I'd prefer to watch them play the game.

Guys get hurt, will always get hurt, will never stop getting hurt.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Rausch

I'd prefer to watch them play the game.

Guys get hurt, will always get hurt, will never stop getting hurt.

You will never get rid of injuries, but you can reduce them.

I think we can mostly agree that players should not play through serious concussions. As long as you enforce that rule the defense gets a huge advantage because they can hit stick a player out of the game. People can get mad about defenseless WR rules all they want but to me it's a cheap way to win games by knocking great players out. And that is only 1 game. Even more important when you lose guys for the whole season or ruin careers.

18 teams last year finished the season with a backup qb starting due to injury.hard to imagine how anyone think that is less of a problem than not seeing a few guys tackle freely

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by SAGA45

In the broader sense I would agree but some of the "best players" have been backups that seized an opportunity in the wake of the starter getting seriously hurt.

Some

But usually not. Browning was actually halfway decent but burrow is way more fun to watch. Other qbs like Dobbs and Easton stick were flat out unwatchable