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Originally Posted by penchief
I don’t see why it has to be a savage transition. That tackle is not a natural way to tackle. The tackler has to go out of his way. There is intention when making that tackle. One can only assume the tackler is aware of the high injury rate associated with it. There is no doubt in my mind that Arden Key was trying to injure Mahomes. The game ain’t gonna miss that tackle at all. It’s not like it comes naturally.
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Coaches have been teaching it. The 'Hawk Tackle' was an answer to the penalties for going above the shoulder. So a lot of guys have been doing it for 8-10 years now; they're gonna have to 'unlearn' it.
I think you'll see it most with LBs and DBs because they try to use their speed advantage to create momentum to finish tackles against larger players. By and large, DL will be able to stop pretty much immediately; as you noted, it's not a natural motion, especially for a big guy who isn't in full flight.
but for a dude on the run towards the sidelines who sees someone getting near the sticks, that's going to be something he's been doing to stop their momentum (instead of the 'his stick' flying dive tackle) for a few years now. It's going to take some time to get those guys to stop doing that.