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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Obviously to some extent its about the spectacle.
But really, it's about the overall impact it has. QBs are a little more deliberate about putting balls over the middle and getting guys detonated when that's a legitimate possibility. It allows pass rushers to be more impactful. It forces teams to establish the run to keep LBers honest. It makes different types of players viable (while not taking the truly good waterbugs off the field).
It makes a more rounded game. And it's not because of the hit-stick hits themselves - it's because of the fear of them.
Which is different than the hip drop. That thing is just bad. It doesn't discourage any sort of play/decision. It just hurts guys. I have nothing positive to say about that damn hawk tackle and getting it out of the league is going to be a good thing if/when they can figure out how to enforce it.
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I think the regularity of WR concussions is absolutely an issue we don’t talk about enough. I agree there is a little more gray area there but I just hate that a game can swing because defenses can Tonya Harding Justin Jefferson or tyreek. Remember when that douchebag Cisco was shouldering every defenseless WR we had? I hate how much a game can swing especially since we’ve created lots of subjectivity (for good reason) to concussion protocol.
But I would agree hip drops are a bigger issue and way more cut and dry.