Wait... doesn't the rule change concerning RBs..
... effect the way defenses have to counter said rushers? If a back can't drop his shoulders for an extra yard, doesn't that, in theory mean that tacklers have an easier time bringing down guys once they cross the line of scrimmage?
And, if this is the case, then doesn't that negate the need for a "run stuffing" DT or ILB? I could be -and probably am- wrong on this idea but at least it's a break from all of the Geno talk and forum drama. DISCUS |
The way the league's cronies described it, runners can still drop their shoulders. They just can't use their helmet as a "battering ram." Either way, Goodell and the former players are doing their best to destroy the sport.
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I don't know how they expect a RB to protect himself from getting blasted. This is one of the dumbest rules they ever came up with. They are taking away the game of football.
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What about 3rd and 1 yardage to go? What about plays like Priest Holmes diving over the top of the line of scrimmage for a touchdown? I think this rule is going be a petty officials decision case by case on what is allowed or not. They will inforce some and not others. Big cluster**** awaiting to happen.
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My understanding is that this rule applies only if a RB is in space.
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Space = Outside the tackle box
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But still when you look at the Dennis Byrd(I think that is who it was?) injury it didn't take much there. |
now women can compete! which is good for football /goody goodell
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I don't see this rule really having any effect on the need for a run stuffer in the middle of your defense. As others have pointed out, it only applies to runners on the outside and downfield.
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the league is worried about safety, yet doesn't require players to wear thigh pads, or knee pads; dudes with no mouth pieces. dudes with chin straps unbuckled. etc.
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