The NFL has changed tackle football forever this year

[Rayman70]

And the tricky part of that is that they do not have enough information yet on CTE as to why some move on to that and others don't.

THATS TRUE. These highschool players keep getting bigger too.

 

[Rayman70]

Some people are more prone to concussions. We see it in soccer, too, with our kids. The shape of the skull and the position of the brain within it varies from person to person.

Some boxers are said to have a "glass jaw" or they can "take a punch". That is mostly just genetics and the way their brain moves within their skull with a punch.

Society is trying to emasculate men on every front, and academic America really wants to take athletes down a few notches on the societal scale.

Lawsuits loom. I don't see high schools carrying the sport for much longer. Then what are the colleges going to recruit from?

Drip, drip, drip.

you are 100% right. The head doc told us he was concussion prone.He said all they know is some players are more prone than others.The Doc did say that once you get 1,the likelihood of another goes up drastically...and each one gets worse. NOT GOOD. It sucks..but yep..your right.

 

[Rayman70]

Some people are more prone to concussions. We see it in soccer, too, with our kids. The shape of the skull and the position of the brain within it varies from person to person.

Some boxers are said to have a "glass jaw" or they can "take a punch". That is mostly just genetics and the way their brain moves within their skull with a punch.

Society is trying to emasculate men on every front, and academic America really wants to take athletes down a few notches on the societal scale.

Lawsuits loom. I don't see high schools carrying the sport for much longer. Then what are the colleges going to recruit from?

Drip, drip, drip.

if you have kids and watch these kids shows etc on Disney and Nick...your right..lol..the men seem subservient on all of them!! Its no accident. Like you said..drip drip drip.

 

[buybuydandavis]

Running backs and blockers and tackler can no longer lower their head to initiate contact. The NFL is changed forever if this is upheld.

It does sound like a horrible rule change. Guts the running game, particularly for backs like Zeke.

That new football league has a lot of opportunity to be just a little more like classic football and get some market share.

 

[Rayman70]

Crap...the kids are in charge on most of these programs lol...and the parents,especially the dad is like a lovable loser of sorts...

 

[Rayman70]

It does sound like a horrible rule change. Guts the running game, particularly for backs like Zeke.

That new football league has a lot of opportunity to be just a little more like classic football and get some market share.

Going to be interesting how they enforce it. I am of the opinion its unenforceable.

 

[Praxit]

The catch rule change is getting all the attention, but this next rule change will be more destructive to the NFL than the Blandino debacle.

Pssst. You're hearing this from me, someone who has argued the catch rule for months at a time!!!

Running backs and blockers and tackler can no longer lower their head to initiate contact. The NFL is changed forever if this is upheld. Tackle football might as well be flag football now. Get these clowns out of the NFL rule makers circle!

The NFL will be unwatchable as this goes forward, and Directv will feel the financial pain.

...wow...! so what are the RB's suppose to do? Run straight up? Its a natural instinct to lower your head, for protection and buffing yourself up for extra yardage. Your right, football will forever be changed with this rule. Good bye NFL.

 

[CouchCoach]

It is a sport with risks but there are few players that would not still go down that path because the money is huge. I just think they should really know the risks.

Players today, at least, are better informed of the risks than the players back when they were sent back into games with their "bell rung" and getting 2nd opinions was basically forbidden.

Lost in all of this are real tragedies of players like Mike Webster, a Center. How does a Center avoid helmet to helmet contact? Or any lineman? This new rule will only address part of the problem, the most recognizable one. Heads are not meant to take the ongoing abuse these guys have with their size and power even at close range.

But how do you fix that? There are just inherent risks in the sport that cannot be addressed with rules and still have a game. And as far as I've seen, the numbers are not up there where it's 1 out of 10 players, nowhere near that and just because they have concussions doesn't mean that will move onto CTE.

And as we've seen for many seasons, just because it's a rule doesn't mean it gets enforced a lot. What happens if they add 2-4 of these calls per game? Fans and the TV nets are already frustrated with the stop downs, if these take as long as the college targeting ones, the problem will just get worse. The NFL needs something to get the ratings up, not put them in a deeper decline.

And just look at the negative reaction on this board, think there aren't a lot of fans feeling the same way. Have to ask yourself is it getting better or worse? And is it worth the time allocation that it once was? I cannot see this rule bringing in any fans but like I said, they had no choice.

 

[Rayman70]

I still think enforcing it will cause major confusion for the refs and players. Its going to be a snafu.

 

[TheCount]

It does sound like a horrible rule change. Guts the running game, particularly for backs like Zeke.

That new football league has a lot of opportunity to be just a little more like classic football and get some market share.

You should go back and watch Zeke run, he does not finish runs looking at his toes very often.

The only reason anyone should be questioning the rule is if the refs are allowed to make judgement calls with no adjudication.

 

[Mobinvans]

It' a stupid rule and will probably ruin the game

 

[Rayman70]

Instant replay already hurts the flow of the game enough without this vague rule in place. It will be poorly enforced and interpreted. Some crews will enforce the daylights out of it. Others,not at all. Same as the now old catch rule.."surviving the ground."

 

[buybuydandavis]

The only reason anyone should be questioning the rule is if the refs are allowed to make judgement calls with no adjudication.

The rule seems a judgment call any time the RB tries to use leverage and his helmet hits someone.

 

[buybuydandavis]

Going to be interesting how they enforce it. I am of the opinion its unenforceable.

Enforcement will be inherently arbitrary, mostly killing plays that we used to jump up and cheer for. If it looked like the RB won the contact, he gets called.

 

[buybuydandavis]

Instant replay already hurts the flow of the game enough without this vague rule in place. It will be poorly enforced and interpreted. Some crews will enforce the daylights out of it. Others,not at all. Same as the now old catch rule.."surviving the ground."

Worse, because the situation will arise a lot more often, and the defense will now throw themselves into the helmet to try to get the call.

Get ready for NBA style flops.

 

[Rayman70]

Worse, because the situation will arise a lot more often, and the defense will now throw themselves into the helmet to try to get the call.

Get ready for NBA style flops.

Gonna be like Arena League crap...you will need to score a ton of points. Takes the option of running the rock away somewhat. I HATE IT.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Womens Soccer has concussions at a higher rate then Football players.


Turns out if you play sports you are at a high risk for a concussion. It's not a NFL problem. It's a sports problem.

In high school. Not exactly the same thing.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

The lawsuits make me laugh like players weren't aware that slamming heads at 30 miles an hour might cause problems down the road? You chose to play a very violent sport but you didn't have to. Can players sue at the high school and college levels?

The league was telling them it wasn't an issue and hid what they knew about head injuries. That was the issue.

If colleges or high schools were shown to have known and misled then bet your butt they can be sued.

 

[Ddisco22]

Look an exo skeleton uni with air bladders & some type of rubberized Cushing is the future

No hard shells....helmets are gone, shoulder pads are gone

It'll be more like rugby soon, you have to actually wrap him up and tackle or risk suspension

 

[skinsscalper]

Players got sloppy and coaches got lazy......diving at players knees and heads is just bad football and should be coached out of the game....... you can't hit what you can't see

Yep. Ask certain Saints DB if he wished he would have kept his head up on the last play of the NFCCG. And that had NOTHING to do with safety.