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03-25-2024, 11:31 AM | #3 |
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Dude most of those looked completely fine. This shit is beyond ridiculous.
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03-25-2024, 11:42 AM | #4 |
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anything that keeps mahomes and kelce safer is fine with me
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03-25-2024, 12:08 PM | #6 |
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Some of those tackles . . . well, I ask you, just what are those defenders supposed to do? The ball-carrier is getting past them; are they just supposed to let the guy run by them because they might end up 'drop-tackling' them?
Personally, I'm not a fan of the drop tackle. but we live in an age where everyone on a football field knows the risks and is required to be able to protect themselves, except defensive players. Defensive players must also protect offensive players, that are doing their level best to make tackling them as hard as possible (for what should be obvious reasons). Man, I miss the days when nearly (punters/kickers excepted) all players were responsible for their own safety. The double standard, with increasing bias against the defense, is going to eventually kill this game. |
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03-25-2024, 12:12 PM | #7 | |
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03-25-2024, 12:22 PM | #8 |
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It looks over enforced because it is over enforced. The NFL obviously wanted more offense/scoring so they began creating all these penalties against the defense, and now, well, here we are.
This isn't some fleeting thing; it's getting worse. And it's significantly effecting how the game is played. We've got QBs being coached to fake slide, then try to take off, putting defenders in an impossible bind, so they hesitate. In a game where hesitation is a sin. JFC, in the last few years we've had how many flags for 'tackling too hard'? People complain about poor tackling and overall defensive play, but conveniently omit the fact that defenses are being asked to not only do their jobs at an NFL level, but also do more to protect offensive players than they do for themselves. It's freaking stupid. |
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03-25-2024, 12:29 PM | #9 | |
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The best thing the nfl can do is to keep great players on the field to the best of their ability. And this is a very big problem for the nfl right now. Soft tackling is WAY better to watch than Blaine gabbert playing for a month or longer. |
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03-25-2024, 12:38 PM | #10 | |
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So, was last season an outlier or the norm? Because just saying that "13 teams were starting backup QBs," without any context isn't very compelling, or at least it shouldn't be. And how many of those QBs were injured by drop tackles? Just wondering, because I know at least a couple top-tier QBs were injured in no-contact situations. I get wanting to keep great players on the field, but we've watched things decline to the point where DEs are hugging QBs instead of tackling them. And LBs/DBs are holding up instead of tackling running QBs for fear of drawing yet another idiotic flag (and a hefty fine from the league). And at the end of the day, football is a violent extremely physical sport and injuries are going to happen. If you're that concerned about largely accidental injuries, maybe we really should just take the pads off and put the flags on and just play little girl football instead. |
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03-25-2024, 12:56 PM | #11 | |
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And these injuries have been impactful. We’re talking playoff players like dak, tyreek, pollard, Andrews. I agree there is a right way to do this. And I’m guessing the league will see that this enforcement is way too broad. The nfl as with all other restrictions that supposedly were going to end the league always finds ways to adapt. Create a clearer and much more limited definition, teach way better tackling technique and adapt from there. |
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03-25-2024, 01:09 PM | #12 | |
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Dak isn't a great QB. He's pretty freaking average. He just plays for a very visible organization. If he was playing for LAC or CAR, no one would give two shits about that guy. Hell, he might be out of the league a long time ago in those situations. And while I could go on about the way these rules are enforced, the problem is a lot deeper than that, imo. OL play is pretty mediocre across the league, probably due in large part to the lack of real padded practices/the reduction of preseason games/teams being unwilling to play starters in those preseason games. And then there's the simple fact that the NFL has been cooking the rules for years now to allow mediocre QBs to be starters. QBs that can't read defensive alignments pre-snap so consequently don't make proper protection adjustments (or just never do it at all), that aren't big enough to play in the NFL, or just throw their receivers into dangerous situations on a weekly basis. Point being, it's the quality of play that's the bigger issue when it comes to injuries, not how defenders are tackling. Making it harder for defenses to play isn't going to fix things. Making QBs, receivers and OLs better at their jobs would do more to protect players, imo. |
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03-25-2024, 12:40 PM | #13 | |
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03-25-2024, 12:58 PM | #14 |
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You aren’t trying to prevent injury, you are trying to reduce it. And if there are certain injuries that can be signficantly reduced through intervention you explore it. That’s why baseball players wear helmets and pitchers get tossed and suspended for throwing at players heads. That’s why they changed the rules around blocking the plate and base runners trying to take a shortstops knees out.
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03-25-2024, 01:07 PM | #15 |
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