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Originally Posted by comochiefsfan
I don’t really get the outrage over this.
The defender won’t be allowed to drop his entire body weight on the back of someone’s legs. It’s basically the same motion as a horse collar tackle and no one has any problem with that being illegal.
Defenders can be taught to avoid this pretty easily. You can still tackle from behind, you can still go for the legs, you simply can’t drop your whole body weight on the legs which is obviously a very dangerous movement.
What’s the problem?
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The folks complaining the loudest never heard of a hip drop tackle until 2022.
If there are recent rule changes that eliminate low blocks outside the tight end box and on kickoff and punt returns that apply to offense and defense, it is natural that landing on the back of a runner's legs can be addressed also. Especially with high profile plays of specific injuries recently.