Taking The Pulse Of BRB: The NFL’s New "Violent Hits" Policy

That’s all im saying for now.

if it is an obviously illegal and vicious hit the guy should get suspended. I’m hoping this doesn’t take away the intensity it just keeps the hits to the chest and hips instead of the head or legs.

Depending on the first big fines and possible suspensions the NFL hands out will set the tone for here on out. If the NFL gives the first suspension for a pretty light hit then its going to hurt the NFL as a whole. If it takes them all season to hand out a suspension everything will be fine.

I’m reconsidering my disgust towards Rob Ryan. That looked like a well coached defense, plus they got 2 Pick Sixes from a D-Lineman, not to mention he was the mastermind when the Raiders had a very good defense. Any chance we could possibly look at Rob Ryan to replace Frank Bush?

Especially some of the players. We don’t really know yet how zealously all this is going to be applied. It remains to be seen if this actually changes anything, or if it happens so infrequently that its basically a non-issue. I’m pretty much expecting it to be at least somewhat of a non-issue.

I think Dunta’s fine is unfortunate and I hope he wins his appeal.

The Texans have cut DT Frank Okam. #hounews

per Anna Meghan

and stop the big hit insanity. I’d prefer to see a good solid “pop, wrap and roll” than these stupid big hits that usually result in an injury or a breakaway for a TD. It’s not good for the players, fans, teams, owners, league to have anyone get injured to the point of missing games, seasons, careers. A good clean hit and tackle, doesn’t have to involve launching, head on collisions, or off balance, bone snapping, torso twisting, trench digging demolitions that stop the game for 10 to 20 minutes while they get the cart / ambulance.

I’m all for them going back to leather helmets and seeing a sport of athletic talent combined with physical explosiveness and endurance rather than the gladiator direction this thing has been headed for years. I do think the league’s fines are overreacting, but they need to get this in check before people get killed out there.

I love the big hits… I love saying OOOOOOO… being a Middle Linebacker in HS, I was usually the one who delivered that hit on blitzes and gap assignments. I will admit that i have concussed a few individuals, but it was never a helmet to helmet. On the note of the Coliseum, we should bring back the gladiators, using death row inmates and lifers… it will be one way to lessen the prison population… but hey that is just me. I am a sick fuck. I blame it on Agent orange and my small pox vaccine the army gave em.

It would destroy everything else on television.

I think the pendulum has to swing wildly both ways before a real solution can be found to help lower concussion rates in the NFL. I think the answer is out there, we just haven’t figured out quite what to do yet. Football is a violent sport yes, but it is not a sport of murderers meaning that headhunting is not within the rules of fair play. I think we tend to forget that players are human beings even though they make oodles of money, and they should be protected.

Rugby players wear virtually no pads, have collisions every bit as violent as NFL collisions, and have virtually no problem with concussions. Why? Because the rules that govern rugby forbid players from tackling high and require them to wrap up the player they’re tackling, as opposed to merely slamming into them. Not that long ago, people used to consider that good technique in American football as well.

And if anybody considers rugby players wimps, well….

This year have been cause by the ground – not head to head contact

I think this is all posturing by the NFL.

on a side note… Is it just me? or does it seem like a player is losing his helmet on every other play? Surely this has got to be some kind of factor if those helmets come off that easy.

This is why Barry Sanders retired prematurely.

I don’t know if im remember this right but he said something about defensive players nowadays slow you down and wait for another defensive player to come and knock the hell out of you instead of just tackling and taking you down themselves.