Anyone watching Sunday night football?
December 23rd, 2012 at 11:19 PM ^
So that players don't get called for hitting a "defenseless player" let's eliminate pass plays.
December 23rd, 2012 at 11:37 PM ^
I was actually thinking the same thing. Just make it a glorified game of smear the queer.
December 24th, 2012 at 10:41 AM ^
As a presumably grown ass adult possibly use that phrase without cringing at what it means?
December 23rd, 2012 at 11:49 PM ^
irrelevant to me
December 23rd, 2012 at 11:54 PM ^
The only constant in the NFL, is Tom Brady. It's shaping up to be an easy run for Tommy.
December 24th, 2012 at 12:46 AM ^
I have to agree with the OP on the hit. The DB didn't launch himself, he didn't lead with his helmet, hell, it looks to me like the only reason the hit looks as bad as it does is because of the incredible inertia Vernon Davis brings with him. The safety came in under control and laid his shoulder pads into the ball and separated man from ball. That looks textbook to me, and as safe as a hit in the NFL can be.
December 24th, 2012 at 8:54 AM ^
into the chest and still gets a penalty. I thought this was a great hit last night. NFL is basically saying you can't defend this pass. All you can do is let him catch it and then rake the ball and hope he drops it.
December 24th, 2012 at 10:16 AM ^
In the days of the Flying Wedge, football was nearly banned. Interestingly, the new rules gave birth to both the forward pass and the NCAA. This is one of those times when taking away the pads and making it more like rugby wouldn't have changed anything, because that's the kind of hit that happens all the time in rugby.
The NFL is killing itself because it doesn't know what to do. It's rules to prevent injuries (mostly to highly paid, star players at skill positions) do not appear to be working very well and are hurting the product. I don't know what the answer is, but given that youth football participation is falling off a cliff; the lawsuits will continue to pile up; and the NFL will struggle to adapt, we may be watching the beginning of the end of football.