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LibertyVolance

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Leading with the helmet and helmet to helmet: Here is another officiating rule that is often judgmental rather than being easily and cleanly called correctly.

To me, it's rather instinctive to lead with the helmet on an aggressive tackle. I thought that's why helmets were invented to play the game. You have all seen so many instances in the past year where games are affected by questionable penalties. What's next? Might as well make it illegal to tackle above the waist. Then the calls would be more consistently applied to both teams. The officiating is far too inconsistent as is.
 
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LibertyVolance said:
Leading with the helmet and helmet to helmet: Here is another officiating rule that is often judgmental rather than being easily and cleanly called correctly.

To me, it's rather instinctive to lead with the helmet on an aggressive tackle. I thought that's why helmets were invented to play the game. You have all seen so many instances in the past year where games are affected by questionable penalties. What's next? Might as well make it illegal to tackle above the waist. Then the calls would be more consistently applied to both teams. The officiating is far too inconsistent as is.
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Never lead with your head. Pretty sure that's the first thing they teach in pee wee.
 
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The problem is that for literally generations defenders have been taught to try to separate the ball from the ball carrier with a big hit. It's going to take awhile to work that out of everybody's DNA.
 
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Vol4life25 said:
Really?? Because my DB coach, taught me to hit the ball carrier, with my helmet which ever side he is carrying the ball.
Caused a fumble 9/10 times
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You had a DUMB DB coach!!!!
no on second thought you had a STUPID DB coach.
 
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joevol33 said:
Way to many flags on accidental helmet to helmet hits.
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Way too many flags regarding this rule, and way too often called partially, unintended or not.

The constant barrage of yellow flags have already caused enough fan angst without adding additional stoppages of play of judgmental calls.

If there is some way to destroy the excitement of a great game, you can depend on an authoritative body like the NCAA to find it.
 
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Vol4life25 said:
yeah.......I guess that is why he played DB at UTC all 4 years, and played in the nfl for 2 years, before he dislocated his Knee.
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I don't care where he played. If any coach teaches players to lead with their head they are stupid and should not be allowed to coach period.
 
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Gramps said:
You had a DUMB DB coach!!!!
no on second thought you had a STUPID DB coach.
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You're a sissy, Gramps. How did you ever try to tackle somebody with your head averted from the action? Did you reach out your arms and tilt your head back like you were applying eye drops? I bet you were a real rough tackler with that head tilted back and those arms flailing out to grab a piece of jersey.:)
 
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LibertyVolance said:
You're a sissy, Gramps. How did you ever try to tackle somebody with your head averted from the action? Did you reach out your arms and tilt your head back like you were applying eye drops? I bet you were a real rough tackler with that head tilted back and those arms flailing out to grab a piece of jersey.:)
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It is simple one does not lead with their head.
 
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I was always taught to lead with your shoulder, placing your head on the inside of the runners direction of movement.
 
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Anyone with more than a 3rd grade education should always know to protect the head.
 
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LibertyVolance said:
Gramps never even played with cleats. He opted for saddle oxfords. He thought they were neater.
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Metal cleats, leather helmets, steel knuckles,
no pads....aaah those where the days....but we were taught to never lead with the head
 
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I was taught to just knock the ****e out of the guy, course we are talking the difference in the 70's and now. Head up and put your face mask right in the center of the chest and drive through. Pretty simple.....
 
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RockyTop22 said:
I was taught to lead WITH my head
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This. I'm only 23, but all through school I was taught to "put my facemask in their numbers." If you don't lead with your head, how can you stay low and stay strong trough your tackle? And then you say, you can lead with your shoulder duh! Well leading with your shoulder is still leading with your head, you just take a different angle. Which is why I think we see so many missed tackles now. Look at how many times we have missed tackles because we tried to lead with a shoulder and knock them on their butt. Put your d@Nm facemask in their chest and its much much easier to wrap a guy up. I don't rant often on here, but the game has been taught this way for much longer than I've been born I know. If any coach that teaches that method or something similar to it is stupid, then my god, I'd hate to know what we all are! GBO!!
 
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Los-Osis said:
I was always taught to lead with your shoulder, placing your head on the inside of the runners direction of movement.
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You're dang helmet is still moving forward. If you are diving to break up a pass, that pass is often helmet high or higher, isn't it? How can you avert your head when aggressively trying to stop the completion? Even if you were playing streetball without helmets, your heads inadvertently collide at times. It's just part of the game. You don't intentionally bust your noggin with someone else's noggin, but it happens no matter your original intentions.
 
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I-bleed-orange said:
This. I'm only 23, but all through school I was taught to "put my facemask in their numbers." If you don't lead with your head, how can you stay low and stay strong trough your tackle? And then you say, you can lead with your shoulder duh! Well leading with your shoulder is still leading with your head, you just take a different angle. Which is why I think we see so many missed tackles now. Look at how many times we have missed tackles because we tried to lead with a shoulder and knock them on their butt. Put your d@Nm facemask in their chest and its much much easier to wrap a guy up. I don't rant often on here, but the game has been taught this way for much longer than I've been born I know. If any coach that teaches that method or something similar to it is stupid, then my god, I'd hate to know what we all are! GBO!!
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Putting your facemask in their chest is not leading with you head. Leading with your head would be more like a spear which could break your neck.
 
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LibertyVolance said:
You're dang helmet is still moving forward. If you are diving to break up a pass, that pass is often helmet high or higher, isn't it? How can you avert your head when aggressively trying to stop the completion? Even if you were playing streetball without helmets, your heads inadvertently collide at times. It's just part of the game. You don't intentionally bust your noggin with someone else's noggin, but it happens no matter your original intentions.
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I was not talking about pass protection, I was reffering to open field tackling where you wrap up and keep driving.
 
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