Official NFL Playoffs Thread

[Notorious B.E.N]

Football is so ******* soft

Dont tell Colin Cowherd that.

 

[zjcvols]

He hit him with his shoulder pads. It was a hard hit, but that doesn't by default make it dirty.

It wasn't dirty.

Just an illegal hit.

 

[Nerd-Vol]

Football is so ******* soft

You think you could go strap up and take some of the hits these dudes are taking?

 

[zjcvols]

Football is so ******* soft

Or finally realizing that hits to the head are bad.

 

[BadJerry20]

You think you could go strap up and take some of the hits these dudes are taking?

Is that my profession?

 

[bleedorange0037]

It wasn't dirty.

Just an illegal hit.

So what's the actual rule? Are you not allowed to make any contact with a guys head, even accidentally, with any part of your body, even if you don't launch yourself or lead with your helmet?

 

[BadJerry20]

Or finally realizing that hits to the head are bad.

Or just soft.

 

[Nerd-Vol]

Is that my profession?

No, talking out of your ass is.

 

[BadJerry20]

So what's the actual rule? Are you not allowed to make any contact with a guys head, even accidentally, with any part of your body, even if you don't launch yourself or lead with your helmet?

You are supposed to dive at knees and tear them up, way better than a head shot.

 

[BadJerry20]

No, talking out of your ass is.

I wish I'd be rich. Lol

 

[bleedorange0037]

Or just soft.

Or not remotely concerned with actual player safety, but just afraid of potential lawsuits, which I understand is a valid fear.

 

[zjcvols]

So what's the actual rule? Are you not allowed to make any contact with a guys head, even accidentally, with any part of your body, even if you don't launch yourself or lead with your helmet?

I believe so as long as the ref seems it avoidable contact.

It's definitely a rule that needs work.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

No, talking out of your ass is.

You get a like.

 

[zjcvols]

Or just soft.

So getting rid of dangerous hits to the head is soft?

Really?

 

[bleedorange0037]

You are supposed to dive at knees and tear them up, way better than a head shot.

I know you say that sarcastically, but that's basically how the rules are now written.

 

[zjcvols]

Or not remotely concerned with actual player safety, but just afraid of potential lawsuits, which I understand is a valid fear.

This is true but glad they are taking out hits to the head.

 

[Nerd-Vol]

Nice tack;e

 

[Boston Vol]

So what's the actual rule? Are you not allowed to make any contact with a guys head, even accidentally, with any part of your body, even if you don't launch yourself or lead with your helmet?

Defenseless receiver. Easy call

 

[bleedorange0037]

I believe so as long as the ref seems it avoidable contact.

It's definitely a rule that needs work.

So basically what the defender was supposed to do there is let Harvin make the catch at full speed and once he had lost his angle, watch him walk into the endzone?

I agree they've got to find some middle ground. As it stands now, refs basically equate a hard hit with an illegal one, and penalize them all.

 

[BadJerry20]

So getting rid of dangerous hits to the head is soft?

Really?

My initial statement was the NFL is soft. Which some of it has become soft. But yes when players get called for it and its not a hit to the head, its soft. Brooks to Brees comes to mind.

 

[zjcvols]

So basically what the defender was supposed to do there is let Harvin make the catch at full speed and once he had lost his angle, watch him walk into the endzone?

I agree they've got to find some middle ground. As it stands now, refs basically equate a hard hit with an illegal one, and penalize them all.

Well refs missed defenders leading with the crown of their head in a running play pile too.

They need to revamp it completely.

 

[Nerd-Vol]

Hahahah!!! Suck it drew breeze!

 

[zjcvols]

My initial statement was the NFL is soft. Which some of it has become soft. But yes when players get called for it and its not a hit to the head, its soft. Brooks to Brees comes to mind.

That's not soft. That's bad reffing.

Big difference.

 

[BadJerry20]

I know you say that sarcastically, but that's basically how the rules are now written.

I bet if you polled the NFL 90+% would say they'd rather get hit in the head than the knees.

 

[bleedorange0037]

Defenseless receiver. Easy call

Then the rules need to be amended such that it's also illegal for the receiver put himself in a defenseless position attempting to catch a pass. If defenders aren't allowed to leave their feet to hit guys to prevent catches from being made, why should receivers be allowed to leave theirs free of ramifications to catch passes?