Comments on: Antrel Rolle: Rules that protect receivers endanger defensive backs

By: skinsfaninnebraska

skinsfaninnebraska — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:40:37 +0000

I agree 100% with Rolle. The league’s attempts at improving player safety are not only futile but are negatively affecting gameplay every weekend.

On another note, every one of the head injury suits against the league by retired players should be dismissed as frivolous. I’m sorry, guys, but you signed up to play a dangerous, violent game and you need to be willing to accept the long-term effects of your decision.

By: dutzer36

dutzer36 — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:48:43 +0000

You can still detach him without helmet ot helmet just don’t lead with the head I don’t see what’s so hard and why u have to adjust your whole body…

By: pantsfreezone

pantsfreezone — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:29:45 +0000

Remember when football was football? Back in the glory days the Patriots would have been the laughingstock of the league because the first time Welker or Gronk ran one of those weak crossing patterns, Ronnie Lott or Steve Atwater would have put the hurt on them and they would have had alligator arms the rest of the game.

Today’s NFL is garbage, full of girl players looking for flags and way, way too many flags.

By: steelersownyou

steelersownyou — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 01:03:22 +0000

Wonder what rolle excuse was when big ben through the ball right over him to santonio holmes to win super bowl xlviii? He got owned then and ben will own him again sunday!!!

By: juggy179

juggy179 — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:54:44 +0000

Doesn’t every rec know the 11 guys on d fence what to hit him as hard as they can so how can he be defense less

By: frankdatank23

frankdatank23 — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:00:39 +0000

I miss the pre-Goodell version of the NFL…..

By: lakermetskins

lakermetskins — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:57:41 +0000

We all know the surest way to get injured in football is to let up and go less than 100%.

Shame on Antrell.

By: jamaltimore

jamaltimore — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:54:37 +0000

YES football is a violent sport and yes people’s lives are impacted who played the game but stop pretending like they CAN actually prevent injuries. For the first time I actually believe that football will go the way of boxing and horseracing in the future.

By: yetimonster

yetimonster — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:52:02 +0000

How you figure, homeslice?

By: gmenfan1982

gmenfan1982 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:40:15 +0000

Couldn’t agree more. It’s a defenders job to hit an offensive player in an effort to dislodge the ball. Should and unnecessary and dangerous hit to a receiver be flagged? Sure. But a hard hit to a receiver about to catch the ball should be fair game unless it was intentional to hit the player in the head. Any incidental head contact should not be flagged. A hit should only be flagged if it is unnecessary and done with the intent to injure. The referee need to be able to use discretion.

By: lakermetskins

lakermetskins — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:38:43 +0000

He’s got a point. I suppose if I came to work and the rules changed after doing something the same for 20 years, it would be difficult to adjust. I would complain the same way, but I would adjust.

The problem with he NFL is at some point it will stop being the NFL with these rule changes.

By: tindeaux

tindeaux — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:31:40 +0000

he’s got a point. next time, try not to trip!

By: truefootballinsight

truefootballinsight — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:23:00 +0000

I actually broke my collar bone in the same way. Like literally almost the same way, I also bruised a rib on the same fall. From that point on I had never backed off a hit ever again

By: etoharin78

etoharin78 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:04:44 +0000

There needs to be an added judgement aspect to these penalties. If the ONLY reason a receiver gets hit in the helmet is because he lowered his head and the defender had merely a split second to adjust, then I don’t think any penalty should be called. This is big boy football after all, people will get hurt.

By: daaabears

daaabears — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:01:17 +0000

Believable, and an interesting point.

By: csilojohnson

csilojohnson — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:51:59 +0000

Totally agree with Rolle. Unfortunatly the new rules were more of a PR stunt, and a way to draw more casual fans. Not so much about player safety. Sounds good though.

By: Mr. Wright 212

Mr. Wright 212 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:36:11 +0000

burnttoast71854 says: Nov 1, 2012 6:22 PM

U didn’t try to hard u still hit him helmet to helmet with no flag. Next time blow him up get a penalty & save urself a headache. Jason Garrett wouldn’t have accepted the penalty.
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No contact, get over it.

By: danetow

danetow — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:28:30 +0000

The mans got a point

By: flavordave

flavordave — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:27:39 +0000

I agree with him. You play tough football as a kid in school, then college, then make the NFL as a hard hitter, then they tell you not to. But its the way the League is now and complaining wont change it. Lawyers have found a way to ruin football like everything else in our great country. You have to adapt and change your game.

By: justintuckrule

justintuckrule — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:25:09 +0000

Goodell sucks.

By: burnttoast71854

burnttoast71854 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:22:59 +0000

U didn’t try to hard u still hit him helmet to helmet with no flag. Next time blow him up get a penalty & save urself a headache. Jason Garrett wouldn’t have accepted the penalty.

By: doug1grohlin

doug1grohlin — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:22:31 +0000

NFL doesn’t care about safety. They want huge passing games.

By: Mr. Wright 212

Mr. Wright 212 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:22:29 +0000

I said it at the time and noted the irony of it all myself. Thank GOD he won’t miss time for that nonsense.

By: bluebagz

bluebagz — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:21:12 +0000

Rolle I love your passion, but get over it, it’s football as we know it today. Rules are the rules. Go Blue!!!!

By: geeeeemen

geeeeemen — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:15:55 +0000

Hard to disagree with his opinion. It was clear he adjusted in the air to miss Dez, and that led to him landing awkwardly.