Comments on: Ray Anderson: League will look at low blocks this offseason

By: BringBackTheFlex

BringBackTheFlex — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 01:04:30 +0000

The rule they need to change is the QB slide. Give the QB all the protection when he is still a legal passer. Once he crosses the goal line he is fair game – no slide, no giving himself up.

The NFL is becoming a no-strategy sandlot league. There is a diminishing professional image and it has to do with these “amazing athletes” at QB. All they are is a running back with QB protection. Why is the world would, or should, that make sense? You run with the ball you get hit, you pass you get the protection. Simple.

I want to see football skill, not track skill. I want to see a QB play QB, not running back. There’s a whole new generation of X-Box and Madden gamers that never got to appreciate real football. Now it’s just a video game.

It’s like watching blind men play chess.

By: savvybynature

savvybynature — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:11:12 +0000

The Slauson block was perfectly legal, and the fact he was fined at all was a joke.
If you want to change the rules and the game then keep tinkering, but how they can fine someone for a legal play because they don’t like the result is beyond me.
A contact sport by definition will never really be safe, not with grown men playing it as hard as they can because it is their livelihood. Might as well just bring out the flags already, like Ed Reed said.

By: choppinwood

choppinwood — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:01:11 +0000

There has to be some give and take here.
Get rid of the chop blocks no matter where the
blocker starts from, this will help defensive linemen.
Then adjust the holding calls so offensive linemen can block more freely. Perhaps allowing a hand outside the pads or something similar.

There’s too many holding calls anyways.

By: plumbstl

plumbstl — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:26:24 +0000

There is a double standard D linemen getting their legs cut out from underneath them while taking on a blocker is wrong and they should be payed a lot more money, because it could be all over with one cheap shot!

By: spicymudbugs

spicymudbugs — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:24:22 +0000

All you whiney little bitches cheering Goodell on about “bounties”…welcome to the new NFL

By: pickney1

pickney1 — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:06:43 +0000

It doesn’t matter if they are willing to look into it if they dont change the rules. There are too many examples of double standard where an offensive players can cause the same harm or worse and not be flagged or fined for it.

Until they are changes put into the rules book I expect to the same double standard that is shown in todays NFL.