Comments on: Trent Richardson a poster boy for ban on runners lowering heads

By: rukkus1

rukkus1 — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:52:54 +0000

Marshawn Lynch is screwed.

By: wesdix07

wesdix07 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:27:27 +0000

I wish someone would lower their head and knock some sense into Roger. This rule is ridiculous!

By: watchfullhose

watchfullhose — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:19:03 +0000

This is garbage. From grade school football players are taught that by getting low, they have more leverage. This lesson is ESSENTIAL in learning to play football.

If I see rbs getting flags for running hard, I don’t think I’ll have any choice but to turn it off.

By: commonsensedude

commonsensedude — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:12:37 +0000

I can imagine a headline from not too many years from now:

“In an effort to protect wide receivers from the many violent hits they receive after catching passes, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has proposed a new rule that will outlaw the forward pass.”

By: latchbeam

latchbeam — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:07:39 +0000

And with this rule passing, professional football just became a non-contact sport.

By: ibreathefootball

ibreathefootball — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:01:17 +0000

Safety? Who cares about safety, these fools are getting paid millions of dollars!

By: istateyourname

istateyourname — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 02:43:50 +0000

Just end it. Who cares? It was fun while it lasted. Hey did you see Barack Obama is the devil? I saw it on the History channel.

By: giantsfanlewis

giantsfanlewis — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 02:01:39 +0000

Do it goodell. Pass this through and watch as the NFL and therefore your paycheck are gone. I love football. I was born and raised a giants fan, my first daughters birthday was a week after the giants won the sb. They won one other time when I was sick and once when I was born. The giants bleed through my vains but I will not spend another dollar on giants or any NFL memoribilia if this rule passes and will not watch another game. I’ll be counting down the days til a true rival league that plays real football opens up and does it right so I can watch football again instead of this joke call the nfl

By: cmdrsmooth

cmdrsmooth — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 02:01:31 +0000

He about stiff arms? That should be illegal.

By: mancave001

mancave001 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:08:26 +0000

I was at that game as a Philly fan. Brutal hit…thought Coleman’s head might be in that helmet. I’m often opposed to some of the “safety” changes, but to be honesty don’t see why this hasn’t come up earlier. Why is the defender prevented from using his helmet while the runner is not? It never made sense to me.

By: heidism97

heidism97 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:45:53 +0000

I wonder if all you tough guys would see things differently if you were responsible for defending the league against a 1000+ retired players (former tough guys) suing for head injuries?

By: elimanningup

elimanningup — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:35:26 +0000

Trent Richardson is a BUST

#3 overall pick and only averages 3.6 yards per carry, showing no signs of speed/agility/explosiveness whatsoever. Also a below average pass-blocker.

The Browns’ 2012 draft is one of the worst of all time.

By: mikesmajormojo

mikesmajormojo — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:23:38 +0000

Roger Goodell you are out of control. What the heck. I say convert the NFL to a video game league. You can have the All-Maddens vs the Techmo Bowlers. Think about how much money you’d save the owners in concussion tests and potential litigation then… and don’t get me started on player salaries and health insurance.

By: dillpx183

dillpx183 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:22:15 +0000

if they want to reduce head injuries, maybe players should tighten their chin straps so their helmets dont pop off all the time.

By: w1thinreason

w1thinreason — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:16:58 +0000

I have been a die hard football fan since I could walk. Grew up going to every Raider game. Spent the past 20 years of fall Sundays glued to my TV. Played fantasy football since I was 9. Coached high school football for 7 years.

If this rule passes, I will walk away.

What a travesty that do-gooders, politics and litigation has ruined a truly beautiful game that is the essence of why America is different (better) than any other country.

By: ubepunkedagain

ubepunkedagain — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:10:23 +0000

Who wants to try to tackle a 230 pound wrecking ball? Just get out of his way and you won’t get hurt.

By: mudmandenny

mudmandenny — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:59:58 +0000

Goodell professes to hate the effort players give in the Pro Bowl, but is turning the regular and post season games into that very same thing.

By: etoharin78

etoharin78 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:58:46 +0000

I don’t know if a RB should get penalized, but if the RB lowers his head and then a flag is thrown for head to head contact then the penalty should be negated. I saw a defender get flagged a few times last year when he would have hit the RB in the chest, but the RB lowered his head and that was the reason for the head to head contact.

By: dedreu400

dedreu400 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:54:00 +0000

Soon the Lingerie League players will have to show the NFL players how its done. Or maybee they can unite as one league, and then just maybee I sign up. Would’nt mind having one of those girls as my center.

By: titansbro

titansbro — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:52:55 +0000

The NHL is loving this. It’s a tougher & more manly sport now.

By: kb5523

kb5523 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:48:48 +0000

Just a random thought: Why doesn’t the NFL allow the players to vote on all rules related to ON FIELD rule changes.Since they are the ones affected,shouldn’t they be the ones to decide,not 40-60 y/o men in an office? This would help the NFL as well. If the players voted against alot of these changes the last cpl years, they could point to that in any future lawsuits by current players. If the players voted against the rule, how could they later sue the NFL?

By: billsfan1

billsfan1 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:33:51 +0000

blame Rog but dont forget the NFLPA has to agree with this.. If they do then they are equally to blame

By: whooty

whooty — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:30:43 +0000

ban on runners lowering heads poster boy for nfl irrelevancy

By: greatestgamensports

greatestgamensports — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:29:57 +0000

Don’t know his name but dude that tried stopping Trent got blasted on that play! I bet next time he see Trent running at him he falls down and plays dead lol….

By: keylimelight

keylimelight — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:21:11 +0000

How on earth are the refs going to be able to call this consistently, given that on every run play, the runner will likely be hunched around the ball as he makes his way thru the line?

By: keylimelight

keylimelight — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:18:07 +0000

The thing I hate worst about this rule is that it places even more discretion in the hands of the referees. They will now have to judge whether the runner’s head was lowered or not. How do you determine that?

For those like me who like to say the fix is in, this gives the ref yet another tik-tak picky flag followed by yet another time wasting debate between the refs.

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:04:12 +0000

Mortensen said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants the rule passed and added, categorically, “It’s passing.” On a previous thread re this topic someone posted the names of Competition Committee members and urged us to bear in mind this is their doing and not Goodell's. I hope no one else tries to sell us that bill of goods. As this quote makes clear, EVERYTHING that happens in Goodell's sphere of influence is Goodell's doing. And it is all about corporate PR: convincing the public, the government, and the courts the league cares about safety. Nothing about this has anything to do with achieving actual safety. To do that requires collecting quantifiable data to show exactly what rule changes will make players safer--something the league has never done. Instead, the Commish picks out a visually jarring play that injured no one and uses it to whip people into a frenzy for arbitrary rule changes. This won't reduce the number of injuries. But it will help him sell football to those who don't know any better.

By: cchicinfan

cchicinfan — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:02:32 +0000

Why can’t people understand it doesn’t apply to the tackle box and therefore wouldn’t apply to goal line plays up the middle. Also, it wouldn’t apply if the runner was outside the tacle box and just lowered his head to protect himself. Read the rule before you start condemning it.

By: geniusesq

geniusesq — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:49:22 +0000

Tackling will now be called “Hugging”

By: boogerhut

boogerhut — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:44:01 +0000

Sorry Rodger but you just don’t seem to learn anything from your mistakes. Players, coaches, and fans overwhelmingly reject this idea but since you like it “it’s passing”. BS Bubba. You are not the Czar of football and I believe that the competition committee has a say. What’s that called? Oh yeah, a VOTE. You stick your finger in places beyond your authority and get them cut off only to do it again. Even a 2 yr old won’t touch the stove twice. Starting to think you have a extra chromosome or two boy.