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[Chinatown88]

Yeah I always check for 2009 once in a while. But nothing yet.

 

[Chinatown88]

The 2004 Draft hits different. Man I was a dumb 11 year old watching it and was so confused with that Eli/Rivers shenanigans.

Chilling with a replay right now

RIP Mort

Edit: Holy crap. How did I read the draft ticker as a kid? This thing is ZOOMING

 

[Phillyfan28]

How’d I do?

 

[Chinatown88]

 

[BrindamoursNose]

We're inching so so so close to touch football

What are defensive players supposed to do?

Adding the members of the Competition Committee here just so you (like myself) know who to be upset at.

The NFL commissioner selects the members of the Competition Committee, which currently includes:

• Rich McKay (Chairman) – CEO, Atlanta Falcons
• Katie Blackburn – executive vice president, Cincinnati Bengals
• Chris Grier – general manager, Miami Dolphins
• Stephen Jones – COO, executive vice president and director of player personnel, Dallas Cowboys
• John Mara – president, CEO and owner, NY Giants
• Sean McDermott – head coach, Buffalo Bills
• Sean McVay – head coach, Los Angeles Rams
• Mike Tomlin – head coach, Pittsburgh Steelers

 

[Flybynite]

Darius Slay tweeted "gonna be a lot of missed tackles" after the rule change was announced

Me: So why were ya'll missing so many before?

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Darius Slay tweeted "gonna be a lot of missed tackles" after the rule change was announced

Me: So why were ya'll missing so many before?

I saw someone replied “Soooo business as usual?”

 

[Chinatown88]

@JojoTheWhale Simms' CB3 and CB5, are spicy.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

We're inching so so so close to touch football

What are defensive players supposed to do?

Adding the members of the Competition Committee here just so you (like myself) know who to be upset at.

I’m generally one who thinks this way about defensive penalties, but this is a specific thing that involves needlessly crashing all of your weight into the back of the legs of a ball carrier.



Now do I trust them to get it right in real time? Different question.

 

[Starat327]

I’m generally one who thinks this way about defensive penalties, but this is a specific thing that involves needlessly crashing all of your weight into the back of the legs of a ball carrier.



Now do I trust them to get it right in real time? Different question.

Yeah, I mean I'm not a football fanatic or anything, but this feels like a no-brainer. That's just a wildly unnecessary way to tackle someone.

 

[DancingPanther]

Hip drop tackles are dangerous af. I'm glad they're gone.

Now, what I'm not excited about is the nebulousness of what is going to be called vs what isn't.

What are defensive players supposed to do?

Not tackle someone using a technique centered on buckling someone's knees the wrong way?

 

[BrindamoursNose]

I’m generally one who thinks this way about defensive penalties, but this is a specific thing that involves needlessly crashing all of your weight into the back of the legs of a ball carrier.



Now do I trust them to get it right in real time? Different question.

This is why I take the stance I do. I have zero faith they'll call it properly in real time & it's going to make defenders think even harder than they already were.

Not tackle someone using a technique centered on buckling someone's knees the wrong way?

Good luck I guess

 

[DancingPanther]

This is why I take the stance I do. I have zero faith they'll call it properly in real time & it's going to make defenders think even harder than they already were.



Good luck I guess

What was your reaction when they banned horse collars?

 

[Chinatown88]

 

[snoop88]

I genuinely don’t understand why the NFL feels the need every offseason to make significant changes to the rules and the game.

Was it like this when I was growing up in the 90s and 00s and I just didn’t notice?

 

[Kermit the Prog]

The one rule I wish they would enact is having one foot inbounds to register as a catch, like college does. If the NFL is more concerned with offense than defense, this would be a nudge in that direction.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

What was your reaction when they banned horse collars?

Does it matter?

Like in some ways, I get it. I understand why they can say it's a brother to a horse collar, but there comes a point where you have to draw a line under it and say man, football is just a physical, dangerous sport - and that's just the beast of it.

If it's a rule change that can prevent major injury, but be a positive for competition (like the new kickoff rule change), I'm on board. I like the new kick off format and think we'll see more Kick Returns. But the tackling bit is getting over-legislated for me.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

"Signing Nyheim Hines would have been a home run," he said for the 3rd year in a row.

 

[Kermit the Prog]

NFL Rumors: Christmas Day Games Scheduled on Wednesday for 2024 Season

 

[FLYguy3911]

I think the nastiest hip drop tackle I’ve ever seen was Jordan Jefferson (Justin’s brother) on CJ Moseley after an INT. Think he dislocated his hip or something.

 

[Cody Webster]

 

[BrindamoursNose]

"Signing Nyheim Hines would have been a home run," he said for the 3rd year in a row.

It's true - you've said it every freaking year. Hah.

 

[Cody Webster]

This makes it a bit easier to understand

 

[BiggE]

I’m gonna need a cheat sheet just for kickoffs

 

[iceman42]

This makes it a bit easier to understand

I can see a myrid of new betting options