The NFL has banned the hip-drop tackle, source said. The Competition Committee was unanimous on it.
March 25, 2024
The NFL has banned the hip-drop tackle, source said. The Competition Committee was unanimous on it.
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Getting closer to banning tackling.
so you basically cant tackle from behind?
I remember when people freaked out about horde collar tackles too. It makes sense that defenders shouldn’t be able to do a WWE move to get a ball carrier to the ground.
That being said, as a rams fan our defense doesn’t tackle at all so it doesn’t really affect us.
Can’t wait for this to cost us at a crucial time
They keep making the sport worse. With more chances to throw a flag anytime they want too. I hate it, helping the offense out way too much. Good luck beating the chiefs.
Just another opportunity for refs to insert themselves even further into the game.
Is it just me in thinking the guys have known about this potential banning and tried modifying their technique during the season?
I saw Warner and Greenlaw let some guys get away from them when usually they’d be dawgs on the attack and just ferociously take them down.
I mean it’s pretty clear this type of tackling causes a lot of injuries. And honestly considering the YAC nature of our offense the ban may end up helping us if it prevents someone injuring kittle or deebo with a hip drop.
Softer football? No one asked for this
I get why people are up in arms against this, saying “tackling is no longer allowed in football”…
but do you really want to see Deebo, Christian or Brock get hip-dropped? You’re literally putting full weight on an ankle and twisting it unnaturally.
I just wonder how they apply this rule. Do they only care about explicit hip drops where a guy is hanging on a guy and jumps and drops his weight on the ball carrier’s side? Or is all tackling from behind where you dive on a guy and get dragged going to get called? Because the second option would be disastrous.
12 comments
Getting closer to banning tackling.
so you basically cant tackle from behind?
I remember when people freaked out about horde collar tackles too. It makes sense that defenders shouldn’t be able to do a WWE move to get a ball carrier to the ground.
That being said, as a rams fan our defense doesn’t tackle at all so it doesn’t really affect us.
Can’t wait for this to cost us at a crucial time
They keep making the sport worse. With more chances to throw a flag anytime they want too. I hate it, helping the offense out way too much. Good luck beating the chiefs.
Just another opportunity for refs to insert themselves even further into the game.
Is it just me in thinking the guys have known about this potential banning and tried modifying their technique during the season?
I saw Warner and Greenlaw let some guys get away from them when usually they’d be dawgs on the attack and just ferociously take them down.
I mean it’s pretty clear this type of tackling causes a lot of injuries. And honestly considering the YAC nature of our offense the ban may end up helping us if it prevents someone injuring kittle or deebo with a hip drop.
Softer football? No one asked for this
I get why people are up in arms against this, saying “tackling is no longer allowed in football”…
but do you really want to see Deebo, Christian or Brock get hip-dropped? You’re literally putting full weight on an ankle and twisting it unnaturally.
I just wonder how they apply this rule. Do they only care about explicit hip drops where a guy is hanging on a guy and jumps and drops his weight on the ball carrier’s side? Or is all tackling from behind where you dive on a guy and get dragged going to get called? Because the second option would be disastrous.
Its absurd how much the nfl hates its own game