SB Nation Bay Area Raider Report: The Podcast

Has that person made it to the depths of, He who shall’nt be called by name, ALREADY ?? I mean he has gotten plenty of help at being pathetic by the abismal play calling, and before you go there, I am in no way defending his BS, sheepish azz, Deer caught in the Headlights attitude, late & hestitant, what seems like scared to get hit azz type of play !!!! Have we really reached this point, really ????

The idea of suspending players for hits to the head, is more or less…appropriate. I don’t want to get into the dangers of it, although I personally, think, all things are equal on the field of play. I’ve played professional rugby for 15 years, played it in Canada, America, Australia and England. I believe that all football players should play rugby in the offseason to learn how to tackle waist to shoulder, it’s not hard, and if you miss the waist shoulder tackle on the rugby field, you get hurt and it’s your fault.

I don’t want to see the history books show great players like, Jack, Cecil, Blount, Lott, twenty years later that they were dirty because they used their helmet as a weapon. The helmet is just as important to a defensive player [especially DB’s and LB’s], as shoulder pads. While I do think it will be a deterrent this year, it is only a visceral response, not an intelligent, thought out plan. Just like the Blount rule, this is designed to pussify our defensive players from their natural instincts, separate the ball from the player. You can’t expect 400 years of instinct to stop in a week. Once again, the NFL Universe is trying to pussify it’s league without thinking of the long-term effects of a stop-gap solution.