Falcon63 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5708701 I actually agree with him on this one. Getting hurt is never great, but going into football, it's a risk you take. And what does the NFL want defenders do, let the WR catch the ball before hitting them? That falls more under defenseless receiver than helmet-to-helmet, but still, too many rules protecting offensive players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neckdemon Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 you agree with him? the dude is an idiot and is just inviting the ref's to keep an extra eye on him now. th eleague has just said they are going to fine, eject and suspend players who do this and he comes out and says he doesn't care he's going to do it. it would be like holmes saying, "i don't care what the rules are i'm still going to smoke mad weed". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon63 Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 Going into football, you risk getting hurt no matter what. making all these rules just takes away from the game. Watch for a HUGE spike in receiving yards next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I don't think most guys "use their helmet" to knock guys out. I think hitting with the helmet is often an unintended consequence of going for kill shots. You leap up and launch - usually trying to drill guys with your shoulder. That's how I try to hit people. Sometimes the guy moves or you miss and your head gets there first. I don't want to hit people with my head and I'm Calabrese. Intentional spearing is 100% bad and I don't know anybody condoning it, though Crowder seems like he's doing it here. I'd like to know some concussion stats. Who is getting the concussions and what is causing them. They seem to be blaming helmet to helmet, but I'd bet a great deal are helmet to carpet. I think grass or softer turf would negate a great many of them. NFL won't go for that because it slows down the game. The slower speeds will reduce concussions too, but it won't look so impressive on TV. To me, the funniest part of the article is this: but in six NFL seasons he has missed only 13 games, none because of a concussion Only? Does missing more than two games a year qualify you for iron man status these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiF Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Going into football, you risk getting hurt no matter what. making all these rules just takes away from the game. Watch for a HUGE spike in receiving yards next season. I agree with his premise, dont agree with literally saying I'm going to keep using my helmet, but thats Channing. And he's 100% spot on with his comments about only protecting the offense. This is the double standard I've talking about in all these threads. The league is only looking to protect offensive players, while offense can use their helmet and put their hands on a defenders face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHT STALKER Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Whether you agree with the rule or not...it's still the rule. Like anything else in life, you break the rules you pay the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 what I find most funny about Crowder trash talking is that he's never on the field, in practice or on gameday to be such a hardass authority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neckdemon Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 what I find most funny about Crowder trash talking is that he's never on the field, in practice or on gameday to be such a hardass authority. what's even funnnier is......has crowder ever even had a big hit on anybody? biggets hit i ever saw that moron be a part of was when leon knocked him about 10 yards downfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 "If I'm knocked out, I don't know where I'm at, I can't say my name, now I can't play football," [Crowder] said. "If I get hit in the head and black out for a second and now I get back up dizzy, OK, I'm ready to go." This is the same guy that didn't know they speak English in London, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 you agree with him? the dude is an idiot and is just inviting the ref's to keep an extra eye on him now. th eleague has just said they are going to fine, eject and suspend players who do this and he comes out and says he doesn't care he's going to do it. it would be like holmes saying, "i don't care what the rules are i'm still going to smoke mad weed". I don’t know if you are being sarcastic, but Holmes did kind of say that. Did suspension change Jets' Santonio Holmes? 'Not 1%' 10:44 AM New York Jets WR Santonio Holmes returned to practice on Wednesday for the first time since the preseason after completing his four-game suspension for violating terms of the NFL's substance-abuse policy. But Holmes said he did little-to-no introspection and doesn't feel like he owes any apologies as he returns to game action on Sunday. The MVP of Super Bowl XLIII, cast away by the Steelers in a trade to the Jets for a fifth-round pick, said personal change is not something he accomplished during his suspension. "To look in your eyes and be honest with you, not 1%," Holmes said, via ESPN. "I've been the same person since I stepped foot in this NFL, I'll (continue) being the same person until I leave." Holmes followed up his Super Bowl-winning catch with his best season last year. He caught 79 passes for 1,248 yards and five TDs. He was suspended in April, and had a rocky offseason. He was accused of assault by woman in Florida who claimed Holmes threw a drink in her face, though Holmes denied the accusation. Police questioned him shortly after his April trade to the Jets after a flight attendant complained that Holmes was being uncooperative on a flight. No charges were filed after police learned Holmes kept the ear buds from his iPod in his ear but did not violate flight instructions by leaving the iPod on. Holmes said he has nothing to apologize for and didn't need the suspension to teach him to change his ways. "I made it to the Super Bowl and won it, didn't I?" Holmes said, via ESPN. "That's all I had to do with myself. I didn't have anything to think about. I'm a football player, what happens off the field happens off the field, doesn't affect anything I do or what I'm capable of doing."-- Sean Leahy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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