faba Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Owners approve safety amendmentsEmail Print Comments259 Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS -- NFL owners got their major on-field business out of the way quickly Tuesday, leaving them plenty of time to discuss labor strategy. The 32 owners voted unanimously to approve rules amendments for player safety that include eliminating a player launching himself into a defenseless opponent. A 15-yard penalty will result for anyone who leaves both feet before contact to spring forward and upward into an opponent and delivers a blow to the helmet with any part of his helmet. “ Rulewise, I think the competition committee is clear that we are not trying to change rules, but change the emphasis, and that message has been delivered loud and clear to the players. ” -- Rich McCay, co-chair of competition committee Such tackles will also be subject to fines. The NFL cracked down on flagrant hits last October, ratcheting up the amount of fines and threatening suspensions. No players were suspended in 2010 for such hits, but Ray Anderson, the league's primary disciplinarian, has said suspensions will be considered for egregious hits this season. The definition of a defenseless receiver has been extended. Now, a receiver who has not had time to protect himself or has not clearly become a runner even if both feet are on the ground is considered defenseless. Defenseless players cannot be hit in the head or neck area with the helmet, facemask, forearm or shoulder. The definition of such players now includes those throwing a pass; attempting or completing a catch without having time to ward off or avoid contact; a runner whose forward progress has been stopped by a tackler; kickoff or punt returners while the ball is in the air; kickers or punters during a kick or a return; a quarterback during a change of possession; a player who receives a blindside block from a blocker moving toward his own end zone. Also, hits to the head of a passer that are not considered "forcible" blows will not be penalized. Penalized players are subject to being ejected for flagrant fouls. "Rulewise, I think the competition committee is clear that we are not trying to change rules, but change the emphasis, and that message has been delivered loud and clear to the players," said committee co-chairman Rich McKay, president of the Atlanta Falcons. "I was encouraged as a committee member who watched all the video at the end of last year to look at injuries, and I thought the players did a good job of understanding the message and adapting to it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanInDenver Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Let the whimpification of NFL begin. I see the yards gained after catching the ball increasing substantially! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 See?!? They really do care about the players. They just want their money, that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LWC611 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 We might as well create a halo rule for punt returners and receivers. This is nuts..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Awful rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 The definition of such players now includes those throwing a pass Are you ******* kidding me? Why don't we just put QBs in red practice jerseys and make it illegal to touch them? Having a great pass rush just became meaningless. You better have exceptional cover corners now. Otherwise, you have no pass defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Are you ******* kidding me? Why don't we just put QBs in red practice jerseys and make it illegal to touch them? Having a great pass rush just became meaningless. You better have exceptional cover corners now. Otherwise, you have no pass defense. The quarterback is now essentially considered a defenseless player at all times. What a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 The quarterback is now essentially considered a defenseless player at all times. What a joke. You think Brady whined to the refs a lot before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 You think Brady whined to the refs a lot before? Yeah, its going to be bad. You pretty much cant sack the QB anymore. The Sanchez strip sack in the AFC Championship game is now technically a penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanInDenver Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 The quarterback is now essentially considered a defenseless player at all times. What a joke. I think the NFL saw the video of Brady dancing in Rio and said we gotta protect that fruitcake, he is the star of our league! The two teams most impacted by this rule are Steelers and JETS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I think the NFL saw the video of Brady dancing in Rio and said we gotta protect that fruitcake, he is the star of our league! The two teams most impacted by this rule are Steelers and JETS! More like the Cowboys and Packers. DeMarcus Ware and Clay Matthews just becamse meaningless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 More like the Cowboys and Packers. DeMarcus Ware and Clay Matthews just becamse meaningless. Yeah I agree with that. The Jets don't have much of a pass rush from their front 7 anyhow, but if Wilson plays to half his talent they will have excellent CB's. Even if Cro comes back, and I think he will, they be fine. CB's value just went through the roof. Hope this doesn't mean Revis will be holding out again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanInDenver Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 More like the Cowboys and Packers. DeMarcus Ware and Clay Matthews just becamse meaningless. Sure thing this will have impact on these individual players. But as a team I am hard pressed to find anyone who hits harder that Steelers and JETS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOP Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 So if a QB is considered defenseless on a change of posesion play, then this should mean that they are not allowed to interfear with the play at all. For example: Sanchez throws an interception, the ball is run back, Sanchez is the last guy to beat, he should have to get out of the way and not be able to affect the outcome of the play. It's not fair for a guy to be able to make a tackle if you can't block him. Am i thinking about this right or am I off my rocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Sacks are basically illegal now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 So if a QB is considered defenseless on a change of posesion play, then this should mean that they are not allowed to interfear with the play at all. For example: Sanchez throws an interception, the ball is run back, Sanchez is the last guy to beat, he should have to get out of the way and not be able to affect the outcome of the play. It's not fair for a guy to be able to make a tackle if you can't block him. Am i thinking about this right or am I off my rocker. I don't think it will be ruled that way. if he is acting as a defender, or even running with the ball he is fair game. otherwise nobody would be allowed to tackle a "wildcat" QB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Woodley: So-called 'Steelers rule' shows NFL 'turning soft' May 25 5/25/2011 6:33:21 PM | More Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley was a guest Wednesday morning on Sirius XM NFL Radio. "Football is turning soft now," Woodley said. "Too many fines. Too many penalties protecting the quarterback every single play. Defensive guys can't be defensive guys no more. I mean, that's what Pittsburgh, that's what we're built on ... playing aggressive football, attacking, hitting people hard, you know, making quarterback's shake. ... You can't even touch them. "Having all the fines and the penalties is stupid because it's taking away from the game. We knew what we were signing up for when we started playing football. We knew that. Everybody knew that. Every quarterback knew that, (NFL Commissioner) Roger Goodell knew that, but I don't know if he ever played football, so I don't if he really understands the hard hitting of the sport." Woodley said the Steelers have won the most Super Bowls in NFL history because "we play hard-nosed football. We didn't get six Lombardis by playing soft football. We got it by playing aggressive football -- hitting teams hard -- and I don't think that will ever change. I don't care how many times you get fined." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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