BengalBillyBob Posted March 30, 2006 Report Posted March 30, 2006 Horse collar rule poll, please give feedback. Quote
Stripes Posted March 30, 2006 Report Posted March 30, 2006 The idea of the rule is to stop injuries from happening, so I'd hope our Bengals would just let him run. Quote
turningpoint Posted March 30, 2006 Report Posted March 30, 2006 easly take the horse collar.that's like taking the PI in the endzone, they still gotta score the td. Quote
BengalBillyBob Posted March 30, 2006 Author Report Posted March 30, 2006 My point of this topic is very simple.If you are an NFL player and have a shot at making a play, you do it. Whether you are on the ground and reach for a players legs to make a tackle or grab a guy running in front of you by his pads. The players intent is to make a play not injure a guy. Guys would rather take a 15 yard penalty then lose a gameThe NFL making this a penalty WILL NOT PREVENT INJURIES!!!!! It will only penalyze a player for trying to make a play. This is the NFL, guys will get hurt. If you don't like it go watch chess. I just hate the fact that the NFL is making the league soft and everything is a penalty. Quote
PMThor Posted March 30, 2006 Report Posted March 30, 2006 You always stop the score. That is unless an injury is a serious possibility. If you can do the horse collar and save a TD without possibly injuring the runner, then that is what you do.It is no different from a D back tackling a guy who burns by him and a TD would otherwise result. Take the penalty. Quote
turningpoint Posted March 30, 2006 Report Posted March 30, 2006 PMThor I'm sorry but Odell in your pic looks like a guy running in the special Olympics. Quote
BengalBillyBob Posted March 30, 2006 Author Report Posted March 30, 2006 "You always stop the score. That is unless an injury is a serious possibility. If you can do the horse collar and save a TD without possibly injuring the runner, then that is what you do."Cop out answer. 200+ lb men running 4.4 40's dont have time to think "If I grab this guy by the shoulders will he get a serious injury??" NFL players WILL ALWAYS grab what they can to make a play. Making a rule to say that is illegal wont stop guys from doing it and it will not prevent injuries.These new "safety" rules are nonsense. Protect guys from dirty plays like chop blocks, intentionally spiking people on their heads etc... Penalyzing guys for things that are part of the game to prevent injury is dumb, the plays will happen regardless and there is nothing that can stop that aside from playing flag football. Quote
ArmyBengal Posted March 30, 2006 Report Posted March 30, 2006 You always stop the score. That is unless an injury is a serious possibility. If you can do the horse collar and save a TD without possibly injuring the runner, then that is what you do.It is no different from a D back tackling a guy who burns by him and a TD would otherwise result. Take the penalty. I agree with you on this one. This is different than the QB issue talked about in another thread. Love your point on the DB tackling the guy who burns him.WHODEY !!! Quote
walshfan Posted March 30, 2006 Report Posted March 30, 2006 Well Id hope they dont let a player score becuz they're too busy thinking if I grab him this way or that ... Quote
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