Reacting to NFL owners approving a ban on the swivel hip-drop tackle | First Take

Reacting to NFL owners approving a ban on the swivel hip-drop tackle | First Take
On First Take, Robert Griffin III, Andrew Hawkins and Shannon Sharpe discuss the news of NFL team owners approving a rule proposal to ban the swivel hip-drop tackle.
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[@Osei_Bean_8ryant]

The defense should boycott leaguewide week 1 and just let teams score on every play

[@slicknick22137]

i think i would laugh but idk

[@ceedubb4586]

I was just saying the Same thing

[@jayscruggs2814]

That would be great for my parlay

[@jjmdirector]

100%

[@RekojGnik]

Honestly, I'm with that idea. It would take 1 or 2 weeks of that for the league to change their minds.

[@vidowatcher91]

'Hip drop, Molly Wop, spun on my top" RG3 when's the album dropping?

[@isaiahvasquez9853]

Lmao RG3 😂

[@dwaynehiler5735]

Sounds like bedroom activities 🤣this what ima do to my wife when I get home lol.

[@royalty843]

​@@dwaynehiler5735let us know how that Molly wop go so my wife can do em

[@Mogwai88]

@@dwaynehiler5735poop in her mouth

[@an152771]

cop when it drops at the shop

[@kingmufasa366]

Hip dropped, Molly wapped and spun on my top😂😂😂😂

[@delosolo]

Wild 😂 i would’ve quit 😂😂

[@severnjackson3151]

No Diddy

[@ibiminai]

He got hit so much they started yelling slide!!! Slide!! Why wont he sliiiide!! RG3: MF im tryiiiin 😂

[@God_is_good_]

Jesus loves you, God Bless✝️

[@Timeismoney102]

Sounds like getting some head

[@chadwickerman]

Hawkins last comment is key. The owners will ban things the players do, fine the players for doing things, but they don't want to do anything that would require them to open their pocket books up and spend money to remove astroturf and make the fields safe to play on, something that would actually safeguard the players.

[@bennyboicreates3253]

What’s wrong with astroturf?

[@blackrahk2037]

​@@bennyboicreates3253Dirt gives way to the weight of the players. Turf dont

[@eliek2014]

@@bennyboicreates3253 never had turf burn huh bud

[@JosephSmith72]

EXACTLY!!!!

[@TORULEZ10]

The Eagles vs Chief in Arizona showed the difference

[@RekojGnik]

Getting paid millions to play flag football is crazy

[@mattjones1378]

wrong. watch the game. still tackling and hard hits going on. get your eyes checked.

[@Knowyourrights0927]

Everyone will be able to play until 50 years old

[@user-oh6sx7cp4c]

Brain dead retard

[@Jiiggy-dn8fd]

@@mattjones1378go take a shower and clean your mother’s basement, clown 🤣

[@jasonchristopher5928]

@@mattjones1378you don’t know football go watch cheerleading competition if you don’t want tough hits

[@speedmode_ison1029]

AJ Hawk said it best: “They can’t even clearly define what a hip drop tackle is but they somehow have stats on it?!?”.

[@metal100k]

The tackle they are banning is stated to be when the tackler lands on the opponents legs, feet, and ankles. They are looking at the actual landing on the opposing player as opposed to just tackling. I know the refs won't be consistent on it.

[@user-wx1br9jp6u]

I'm just waiting for them to just go flag football.

[@lordfarquaad4174]

Bros just dead wrong lol there is a clear clean cut example of what illegal hip drop tackles are, the issue is refs making the proper judgment call what an idiot he is

[@inspectah_ant]

@@user-wx1br9jp6unow that flag football is an Olympic sport it’s only a matter of time before NFL becomes flag

[@TemplarGamer56]

@@inspectah_antthat’s when a new league comes along . Capitalism rules.

[@MrSilus2000]

Pretending they care about player safety when it’s obviously just another control tactic.

[@dominiquejones3805]

Exactly, it's so offense oriented & easier 4 refs 2 control

[@MrSilus2000]

@@dominiquejones3805 shhhh

[@tedlytle790]

I have been watching football on Sundays, my entire life. I had never heard the term, 'Hip-drop tackle' until this rule was passed. I had to look it up. It looks like a harmless tackle from the fan perspective. That was a good question, "who asked for this?"

[@bennyboicreates3253]

No one. It’s just a way for the game to be rigged even more in favor of certain offenses/players/teams/narratives

[@macncheese9753]

Rumor has it, getting hit by a moving 230 pound human-being, increases chances of injury by 100%

[@adamsimpson2683]

Not if their body doesn't land directly on the back of their legs....why does Sharpe (correctly) point out that this wasn't necessary until recently. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3ytaqB5l7hmqLc

[@calvinhaskett8712]

Idiot , dummy this is football..

[@dillonsparks115]

​@adamsimpson2683 you wanna know why because back when Shannon played you could go high low and in the middle as a defensive player you can't even hit a guy In the chest without a penalty now that's a fact

[@hellow1098]

@@adamsimpson2683so when you tackle a qb you can’t land on them but also you can’t use your body weight to bring them down. So how do you tackle a qb?

[@johnrickles3378]

​@@hellow1098you don't. Mahomes will break every record in history because he cried about getting tackled so often in the playoffs. The dude has a women's azz jiggling every time he runs as slow as dirt but he will definitely be known as the best QB in history

[@truthbearer7891]

Derrick Henry is about to shatter whatever the rushing record is for a 30 year old running back now

[@TheRealEmoryTilghman]

Is what I'm saying 😂

[@royalty843]

Dude is already a moving tank

[@tomlopatto3787]

He about to be the first RB with 3000 yards rushing in a season. I guess this is a way to get RBs more money?

[@tylercarmona7422]

Yea because you guys cry about how your team gets tackled. Like stop playing the game if you afraid to get injured. Ravens are crybabies . You don’t hear Patrick mahomes complaining about it and I can’t stand him

[@number3stunner118]

@@tylercarmona7422 Patrick Mahomes isn't a good example of not whining about something a defensive player does.

[@miamimercenary9623]

The problem is that this has nothing to do with safety. Guys pop achilles on non contact plays but they won’t eliminate turf because turf is cost efficient. It’s always about money. That Mark Andrews play happened on TNF so everybody saw it and it was spotlighted. Stars getting injured ultimately hurts income potential. Brazil, Mexico, London, Germany is all to increase revenue and they need stars healthy to play in those games and for games to be 35-31 vs 7-3

[@pablosanchez3305]

The worst part about this ban, is how the refs will use this new rule to rig games

[@Lindseyfromgranite]

The refs do what they are told to everyone blames the refs they have a job to do

[@logicallifeperspectives513]

​@@Lindseyfromgranite U prove his point lol

[@Lindseyfromgranite]

@@logicallifeperspectives513 Yes I agree thank you Young Lady.

[@robbieludwig2182]

So we ban hip drop tackles due to injury stats... But we ignore the turf non contact stats.... got it

[@Gungho73]

"We can't afford grass"

[@loganmanderfield1162]

The hypocrisy is astounding.

[@nadermilite5652]

​@@Gungho73grass is cheaper though

[@Gungho73]

@@nadermilite5652That's my point. It's an embarrassing lie players from many teams are forced to put up with while we're hit with the other lie on concern for players safety.

[@sten9life979]

This is a great comment.

[@nddavi58]

the fact that there are comments here supporting the ban is embarrassing

[@dmvry2763]

Because most of these people have never played football before ...just talking

[@ashantebrown5536]

Humans are a sad species

[@trusavagephonetics]

​@@dmvry2763i played before. Im glad they are banning it

[@greatpyrenees559]

@@trusavagephoneticsyou never played defense … you can’t even prevent doing this

[@JamesB-mi9uu]

@@trusavagephoneticsthey just need to bring back high hits imo, leg injuries are only going to get worse as you make low hits the only viable option

[@nathanroyster1324]

refreshing to see offensive guys backing defenders. I will never understand how the NFL expects defensive players to both protect offensive players and stop offensive players at the same time. They're not asking offensive players to stop fighting for extra yards or get down when a hit is inevitable which would solve almost all the hip drop tackles overnight. No they want the defenders to protect their opponents. Nonsense

[@logicallifeperspectives513]

This comment is severely underrated 💯

[@ManMan75th]

Haven’t seen hip drop tackles for real until they basically banned formed tackling

[@jonathancruz7848]

Aren’t people only tackling this way because they’re making other ways of tackling more difficult ? Idk

[@MarvyG_23]

NFL wants less defense and more scoring for ratings

[@Osei_Bean_8ryant]

​@MarvyG_23 offense is only exciting when its beating good defense.... we dont want arena football

[@Noliestold-np6qi]

​@@MarvyG_23That's all it is. Basically watering down the product to make more money. If people stop watching their money goes away.

[@StatBoiRichie]

@@MarvyG_23 They need to pay attention to the NBA. Fans aren't happy with the insane influx of scoring, and it'll be a matter of time before it affects the NFL too

[@ananimaus7683]

Difficult to tackle from the front as well. Form tackle and the head naturally comes up from the impact, touch the helmet...penalty.

[@johnb.2006]

Greatest lower extremity injury isn't the hip drop tackle...it's this synthetic grass/turf they play on. Just ask Dre Greenlaw...

[@TRUTHaintHATING]

And odell

[@TheRmm1976]

Hawkins said that at the end of the video. Of course no one brought it up until the very end so most ppl didn't watch

[@donnacochran3335]

The Jets players.

[@Rikalonius]

That's a great point, also. That's been complained about for decades, but the NFL likes their fields television friendly.

[@NiftyCraff]

Raiders stadium is litterally grass.

[@dragonmyballs]

Shannon goes from a 25% increased injury rate to 25x injury rate?? So 25% vs 2,500%??

[@trexxis812]

Simple misspeak

[@orderofgrandpuba]

Bravo. You’re so smart.

[@noway8374]

no sharp is dumb

[@vernonbandy2597]

Shannon Sharpe trying to do math is the funniest thing I've seen lately

[@bruceleeroy8302]

Get rid of the Mel Blount rule. Balance it out, you can push and shove as long as the ball hasn't be thrown. Give defender's a chance.

[@JYoung-fl8fc]

This is the way!

[@Alart28]

This is the answer, I was looking for. You can let the game be more physical, but take-out the high injury tackles.

[@Kstewart14]

you can do that within 5 yards

[@timmyg569]

@@Kstewart14Because of the Mel Blount Rule. So get rid of that rule to make it even for the defense.

[@mbry1]

Knowing how much the NFL loves screwing over defenses this will never happen

[@jo0123]

People who have never played football making dumb rules to ruin the game.

[@odigomez1787]

Troy Vincent was an amazing DB for the eagles … what are you talking about

[@bigbagtee1681]

I’m an lifelong eagles fan and I love Troy Vincent as a player but in his position now he is a f*cking puppet

[@shonda79able]

​@@odigomez1787Troy is part of the problem. He forgot that he played and what it's like to play.

[@shonda79able]

​@@bigbagtee1681a puppet. They're using the fact that he played as a tool to justify this nonsense.

[@user-rx4ce9hl3r]

Sounds like are politicians

[@SplendidNinja]

If the NFL is gonna be serious about safety they need to stop turning a blind eye to players complaining about the turf.

[@stickshiftt9127]

In 20 years there will be 25 games in a season and the defense will only be allowed to politely ask offensive players if they'd like to be tackled ... 😂😂😂😂

[@tino6846]

They have taken almost every other way of tackling that’s why the hip drop tackle is more prevalent

[@joemagwood9130]

At this point just draft offensive players defenses will be at a disadvantage .

[@FantasySportsZen]

The hip drop is gross. 100% should be illegal. Defenders constantly punching dudes now too, thanks Peanut.

[@tino6846]

@@FantasySportsZen Huh 😂

[@brady4280]

@@FantasySportsZenfound the 14 year old football fan

[@choosecarefully408]

_There_ you go. This decision-making is a Perfect Example of a well-known American trait, being unable to see how one stupid decision requires 87 more to try & make it look smart.

[@tqlla]

The guy in the middle is right. The reason that Shannon didnt see these kind of tackles in the past, is because Defenders had a bunch of ways to get a player down. Now they cant hit high, they cant hit low, they cant "Jack up" people, they cant land with their weight, and now they cant use their body weight to take players down.

[@Mr_Boyer]

You can use your body weight, just don't land on the other dudes legs.

[@warrenmason1582]

​@Mr_Boyer try doing that when in the air

[@rd9669]

You can hit high or low you just won’t do anything against anyone with eyes.

[@logicallifeperspectives513]

​@@Mr_BoyerPlays in the NFL are bang bang, split second plays. In real time the human brain can't calculate the perfect angle with the perfect grip with the perfect amount of controlling your strength to not land in the perfect spot to not get a penalty. C'mon man lol

[@Mr_Boyer]

@@logicallifeperspectives513 No one said it was a perfect exact motion every time. But that's why you practice right? If you think a pro athlete can't train themselves to position their bodies in certain ways to land roughly where they want, then you're deluded.

[@graydoncarruth5044]

The fact that RG III, who had a potentially amazing career ended by injuries, carries a lot of weight with me.

[@peacefulruler1012]

RG3!! You have to say “No diddy” 😂

[@JBullock54]

The league wants more offense. Thanks a lot casual fans. All of the complaining you did about games being too boring, paid off. Now you’ll get your 41-38 games 5-6 times a week. You helped destroy the game

[@velvetsky5117]

It's happening to the NBA right now

[@wheelchairmanjon]

Not only that it puts the game at a competitive disadvantage. This is ridiculous. It’s becoming one more like flag football every season and to me that cheapens the product has a hard-core fan. I just don’t wanna see all offense like you said that gets boring. I get frustrated like will somebody stop somebody.

[@wheelchairmanjon]

@@velvetsky5117 absolutely the NBA is unwatchable.

[@dewdesi]

Facts......

[@Indy_Bendy]

​@wheelchairmanjon that's why so many people watch it. Just bots right?

[@officialcoreyz]

There's gonna be a lot of defenders losing their jobs for simply doing their jobs smh

[@funandgames4645]

Unfortunately that’s true. Eventually having a high sack count will make them problematic and ineligible for the Hall of Fame

[@nogins]

You know I used to be a season ticket holder and now I don't even watch the game anymore. It's a pathetic excuse for what it once was. Defensive players wasting careers. Offensive players overrated. The NFL thinks it can soften the game to avoid lawsuits while bribing the public into watching and I want no part of it.

[@ninjainyaear5945]

NFL: “Don’t hit high” Also NFL: “Don’t tackle their hips” Rugby ain’t sounding too bad right now

[@bremflo]

Shannon Sharpe simping for this was not expected.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

He had a hip replacement though.

[@paralleluniverse99]

​@@runrafarunthebestintheworldAnd??

[@TheRmm1976]

Every one of these sports talk shows have to have one guy arguing against a point. I wonder if he really even believes what he said.

[@bnegs521]

​@@TheRmm1976well said

[@dr.slingnasty4174]

They get their point-counterpoint stance in the production meetings. They may not agree, but they have to run the play that’s called.

[@LivingWithLarry.]

Just take defense out at this point

[@brandoncarney6086]

literally been saying this lol the game stupid fr you can run for 100 yards and they just compliment the quater back anyways. defensive players are the only ones who even care about defense part of the game lol

[@RobertSmith-tu7rl]

Love this

[@tt14life90]

Sharp is just a mouthpiece for the NFL. A big one.

[@jollydata4299]

Records are about to be shattered!

[@jonathanjonesii1897]

Dudes bout to be out here with 6000 pass yds😂

[@KBreezy_]

Mickey Mouse stats

[@johnrickles3378]

Mahomes is going to get 25000 yards this season. Henry will run for the first 15000 yard season, one of many to come. He will also play into his late 40s with the new rules. Emmit Smith will come out of retirement to rejoin the league at 60 with no possibility of harming his body he will run at a slightly lower then average 9000 yards per year.

[@xacex6944]

The play that won Super Bowl XXXIV for the Rams was what would be considered a hip drop tackle now. I really don’t understand how you stop a play like that without that type of hit.

[@muhammad3515]

Great point and probably the best comment I’ve read on this topic.

[@34blackula]

Ok I see you don't know what the play is their banning, the tackle their banning is when the defender drops his full body weight down on the offensive players lower extremities. The tackle you brought up is how you execute a hip drop tackle, not once did he drop his body weight on the defenders legs. This is why I don't understand what all the whining is about, when 15 players are injured due to one specific type of tackling then yeah it needs to go.

[@xacex6944]

@@34blackula actually that IS the play that they’re banning. Compare that play to the play where Tony Pollard was injured by a hip drop tackle against the 49ers. It is literally the exact same play, you can actually see Dyson’s leg being pinned under Jones just like Pollard was pinned under Ward. The only difference is the manner in which the players fell over, which is something that you can’t control when a play is happening as quickly as that. The chances of Dyson being hurt on that play were the same as Pollard’s chances.

[@34blackula]

@@xacex6944 That's a lie, go look at that tackle again and tell me that he's landing on Dyson's legs at all. He grabbed him by the waist and brought him down without any parts of his body being laid across Dyson's legs. The defender literally flopped right down onto TP's ankle on that tackle. Most of the defender's body was on the ground when he made the tackle on Dyson, at no point was his entire torso laying across Dyson's legs.

[@Kazmire]

@@xacex6944that’s not what’s being banned at all🤣🤣 you and everyone else complaining have no idea.

[@younggunz0620]

We need more videos mocking Shannon, like the wine trip video lol

[@LasNotLos]

"Spun on my top" is crazy 😂

[@RonanMontague]

They should make the stiff arm illegal to balance it out

[@CalebWilliams2030]

If that happens, then you might as well put skirts on the players. Football would become unwatchable. It’s a dangerous sport, the players know that, and they are paid handsomely.

[@whatwhat9004]

Nobody gets injured by getting stiff armed. Those hip drop tackles are wildly dangerous hits

[@TiggaTrey]

@@CalebWilliams2030 nah they wont do that cuz they want more scoring if u havent noticed all the rules changes are against the D..... the offense has 0 accountability for their actions that lead them to get injured like lower their head ect and the next rule change will be against the D again buddy lol

[@papertags]

The stiff arm to the facemask should be illegal already

[@robs7776]

​@whatwhat9004 the point is to even it out and take one of the things offensive players do to make tackling harder away. Not to mention, stiff arming an opponent probably leads to alot of these tackles.

[@Mattmusic11111111]

The hip drop tackle is actually good tackling technique. It’s not like launching into guys or doing something stupid it’s proper tackling technique it’s just dumb to remove it.

[@texboi3673]

It's not there's far better techniques being taught. Rugby style tackling is being taught at every level now. I've coached for years in the state of Texas and it's the only technique I've taught since going to clinics and watching instructional videos.

[@Mattmusic11111111]

@@texboi3673 not saying there isn’t but in the nfl the guys are bigger stronger and faster it’s hard to get these guys down with textbook form every time.

[@unc54]

If it's injuring people at a much higher rate then it's fundamentally not good tackling technique

[@tajiri7]

⁠@@unc54If it’s getting guys to the ground at a good rate then it’s a fundamentally good technique.

[@unc54]

@@tajiri7 Yeah so do suplexes. Guess that's also good technique.

[@TheRedArmy13]

South Park’s sarcastaball episode is aging like fine wine 😂

[@princeh7144]

Shanon becoming the “corporate Shanon sharpe” lol

[@freddieharrisgothambygaslight]

Football is a dangerous sport period. You can outlaw everything

[@GS-mh6ub]

NFL football is no longer the sport I grew up loving. It's unrecognizable, to say the least.

[@dr_slim_shady]

Well, you're not the guy that made millions but have to sit on a wheel chair and receive hip surgery every other year by the age of 40.

[@TreyshonEdwards]

​@@dr_slim_shady THATS PART OF PLAYING FOOTBALL IT A CONTACT SPORT U HAVE FULL GROWN MEN 250+ RUNNING FULL SPEED ON TO EACH OTHER U ARE GONNA GET HURT IF U WORRYING BOUT GETTING HURT PLAY BASKETBALL PLAIN AND SIMPLE

[@NathanDean79]

Yea it’s getting pretty ridiculous.

[@dr_slim_shady]

@@TreyshonEdwards NFL is a business, it is of their interest to keep the best players on the field. Let’s be real, you gonna complain but still gonna watch it. What’s your alternative, baseball or WNBA?

[@idawg7332]

@dr_slim_shady all those efforts to make the game safer and yet look at how many starting QBs didn’t finish the season

[@yaboymayo1]

RGIII out here droppin bars.

[@nickF_CA]

Shannon: "its said that this play has a 25% higher chance of injury, so we cant get to a point where theres a 25 times higher chance"........ Math ya know🤣🤣🤣

[@Chris62492]

He meant to say a 20x-25x higher injury risk. He misspoke and said % instead of times initially. Just a Freudian slip, and he cleared it up at the end.

[@brandonsirach2172]

A misquote.

[@W0wok]

Shannon is an idiot

[@la7era1u54]

Exactly, 25% higher injury rate does not mean 25x the injury rate. People need to get some basic math skills because that is an error that makes it out to be 100x worse than it actually is. And that's the real math

[@la7era1u54]

@@Chris62492 That's not true. Your math is wrong. It is 1.25x higher injury risk. That is how math works. That's a big difference from 25x. It's not a misquote, it's people that can't pass 4th grade math

[@dwaynebanks4194]

7000 passing yards.. If you can’t tackle from behind

[@mattjones1378]

overreaction. passing yards will still be the same.

[@dwaynebanks4194]

@@mattjones1378 are you sure how would you tackle from behind

[@lonz0_0]

Lol you can tackle from behind without landing on their ankles only 😂

[@JamesB-mi9uu]

@@lonz0_0 you can but try that when you weigh 180 pounds tackling a 260 pound tight end it won’t work, at the end of the day I’m guessing low hits helmet first are going to be the new hip drop

[@lonz0_0]

@@JamesB-mi9uu so the issue here is a skilled issue...he's too big...now it's gonna be tyreek too fast so he gotta line up 5 yards back lol. If the other player bigger than you thats your problem lol

[@hornkneekneegrow7942]

Tbh I don’t play the game of football but one thing I would say to balance out that rule is to allow pushing in the back to disrupt the forward momentum since you can’t tackle to kill before momentum.

[@ScottyBeen1000]

Thank you God for allowing me to grow up in the 90s and early 2000s when football was football 🙏🙌

[@thatboyaintright]

Just change it to flag football or two hand touch. 😂

[@kevindickerson9513]

Pro bowl already flag football 😂😂😂

[@user-pc3op3kj1c]

Absolutely crazy Dam the NFL

[@wiz7553]

i never seen this tackle until recently players never tackled like that we literally watched dudes get hurt on the same type of tackle

[@MichaelHenkleC]

This will be just like the NBA very soon, no defense. Every team will be scoring 70 points in a couple years; it's just sad and pathetic what they are doing to the game.

[@CalebWilliams2030]

Last season the Dolphins scored 70 against the Broncos. That will be a regularity in a few years.

[@courtlandtpalton3441]

For that reason that's why I stopped being a NBA fan

[@hamhockbeans]

You mean the NBA All -star game zero defense.😅

[@marlonhereford5182]

Lol and the. They are going to say he's a better receiver then Jerry Rice, or better rb then sweetness like they do lebron and mike lol

[@manniesupasport7977]

Lol Arena league

[@uog293]

Theres always gonna be a "most unsafe" way of tackling no matter what you remove

[@WolverinesLionsWingnut]

Very Good Point‼️

[@johnrickles3378]

Exactly!!! Now that the hip drop is illegal , they'll move on to the next clear most dangerous tackle and that'll of course have to be removed as well!!! Why don't we just stop Fing around and just make it non contact flag football now instead of waiting???

[@JasonRSapien]

WAIT did RG3 just say that he was Hip dropped, Moliwapped, AND SPUN ON MY TOP?!!

[@toogyman]

Looking at how the hip drop tackle rule is officiated in the NRL ( Rugby League ) it gets called the most when it’s the second or third defender into contact with the ball carrier trying to stop momentum by rolling the legs , in those situations it’s fairly easy call to make Gonna have ‘fun’ calling this rule in the NFL

[@bellyab161]

Shame on you shay. You’re contributing to a flag football future.

[@tvar9672]

He’s being paid he’s retired he don’t care..money! The NFL is a business first entertainment second and arguably not even a sport 3rd.. 🤦‍♂️ terrible..

[@bobbertee5945]

If they really start calling this a penalty, im out, I refuse to watch this nonsense, there is no way to get a guy on the ground with out it...... I can't believe they did this....

[@nogins]

Right. It's going to be almost like a cinematic spoof. You don't watch for the storyline, you watch for the comedic relief.

[@wethepeople7660]

Shannon when you played. We had something called NFL greatest hits. Just watching those during the off season made week 1 more interesting

[@MarvyG_23]

Soon tackling will be banned in the future. Flag football or two-hand touch soon

[@treywilliams9521]

I mean honestly 😂 they might as well play two hand touch.

[@kevinbond8966]

Within a few decades tackle football will be a thing of the past.

[@LenOliver-yz6os]

Yeah and i promise you i only with millions will not be watching pro football any more the NFL will lose millions if!!! it ever gets that bad.

[@OsamaBudLaden-sl2kl]

The more rules they make the more ways they can control the game with a call for betting lol

[@adamschermerhorn9767]

I was thinking the same thing 😂😂

[@MHNK77]

Forreal, I don't like getting too conspiracy theory, but after all this bullsht is hard not to Every single game is gonna have a lot of controversial calls/non-calls

[@Christian-qd9sv]

@@MHNK77same. I used to hate when people say it’s all rigged but if the upcoming SBs have momentum changing penalties because of “illegal” tackles… I’m going to start wondering lmao

[@NoFace-ke9pc]

How obvious do they have to make it. The owners can bet MILLIONS on their own teams losing. They tell the coach to lose a game in the middle of season like the dolphins and make millions off it while their fans suffer

[@countfloydschillerhorrorth2090]

Hey this is a league where everyone is fine with cheating. Steroids is Cheating etc. They are gonna make this game so bland that you might as well watch the pee wee league.

[@dwjoseph59]

Big strong men running into each other at high rates of speed, eventually someone may get hurt. It's sadly true.

[@Sky_Sovereign]

I like how the NFL will ban tackles, but doesn't give what's ok/ approved from the NFL committee.

[@nwv1121]

South Park called it lol “sarcasta ball”

[@kingshark0824]

Lmao you so right I forgot about that episode 😂😂

[@Cosherm]

Shannon giving the Company Man answer! This is totally different than the horse collar 👎🏾👎🏾

[@chrisjacobs9101]

For him saying he never saw that in his time playing that’s because 20 years ago they can literally hit anybody any kind of way with no real penalty lol dudes out of touch

[@Cosherm]

@@chrisjacobs9101 so far out of touch! Things were a lot worse when Shannon played and he knows it! I can understand all the headshots! This is stupid 👎🏾👎🏾

[@1611joshua]

NFL committee, please provide a video demonstrating a proper tackle from the same “vantage angle” as a defender. You can’t. Mark my word! Defenders will now be taught to knee shot. Hence, more MCL, ACL, PCL and ligament injuries. Has it ever occurred an increase in hip tackles were due to upper body hits being at an all time low bc of both “defenseless player” and contact with the helmet rules? It’s called cause and effect. Unfortunately this new rule will lead to more knee injuries

[@bnegs521]

You know all those flag football commercials the NFL shows every third commercial? They are showing it to you because that is what is coming.

[@Yaboyjess8]

“Spun on my top” no Diddy😂

[@elliottstevens7168]

Lmaooo.. you wild bro

[@westwud8995]

Andrew Hawkins footwork was crazy

[@TheDaizM]

This is going to be a nightmare. Sometimes you can see a blatant hip drop when someone tackles, but the footage shown in the clips look like regular momentum based tackles. If they’re going to get flagged for those types the game is going to be a score fest.

[@stevegant7286]

Too many rules in the NFL, they are destroying the game!

[@MKV11212]

If I'm dropping $500 for tickets someone needs to be carted off the field 😂

[@brandoncarney6086]

facts you making 30 million this year buy a new leg lol

[@Steqp]

Happy or not with the changes you'll still watch and that's all the nfl needs from any fans. 25% is 10% too much; most people complaining don't even understand what the tackle does to someone's body paired with momentum and the weight of two men

[@georgejohnson800]

It's almost April and RGIII still has his Xmas tree still up

[@joeburns4209]

I was looking for this comment. 😂

[@armuk]

lol good spot

[@MichaelTheGlastadenchii]

That's a man I can trust

[@theghettoracle]

Leave it up so you won' t have to take it down just to put it back up again💡Especially if it's not a real tree and takes up too much space.

[@000blocks000]

He’s only got 7 months to go until he doesn’t have to dig it out from the garage again. That’s winning lol

[@blackironpotrecords1600]

I've watched football for many years and as Shannon said, "never saw this tackle" until recently. Players were taught to tackle from behind by attempting to wrap up the legs of the ball carrier or at least trip him from behind.

[@dannbusiness]

Imagine the WWE saying “we’re gonna band this event because it’s dangerous” 🤣

[@donnygalvis5974]

I believe there is a bigger risk of injury when playing on turf. This issue has been highlighted extensively by players and there are studies that back them up

[@jakupwhite1516]

Defense is all about instinct. Having to think before you do something is a death sentence for a defender.

[@brandoncarney6086]

not that deep still just a game for millionares they will be ok

[@jakupwhite1516]

@@brandoncarney6086 You get what I'm saying tho...All of life is just a game

[@AmazedBunion]

the defensive players need to just endlessly take end shots on the offense. if you're gonna get 15 yards and a penalty every single play make it worth it by taking talent from the other team.

[@vincew4297]

@@brandoncarney6086 that has nothing to do with the man’s point

[@terencew7716]

You can't be serious

[@dontaefenner4249]

Yea the turf/grass comment was a kill shot for the owners 😂

[@restless9268]

Unc says he's never seen this kind of tackle back in the day. We also didn't see 280lb tight ends either

[@spauley2133]

NFL players don't need to wear pads anymore. Touch Football League now.

[@hitek9too255]

NFFL National Flag Football League

[@Trenton_Amani]

Ban the Hip-Drop Tackle but yet keep Turf fields smh

[@marcusbriggs3223]

It's all about money. Turf is cheaper to maintain than grass.

[@Trenton_Amani]

@@marcusbriggs3223 facts , the NFL would rather create new rules yearly before addressing the issue that creates the most injuries and that players are most vocal about.. it's tragic 😔

[@Paul_425]

More control and safer. But that means player salary may drop, but coaching staff may see a pay bump

[@HARRY__Pecker]

Shannon always making sure he sides with his Daddies lmao a company man

[@BeauxJackson]

Alright Shannon, you go ahead and spearhead the efforts for flags next. This is so ridiculous.

[@culturestars1019]

Bring out the flags already.. 😂.. they prepping us for flag football

[@vashthafellomen816]

The tackles they were showing were not “hip drop” tackles. Those were just tackles from behind.

[@Pagruls6969]

Shannon killed espn views with fs1. Now he’s there superstar😂

[@UFLREPORTS]

Shannon really been pissing me of with his takes lately

[@bgod7966]

He doesn’t know sports, I like undisputed a whole lot more since he left. Yeah maybe its more boring & less entertaining but I don’t care about that. I care about actual sports analysis.

[@QuainandJennylis]

You and the other 50,000 diminishing audience that stuck around after he left. 👍🏽 compared to the 100k + that left with him.

[@UFLREPORTS]

@@QuainandJennylis i actually hate skip buddy so stfu I stopped watching undisputed when Shannon left. Y’all mfs just be dickriding unnecessarily I can like Shannon and also disagree with some of his takes STUPID

[@williamalmendarez9157]

He sold out 🤦‍♂️

[@Independent365]

​@@bgod7966HOF player doesn't know sports😂😂!

[@rustyshackleford1114]

Shannon Sharpe has a two-watt lightbulb for a brain.

[@561jeffson]

Bro I remember Andrew Hawkins from Michael Irving’s 4th and long that man came a long way.

[@bryanc4712]

He said the real point right at the end, this is so they don't have to address the real problem which is the turf vs. Grass thing

[@dewdesi]

The nfl was mad that the ppg went down from 49 to 42 from a couple years ago. Every time the ppg doesn't go up they add a dumb rule change. Tight Ends are going to have a RECORD year

[@ShutThePuck]

Insane.

[@twallztheclairvoyant2784]

This is how you have to tackle from behind now.... (1)Simply run full speed (2) While running full speed you must leep in the air like Goldberg (3) While in the air you must preform what's know as an RKO grab the ball carrier's helmet as something to secure the tackle 😂😂😂😂💀💀💀

[@Booyaahh5050]

🤣 🤣 also jump in the air and do a round the back ddt

[@joshf-w9602]

Or you could just wrap the legs which is what they do 95% of the time anyway

[@Booyaahh5050]

@@joshf-w9602 gonna be a ton of missed tackles.

[@realngga0]

@@joshf-w9602wrap the legs? U mfs are 🤡s🤣🤣🤣🤣 wtf do u not understand football is a game of inches every yards counts nobody got time to be gettin dragged holding on for dear life holding on to someones ankles

[@joshf-w9602]

@@Booyaahh5050 an extra 3 missed tackles per game ?

[@KingJaymo2k11]

Playing football is like being a firefighter…there’s a chance you’re going to get burned or have lung damage from smoke inhalation…somethings are just inherently risky

[@zulu2049]

Since they passed this rule, I recommend taking away any automatic first downs! just mark off the yardage and play the down over. You know, give something back to the Defense. I was a DB in high school many years ago.