This Might Ruin The NFL...

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[@Mikerophone]

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[@jbkingdomofficial]

bet

[@billsfan134]

Thank you! 🙏 😊 😊 🙏

[@Yoni123]

Hip drop tackle is not banned. Only the dangerous swivel technique

[@raidera4life]

This game is dummer than Madden

[@CorruptedGOAT-sd9ow]

Refs talking abt rule changes: "Anybody who says tackle gets a 100 yard penalty. If u tackle anybody the other team automatically wins."

[@bd1zzle]

“What the script say? Penalty?”

[@jamesbroomfield7799]

Basically, how do you tackle someone from behind now? No horse collar. No wrap around the hips. I guess you have to dive at their ankles. Once defense starts landing on the back of players ankles and heel, and a bunch of Achilles tears happens, then they'll ban that too

[@Yoni123]

Hip drop tackle is not banned. Only the dangerous swivel technique

[@austinmodeen7108]

​@Yoni123 So the gator roll tackle that we have been taught to do since Pop Warner is now illegal

[@TiggaTrey]

@@austinmodeen7108 stay woke its the stuff they teach u in pee wee

[@_BobaFett_]

*Tackle Football IS turning to Flag Football. It’s not a question any longer; it’s a statement of fact.*

[@geeemqu]

Except there aren't any flags to snag. So, not quite yet.

[@zeeseeds8151]

Soon the ball carrier will be down once the defender enters their safe space

[@johnomalley7211]

Not it's gonna be 3-Sec Hold🤣

[@sexgod57able]

​@@zeeseeds8151I CAN SEE THIS 👀

[@acidwizard6528]

The defender will have to ask the ball carrier for permission to tackle next.

[@zymbotictoot]

This is craziness. How in the Hell are you supposed to enforce such nonsense.

[@cameren3219]

I don’t know how there going to tackle guys like Derrick Henry.

[@zymbotictoot]

@@cameren3219 it's funny I said the exact same thing to my coworkers today. Great minds think alike bud 😀. I don't have a clue how in the hell they're going to enforce this complete and utter BS !!

[@jamesbarrick3403]

I'm 56 years old. I have been a huge football fan my entire life. I have never heard the term "hip-drop tackle" until last week when I heard it was a thing for the rules committee. To this moment (including this video) nobody has bothered to define what this is. From all of the video I have seen, all I can infer is that you can no longer tackle a ball carrier from behind. This is ridiculous.

[@raider_reaper_4194]

It's so weird, the way I interpret it that if your hands/arms wrap around their "hips" it's a flag? But body and legs are fine 🥴

[@DJLuvMuffin]

It's really simple. Can't put your body weight onto the legs of the person you are tackling. If NFL players were taught to tackle with their shoulders not their head and hands it wouldn't be a problem

[@jamesbarrick3403]

@@DJLuvMuffin. Oh so now a tackler is in full control of how bodies fly after contact... Yeah this is the dumbest rule I've ever heard of

[@killersan6857]

@@DJLuvMuffinso players are supposed to just run at them with their shoulders and hope the offensive players doesn’t change direction?

[@DJLuvMuffin]

​@killersan6857 sounds like you have never watched rugby league or union.

[@dizzydean2767]

The nfl needs to grow a set, this is getting ridiculous.

[@Bigmart56]

Another nail in the coffin for the WWE I meant the NFL 😢

[@cykablyatman6242]

this should be shown to tony khan, then he'll use sugar glass

[@whyphy2213]

@@cykablyatman6242look here real tackle Cry me a river 😂

[@snowman9642]

NFE

[@bd1zzle]

Knock the WWE, but the wrestlers and refs know the script almost to a T

[@alfonso4574]

For your information wwe is thriving 😂

[@J_Hump]

Im guessing your supposed to ask them politely to fall down now. The games turning into Sarcastaball like South Park predicted 🤣

[@GlazeyNFL]

Fr

[@jim-zk2bi]

This is the equivalent to boxing banning head punches!

[@Shrek_Smith]

Fr it's like they removed the hook punch 😭

[@ImTheBestestEver]

Time for some Sarcasta-ball 😂

[@jbkingdomofficial]

how you supposed to tackle now?

[@Officialpower707]

You can’t 😂😂😂😂

[@gv327]

That’s the neat thing, you don’t.

[@CorruptedGOAT-sd9ow]

nah bro the refs gonna ban tackling all together next 💀💀💀

[@ThePeoplesReeltor]

Very Carefully! LOL

[@botp1ayer953]

ask nicely

[@2jyeti909]

Derrick Henry and DK Metcalf laughing right now

[@sexgod57able]

DK METCALF can walk gingerly to the middle of the field a bunch of corners bounce off him, a couple safeties knock him back a couple of steps. Just slowly but surely mosey on down the field until the linebackers start showing up, then out run them to the end zone. Gonna look like every play is in slow motion.

[@Itzyaboijay247]

you can probably say the for tyreek hill too, right🧐

[@2jyeti909]

@@Itzyaboijay247 I'm talking about size, not speed.

[@Itzyaboijay247]

@@2jyeti909 ahhh okay okay💯

[@Hyperion_86]

3000 yard szn for Henry🤣

[@michaellynch1159]

Heart Broken Titian Fan😞

[@Trenton_Amani]

If they really cared about players getting injured they would have got rid of turf grass

[@jacobdenissen1071]

It’s all about money that’s it they don’t care about players health it’s money

[@Danielbond10]

So the NFL is saying we can’t even touch the guy anymore

[@gilbertopalmajr7050]

Pause

[@hughes3511]

Football is a contact sport....what exactly are they trying to accomplish here other than just making it an offensive game. Players on defense won't be as important and get paid less as a result. Probably one of the reasons why the Chiefs didn't hang onto Sneed for $19m a year....CB probably won't be worth that much after this

[@sekourideaux8412]

They are trying to accomplish less players getting hurt and getting CTE

[@sexgod57able]

@@sekourideaux8412 Guarantee no one ever got CTE for the hip drop tackle.

[@steelkingdom90]

I mean you aren't wrong but at the same time they know no one will watch the sport if there isn't defense being played

[@e2rqey]

​@@sekourideaux8412the only way it would cause CTE is if your head was in your ass. that would actually explain a lot tbh

[@sekourideaux8412]

Never mind I relized this is actually a stupid rule it’s just tackling someone from behind

[@Lilmickcrocodiledundee0001]

Unbelievable there's literally going to be flags on every play

[@commandercody2169]

I’m calling it: Refs are going to miss two of these blatant calls that would go against the chiefs in games that are down to the wire so patty mahomes can be the first QB to win three in a row. Calling out the script right now. It will be them and the falcons in the Super Bowl and the chiefs will win 34-31

[@No-yv5ix]

I remember growing up when football players were tough. Now they’re just a bunch of Primadonna’s

[@Elitemekoggle]

*now the NFL corp is involved heavy

[@shnicklefritzzz]

The players don't want this though literally the NFLPA begged for them to not do it but the owners are the only opinion that matters

[@TonyJenn]

Except the players didn't make this decision...

[@TheVvolfgang]

Responses like this are exactly what makes fans' opinions useless. Pay attention, man. You clearly don't know many players personally

[@TiggaTrey]

i think this too & i think allot players are gonna have a FALSE sense of security lower there gaurd and get smacked and injured mark my words 😂😂😂

[@allenhonaker4107]

A player from the 1960s would find it difficult to even play today's game. The great defenses would be penalized on every play

[@hasani2723]

A player from 1960 probably wouldn’t even make a roster*

[@derekhageman8537]

You mean a plumber that was 5'8 165lbs? And ran 4.9 40. Yeah keeo that shit😂

[@LordoftheTHOTs]

A guy from the 60s would get fkd up in this era💀🤣

[@andrewgrove1691]

Refs throw a flag on a hit if the crowd reacts

[@OneOut1]

​@@hasani2723if they had the same nutrition, same training methods from childhood they probably could.

[@justadude1065]

Easier to fix games this way. Its all related to Vegas. Everything in this world worth millions of billions of dollars always has corrupt practices involved with it. Ill be sure to count how many times this is called in favor of the Chiefs considering theyve gone back to back seasons now being the most penalized offensive line and then not getting a single oline holding call in back to back postseasons.

[@sexgod57able]

Don't forget that every single time Mahomo throws an INT, it's a penalty against the defending team somewhere!!!

[@justadude1065]

@@sexgod57able that’s actually true because he leads the league in reversed INTs thrown.

[@98slime86]

If the nfl was on the rigged money train itd be dallas or nyg winning… real money trains

[@papabare1977]

George Halas, Tom Landry, Chuck Noll, and other brilliant defensive coaches of the past are rolling over in their graves due to what the modern NFL has become.

[@KaylonWay_]

Basically if the playmaker is already passed you, just get ready for the next play lol

[@beatsbynes]

😂

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

It’s pretty much going to be players relying on shoe string tackles constantly, how else are you gonna take a guy down from behind if you can’t go for the hips right away? Pause

[@onefoundationministries1988]

Thing is defense is exciting too…

[@darnell16player]

Yeah if they didn’t handcuff them every single time/year!

[@sexgod57able]

Not anymore.

[@israelrodriguez4643]

Sacking the QB gonna be a $50,000 fine

[@richkeylor787]

Unless it's Mahomes, then it's a hundred grand.

[@travisdeeze]

Quarterbacks will be the first to wear flags and not be eligible for tackle without penalty.

[@d3c3pti0n7]

What is a DB supposed to do if hes trailing a WR?

[@richkeylor787]

Politely ask them to fall down.

[@MattGOLF5]

Emphasis on the certain type of hip drop tackle being banned, not the tackle as a whole, is important here. But the NFL actually cared, they would lay out the correct way they want a player to be tackled from behind, and not leave it up to players to figure it out. Fines and penalties are what they want 😔

[@robbiekeller1353]

If they wanted to protect players they would be talking about getting rid of fake turf. If they think bringing scores up are going to get more fans, this is a great move!

[@patrickmcgavin2245]

Jerry doesn't realize he's the one hurting his team. One reason is bc of Jerry's ego. I'm not sure if drop hip tackle should be illegal. Bc football is a rough sport. Players have been injured with zero contact. Just in SB 58 SF LB Dre Greenlaw's leg gave out when he started running on the field. He took two maybe three steps then face planted. Dre tore his Achilles tendon.

[@jeremy8481]

I actually love it it keeps the season interesting it’s like Ik the cowboys are going to fuck up it’s just when and I love it more the better the cowboys do it’s like a rollercoaster the higher it goes the funner it will b when it comes down 🤣

[@jeroenbruin5884]

This gives refs the opportunity to make even more ambiguous calls and thus makes it easier for them to control and manipulate a game

[@user-dk5uy7qn8y]

Defense will just be non existent at this point

[@yoavbeneliyahu6686]

Concussion wise, it is one of the safest ways to tackle in open space. Orthopedic injuries are part of any sport. These guys know what they signed up to.

[@valhallarchist9511]

This right here

[@coldsnap5742]

This all started in 1978 when they banned being able to hit receivers. And here we are. Too many people think that just because there are no IMMEDIATE consequences, there are no consequences AT ALL.

[@SuperHonkyPodcast]

They want to increase their chances to get away with scripting a little more and blurring the lines of tackles makes it even easier. First it was the Brady rule, then it was the late hits to quarterbacks.. (but only SOME quarterbacks!) Then it was the major change on what signifies and actual catch. These days depending on the WR, they may have to catch the ball, call home and check in on their wives, take atleast 7 steps towards the opposing teams endzone, and phone a friend for it to be considered an actual catch. Now this. All of these changes allow the NFL to continue scripting games while mob bosses and anyone in the know continues to place bets via sites like *draft kings* and make millions of dollars off knowing what team is scripted to win. The good news is, at least people are finally waking up to the idea of the league being scripted. I already know several people that have completely walked away from watching the NFL anymore. I still watch but I don't put the energy or emotion into the results the way I used to do back in the day before I started waking up to the league being scripted around 2010.

[@2012JohnnyD]

Why don’t they just call it rough touch…lol😢. It’s an effort to make the game even more rudimentary. I watched a Suoerbowl where the winning team’s offensive lineman were grabbing guys jumping in the air and physically pulling them down…. Hello holding. Referees have ruined the sport I have loved. Literally watching football since I was 3 years old. Played football and know a lot of professional players.

[@Lola23339]

This rule would be ridiculous. When a defender is desperately hanging on to Derrick Henry and he's being dragged, is he just supposed to let go??

[@charlesalexander2492]

There was a lot of this tackle going on at the end of the year a year ago. Rolling on the players leg on purpose during and after the tackle.

[@dansmith104]

I like how your dog was like fuck that salmon

[@yJustxn]

Give em Flags at this point idk bro

[@themrkoxi8334]

This is not football any more. When will the NFL threw out the "you can't touch Mahomes" rule.

[@rainbowhouse3427]

The massive TE’s are already hard to tackle and their making it even more difficult. This is such a gay ban.

[@1vasconia]

What!? You can't be gay in the NFL

[@hoodoooperator6769]

The league is worried about marketable players, rainbow flags and ESG scores, not football.

[@steelmongoose4956]

@@1vasconia The NFL, in its own commercial, said, “Football is gay.”

[@1vasconia]

@@steelmongoose4956 no wonder I love it so much! 🍆😮

[@steelmongoose4956]

@@1vasconia But complaining about a gay rule change when the league is promoting the game itself as gay makes no sense. It’s a feature, not a bug.

[@majinbobbyhill828]

Side note: Your dog didnt eat the Good Chop bro. Might have to edit that out. Thats bad press 😂

[@billbadass3773]

I was thinking the same thing😂😂😂

[@BillDozer316]

The league is missing the mark with this. Good defense is FUN to watch too. Gonna get to a point where there's no point in even paying defensive players when they can't do anything. When was the last time the league integrated a rule that catered to defense?

[@-Huwa0326-]

Two hand touch here we come! touched you with both hands, you're down.: "No you didnt!" "Uh huh"

[@michaelhastings371]

You are absolutely correct Mike ! My research has discovered that the NFLs' #1 Priority is to implement or eliminate rules in order to increase high scoring games. In other words, it's not just hip-drop tackles ( which has always been the correct way to tackle in football and I knew that when I played in high school) it's any play ,any rule that discourages scoring. The NFL believes that high scoring games are the way to increase pro footballs popularity.

[@user-vn2ne5de5h]

I don’t disagree with the scoring comment in this video. But at the same time I am thinking it’s also about the fact that players get health care later in life if they spend enough time in the league. It’s about increasing revenue but also about cutting down on health care costs. It’s all some bullshit. Bring back 80s 90s football when it was football the wages keep going through the roof you take the chance of being critically injured for hundreds of millions on dollars. Suck it up and take it

[@icenmoore6161]

you just said it's the swivel hip drop tackle, that is the tackle that is causing those injuries. This is a great rule in my book.

[@koreyjeffers6963]

I'm not even trying to be cheeky or feign ignorance, legit how you supposed to tackle now?

[@dacryptkeeper6836]

Why Not call it the FFL . . . Flag Football League.

[@BigMikeTheGamerYT]

I dont like the NFL especially the Refes

[@MrAdamcox22]

Great... Now it is going to take 6 hours to get through a game. The amount of penalties is going to be insane and will make the games unwatchable.

[@mattbryant8320]

If the ball carrier gets past the defender they might as well not even try.

[@danshobbies13]

The defensive players need to just let the offense score all the time. Nobody gets hurt, and it increases scoring. Make a mockery of the rule and see what happens

[@TrendingHotseat]

Can’t wait for spring football!!

[@toddmiller2812]

I'm old school and have watched a lot of football. It just makes me appreciate the offensive players of old who didn't have all these restrictions on the defense and played at a high level. I love defensive games, and the Browns shutout of the Cardinals last year made me so happy to see. The offense is so soft anymore in the league I don't know if I can keep watching. What a joke!!!

[@walker1984]

So are they going to eventually make rule changes that favor defenses because NFL will soon find out like the NBA that lots of scoring can actually be a bad thing.

[@pikatura_23]

well believe or not its other way around.points and offense sells more than defense and less points.thats why the nba went offensive direction after 05 finals bring worst game 7 ratings of all time.

[@walker1984]

@pikatura_23 you must be ignoring the backlash for all the scoring in the NBA and then all of sudden poof it's like it's 00s all over again. Trust me too little is bad and too much is also bad. You need a medium.

[@pikatura_23]

@@walker1984 no i agree,you gotta balance it.even the nba change officiating after the all-star break and you see less fouls and less scoring now but what i am saying is these leagues arent stupid.scoring dropped for last couple of years and the nfl know your casual fan rather see 42-35 game than 14-3 game.thats why they are forcing these unnecessary rules.

[@burniegunther5965]

Look at the National Rugby League in Australia, they banned hip drop tackles, and still very physical.

[@Kp08og]

We can always say, “if that tackle didn’t happen that way, they wouldn’t get injured…” it’s getting so bad.

[@anthonyperry4162]

Its gonna be interesting to see how teams are gonna try to tackle big fast guys like Saquon Barkley and Derek Henry now in the open field? 😮

[@arizona_anime_fan]

1) you can't tackle face to face 2) you can't tackle and slam a guy to the ground 3) you can't land hard on a QB 4) you can't tackle a QB in the pocket bellow or at their knees 5) you can't grab a guy's pads from behind and pull him down by it 6) you can't grab a guy's facemask and pull him down by it 7) you can't grab a guy, leave your feet and land on his legs How are they supposed to tackle anything now?

[@TBGames23BM]

So are defenders supposed to hold the air traffic lights and guide the offense to the end zone

[@duke927]

How about Rugby tackling? The only other alternative to the launch, dive and slam tackle (my interpretation) is to take away padding from everyone. They are so protected by pads and specially engineered helmets that now that there is no consequence to tackling. Maybe the new rule will increase scoring which is what everyone wants right? Pro football is so boring now with the frequent video reviews and QB’s arm going forward, out of bounds or was the ball carrier down before he lost the ball among others. Almost every kicking run back there is a penalty. It’s a game run by lawyers and committees.

[@mbry1]

*Breaking News* the NFL has announced it is banning tackling due to player safety “We’ve realized that we simply can’t allow this dangerous and barbaric technique. Impacting the offense’s ability to score.” said commissioner Roger Goodell. Going forward defenders will have to play rock paper scissors with the offensive player. Before a play can be ruled dead by a referee.

[@Revolver1701]

I didn’t know the “hip drop tackle” had a name. I thought it was just how you tackle a runner from behind. So now do you tackle from behind by going for the lower legs? Is that likely to injury the knees?

[@octm1]

"Hip-drop tackle" is a new trend people complaining about the ban forgot you suppose to WRAP tackle something that is Football 101 basics and has been the standard for 100 years

[@johnbaker542]

They are changing the rules for offensive linemen, too. They can block defensive rushers, but they cannot touch them. They can only stand in the way.

[@OneShotGamingg]

lol these Anytime TD parlays gonna go crazy on FanDuel & Draftkings

[@eternity5611]

Everyone is going to have to make the "Derwin James on Travis Kelce" tackle and nothing else.

[@cjjohnson7801]

Dam, Dam, Dam….smh, football will turn inside ballet😂

[@SteelCityOnTop22]

Just like what JJ Watt said just go to flags already, it’s basically already flag football

[@itz_chris01]

Hip drop tackles are still legal it's only a flag if you land on the ball carriers legs/knees.

[@gnd111]

That is 90% of how they tackle...watch Key on Mahomes Jags 2023

[@itz_chris01]

​@gnd111 I understand that it's a major part of how they tackle, but if you watch players such as Ray Lewis use the hip drop tackle, he almost never lands on their legs. It's an extremely easy way to hurt a player in a very big way. Major leg injuries such as the ones we saw this year and the one that happened to pollard can be carreer altering. They made this decision with that in mind.

[@bigsasn]

Don't translate! भवतः हृदयस्य धड़कनं कतिपयेषु घण्टेषु स्थगयिष्यति, अस्य शापस्य मुक्तिं प्राप्तुं एकमात्रं मार्गं मम चैनलस्य सदस्यतां कुर्वन्तु…………

[@iceraptorgaming8162]

Defensive players: When and where do I get the tackle? The NFL: that’s the neat part, you don’t 💀

[@kingjahk1]

When I played, horse collar tackles were legal. I played at 165. Running backs were 230. If nothing else, although coaches wanted the tackle made at all costs, they also wanted to see how we hit pad to pad. It'll change the game in, as Mike stated, illicit flagging.

[@hogtime5]

I did a hip drop clothes line combo on a punt returner 1987 high school was told good job!!

[@philm2054]

The hip drop tackle that was banned is the version where people are swinging their whole body around the ball carrier and drops it on the carriers back of the legs and ankles. Damn near looks like they are sitting on the ball carriers legs. People that are saying there is no other way to tackle people are clowns. How long have you been watching football? Haha I remember people saying the same shit when the horse collar tackle was banned.

[@KevinT7274]

Someone with a brain in the comments, I didn't think that was allowed.

[@gv327]

NFL is dead to me.

[@singledadsurrogacy]

Wearing wool socks to bed will give you the best sleep you've experienced 🎉

[@scottdoane7595]

Well, it was a fun 24 seasons but I'm watching American football, not flag football. Hip-drop-tackle was created because you gotta keep your head back while tackling: lest leading with helmet penalty.Hopefully, masses of fans follow suit and show the NFL to stop f#cking with sh!t already!!! Hit them in the revenue. Every year they gotta put their hands in it, making a mess just like congress does.

[@aldeezypz]

The thing about these kinds of changes is that they are effectively removing most of the things that helped the game reach the level it is at today. The league is what it is today and generates so much money because of what the game was, not what it has become. So if you're gonna change the game from what is essentially the reason people are willing to drop so much bank, then they need to start lowering the prices and charge for what is being produced today. It's sort of Football. It's kinda like remember the manly actors of yesteryear and how badass they looked in a 3 piece suit on the red carpet? And now "real men" in Hollywood wear dresses, skirts, and purses on the red carpet and weigh 120 lbs soaking wet. It's just not the same

[@marcusking332]

Well, I'm done with the NFL. I mean for nearly a century we've been thought to drop and drive thru a tackle with our hips. It has been the most fundamental way of tackling since football was created nearly 150 years ago. Banning the hip drop tackle is stupid, and complete and utter bullshit.

[@Shareefhamida]

The no hip drop tackle rule imo is due to the enforcement of the cap because stars impact the cap so much that owners want them on the field at the cost of football’s physicality.

[@RictorIAG]

It's not hip drops that are illegal, it's hip drops with a swivel. Basically don't end up on the receiver's legs and it's fine.

[@badillacslatt]

So what are you supposed to do if someone gets past you but you have the speed to catch them? Basically the only thing you can do is try to do a slide tackle.

[@slipinslider]

They had to make this rule because alot of the kids coming into the league are rolling over peoples legs on purpose.

[@richkeylor787]

Derek Henry's 2,400 yard 2024 season will need to have an asterisk next to it.

[@UtmostCoin]

are you dropping the mic or hip dropping the mic now?

[@adamhatfield965]

I completely agree with you. There's gonna be at least two games that get dictated by wanna these penalties and it'll look like it's being implemented inorder to swing games one way or the other.

[@mrmthigh661]

I remember in pop Warner football they would teach shoulders square dont lead with your helmet and wrap up, players are just getting lazy with tackling

[@mattmccgowan]

the hip drop tackle was banned by the National Rugby League in Australia and it took 1 sason to get it out of the game,

[@camfraser6221]

Hopefully Americans can learn the proper tackle technique like what’s taught to 6 year old rugby players in Australia and New Zealand. It’s safer for the defender and attacker when you tackle properly , you don’t need to drop your weight into the back of people legs and tear ACLs to tackle. The issue is the way it’ll be officiated

[@traphikonthehourtv]

I use to have a teammate in high school who broke 4 peoples legs (one being compound) doing that hip drop tackle. Shits dangerous but it comes with the territory

[@tywalraven4936]

It’s the identical situation as the “horse collar” tackle. I’m sure the refs will blow it again. Grabbing the collar isn’t dangerous, but grabbing then swinging one’s hips into the ball carrier’s legs is. Now we’ll see 15-yard penalties for clean plays just like we’ve seen with the collar. Get a clue, NFL!

[@victors6786]

Tackle that happened only 239 times out of 20,000+ tackles. Will not ruin NFL. What will ruin it is Refs calling random penalties for it

[@steelkingdom90]

The problem with this is the refs CANNOT and WILL NOT call the swivel hip drop tackle fairly and consistently. They cant even call a DPI or facemask right half the time how the hell do we expect them to not screw this up in a cruical moment of a game? While the hip drop tackle is still a legal technique, refs wont know the difference between a REGULAR hip drop tackle and a SWIVEL hip drop tackle.

[@user-ol6wb5lz9b]

NFL and nba are failing due to catering to offense and not balancing it with defense. By limiting defense, the games get so out of control and records are going to be broken more frequently as it’ll be so much easier now. We love seeing good defenses. It’s part of the damn game

[@stewpidasso3910]

Only way to make this right is let the defenders keep hands on the offense no matter how many yards down feild. Not hold them but essentially block them

[@jamminfreedom2413]

All 32 teams should walk out this season b/c the players and fans both know that this is a BS rule.

[@drewp4559]

when is the lajaurius sneed video drop? it’s pretty exciting news 😅

[@LordJon0SRS]

I haven't watched that much football as of late because I am not understanding the rules that a player cannot tackle another player. When they call for penalties that don't exist and don't actually have the correct penalties that should be called is the reason why IDC anymore