NFL bans hip drop tackle

[Buckeye Fever]

They want players to tackle the way dudes come up from behind and hug their old lady while they're in the kitchen.

"What's cookin' good lookin" tackles

 

[vino]

A when these rules change, does this go through team owners and NFLPA for approval too? Like do players have any influence?

 

[IIVI]

Someone broke it down. It's only a penalty if you fall on their legs. If you hit the ground first and bring them down that would be considered clean.

 

[King Poetic]

U are about to see a playoff game on a final drive where a defensive player get hit with a 15 yard penalty that will cost a team a win

 

[Joe Sixpack]

How are you suppse to tackle

You can tackle a guy without dropping all your body weight on his leg

 

[Danie84]

Belly Tackles

 

[Wolfpac]

1 step closer to flag football.

 

[jdubnyce]

Can't the offense player now "flop" and drop themselves on the defender to draw a flag?

Turrible

 

[DonB90]

You can tackle a guy without dropping all your body weight on his leg

Laws of physics be damned

 

[Ribbs]

Defenders now have to revert to shoelace tackles and flying at the offensive guys heads like a lion does an antelope.

This is awful ruling.

 

[wizworld]

But the pulling to the ground thing is basically what a hip drop is


Wrap em up and pull him down right? That's not what you just saw?

Whats wrong with that tackle other then a player got injured unfortunately?

I get it. The NFL has to put some work into firmly establishing what they consider a hip-drop tackle as none of the videos are 100% consistent. Honestly it looks like this will be a mess. I've seen 3 different things being called "hip-drop".

But I can say what is wrong with the tackle. The defender is bouncing off the grass to make a lower body tackle. He was able to crumple Andrews up without using proper form, and without risking Andrews making him a highlight (you see the guns). Wilson had the speed to catch up to Andrews pretty quickly, why did he leave his feet at all? The FOOTBALL is UP THERE. He was scared, trying to cause injury, or both.

 

[calh45]

Defenses caught up this past year and they need to give offenses and offensive coordinators another advantage. That's all this is. They need to blame all of these coaches hiring their homies and owners hiring the "young" guy instead of qualified coaches.

 

[Majestyx]

gonna just have to suplex on all tackles from here on out.

 

[Shadow King]

It’s tough,a lot of injuries do happen when the defender cradles their weight and I agree that is a dirty play but it’s going to be hard gauge.Expect a lot of bad calls.I know what play they want to ban but that’s gonna be hard.

What play is that?

 

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

A when these rules change, does this go through team owners and NFLPA for approval too? Like do players have any influence?

I THINK the committee, currently made up of 3 NFL coaches, 4 team officials and 1 owner, makes a recommendation and then it goes to the team owners. The proposed rule needs 75% of owners support to be implemented.

My sense is that the NFL (who selects the competition committee) is unlikely to have things sent to the owners unless they know it will get the votes.