Thanks Thanks:  0
Recommend Recommend:  0
Likes Likes:  0
  1. #1
    Musclechemistry Guru Board Certified MD
    Ox 51's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Location
    Down South
    Age
    46
    Posts
    5,191
    Rep Power
    2147488852

    Default Make Football Violent Again

    'Make Football Violent Again,' players express more frustration with helmet rule

    Frank Schwab,Yahoo Sports•August 3, 2018

    Minnesota Vikings safety Andrew Sendejo told the media he has worn his favorite hat before, but it seemed fitting on Friday with more complaints around the league about the NFL’s new helmet rule.

    “Make Football Violent Again,” the hat read.




    It’s a funny hat, and Sendejo said he didn’t wear it just because the helmet rule became a big topic again after the Hall of Fame game on Thursday night. But, the message fits.
    “I’ve been wearing this for a while, but I guess it applies more now,” Sendejo said, according to Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.


    Players have spoken out against the rule


    The NFL put in the helmet rule to help player safety, but the players aren’t happy.


    The Hall of Fame game between the Baltimore Ravens and Chicago Bears was our first glimpse at what will be called. While some calls that drew ire were actually defenseless receiver penalties, there were two “helmet rule” penalties. Officials will call a penalty if a player leads with his helmet to make a hit. The first one Thursday night came less than five minutes into the game, when Ravens linebacker Patrick Onwuasor got flagged for leading with his helmet finishing a tackle on Bears running back Benny Cunningham.


    Both calls last night with the rule seemed to be correct calls, with how the NFL will enforce the rule. That might be the problem. Even with just two flags specifically for the rule on Thursday night, everyone could see how the rule could have a huge impact on games.


    “I think there are going to be too many flags,” Dolphins safety Reshad Jones told the Miami Herald. “Flags every other play. We’ve got to see how it goes.”


    The preseason will be a test for officials and players. Ravens safety Bennett Jackson told SI.com he feels the referees will call far more penalties in the preseason so everyone is fully aware of what the rule is heading into the regular season.


    “It’ll be interesting here in the preseason to see how it goes … and see how the referees adjust to it and how the players adjust to it,” Jets safety Marcus Maye said, according to the New York Daily News. “Hopefully it’s not something that they call 10 times a game. But you never know.”

    Players don’t want to see the game change


    As Sendejo’s hat alluded to, some players like the physical, violent side of football and even though the NFL is trying to make it safer for them, they don’t like seeing the changes.
    “I’m not changing my game,” Dolphins safety T.J. McDonald told the Miami Herald. “I’ve got maybe one flag since I’ve been in the NFL and I’ve delivered my share of hits. I just try to keep my head up, play as big as possible, but things happen. … I only know how to play the game one way.”
    “I’m not going to change the way I play,” Maye told the Daily News. “And I don’t expect the other safeties around the league to change the way they play.”

    One prominent player supports the rule


    While most players who have spoken about the helmet rule have been critical of it, Los Angeles Rams cornerback Aqib Talib is the rare voice on the other side. He told ESPN’s Lindsey Thiry the rule is “good for the game.”


    “They’re just trying to keep the game safe,” Talib told Thiry. “Trying to keep guys healthy.


    “They’re trying to have guys healthy when they retire. So it’s good for the tackler, it’s good for the offensive guy.”


    The NFL is probably happy any player supports the new rule, because there are likely to be plenty of opposing voices to it through August.
    "Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but don't nobody wanna lift no heavy-ass weight!"

    Ronnie Coleman
    Mr. Olympia

  2. #2
    Presser's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2002
    Posts
    41,686
    Rep Power
    2147525355

    Default

    how old is this article, i only read the leading with helmet rule, but thats been a rule hasnt it
    Make Football Violent Again

  3. #3
    Musclechemistry Guru Board Certified MD
    Ox 51's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Location
    Down South
    Age
    46
    Posts
    5,191
    Rep Power
    2147488852

    Default

    I think that's only been a rule against quarterbacks, but now it applies to every play.
    "Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but don't nobody wanna lift no heavy-ass weight!"

    Ronnie Coleman
    Mr. Olympia

  4. #4
    MuscleChemistry Senior Board Certified Psy.D
    chihuahua's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2017
    Location
    Lone Star State
    Posts
    400
    Rep Power
    2147484055

    Default

    Since the NFL disrespects our national anthem they can all go fuck themselves..
     

Similar Threads

  1. Replies: 0
    Last Post: 07-06-2018, 12:41 AM
  2. Replies: 0
    Last Post: 09-26-2017, 12:43 AM
  3. Is it harder to make test prop than it is to make tren ace???
    By Jakeywontoo in forum MuscleChemistry Discussion
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 05-05-2012, 10:25 PM
  4. Court: Calif. can't ban violent video game sales
    By Metal85 in forum General Conversation Forum
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 07-04-2011, 08:14 AM
  5. Do Steroids cause violent behavior??
    By Get_Swole in forum MuscleChemistry Discussion
    Replies: 17
    Last Post: 11-28-2009, 03:53 PM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Log in

Log in