[ThePatriotsFlag]

Maybe helmets and pads for ping pong players next?

[Political Junkie Too]

Football now.

Football tomorrow.

-PJ

[mtg]

Football? What’s a football?

[MarineBrat]

Ball carriers and lawyers taste like chicken.

[b4its2late]

You’re going to see the vicious hits penalized, or at least some of them. The ones where the fans say to themselves “Damn, that had to hurt”. It’s still subjective and at the discretion of the refs. They’ll do the best they can to be consistent but the media will question why one hit was penalized and a similar one not. It’s going to be a circus in the media, which they love.

[freedumb2003]

Of course, they will be awarding the last good Raiders team (ever from what I can tell), the Superbowl.

I 100% guarantee Al Davis will zombie his butt out of the grave to accept His Ring...

[rlmorel]

That is just stupid. Just wait and see the ramifications of this one.

[jwalsh07]

As a former running back at a low college level I can tell you that it is instinctive to duck your head when a 6’4” 250 pound linebacker is trying to break your neck. Sorta like ducking when you a bullet goes whizzing by.

[hattend]

Like Cowboys Running Back, Emmett Smith, says:

How would he do his job with this rule? Running Backs almost always lead with the helmet.

[CSM]

Hmm, I wonder if folks will “wake up” now that the bread and circuses are going to be affected.

[CodeToad]

In other news, the Super Bowl will have all the latest pop stars and the game winner will be determined by the coin toss.

[kevkrom]

I don’t see what all the fuss about the helmet rule is about. If leading with the crown of the helmet is wrong, then it’s wrong for everyone. Why should the ball carrier be exempted?

[capt B]

NFL’s new national song is Tiny Tim”s version of “Tip Toe Through the Tulips”

[The Pack Knight]

I don’t get all the consternation about this rule. I was ALWAYS taught to keep my head up learning to play football in Ohio. In fact, if I remember correctly, it was a personal foul to hit with the crown of the helmet back when I was playing high school ball, at least in open field.

Of course, I’ve noticed that they don’t seem to teach proper fundamentals anymore, so maybe that’s the problem. Watching what seems to pass for open field tackling or ball carrying anymore, I guess I can see why a lot of NFL players are going to have difficulty adjusting.

If you have to lower your head to make a tackle or cover the ball, you’re doing it wrong.