NFL considers banning low blocking

Is the NFL getting too soft? 

With all the rule changes in the NFL, are they taking the fun out of the game? Football is about crushing blows not ticky tack flags, right? 

Do you feel like football is turning into a rinky dink sports with all the new penalties and fines?

For instance, the NFL is now considering banning low blocks. Basically, players will no longer be able to block below the waist...

YourBoyfriendsBestGirlfriend.com

7 hours ago via mobile

@NFL considering outlawing low blocks below the waist. /Via Fox #Sports radio

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  Brian Gardner In agreement, but not as a fan but as a ref. Safety first and foremost.

  6 hours ago via mobile · Like
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  YourBoyfriendsBestGirlfriend.com I wonder how this will play out. If you can't block low, doesn't that make the defender's job easier?

  about an hour ago · Like
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  Brian Gardner Yes, but not to the degree of tilting the integrity of competition. When a blocker hits a planted defender above the waist the defender gets knocked backwards. When the blocker hits the planted defender below the waist, the usual result is a hyper-extended knee or a broken leg.

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  YourBoyfriendsBestGirlfriend.com Do you think they are taking all of the joy out of football with all the new rules?

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  Brian Gardner Yes, like they took away gladiators. My beloved Oakland Raiders inspired half of the rule changes in the last 25 years in the name of safety. Helmet to helmet & forward progress, etc.

  21 minutes ago via mobile · Like