NFL Might Suspend Players for Violent Hits

Well it's obvious why players go for kill shots. It gets your team riled up, it increases your chances of forcing a fumble, but it also definitely increases the guys chances of getting a concussion, and that's why the NFL wants to stop it.

Face it guys, this isn't your father's NFL, and we're just gonna have to live with that.

You're right, back in the day almost everything was legal and the sport was probably even more brutal. Head slaps and clothesline tackles were commonplace.

You're right, back in the day almost everything was legal and the sport was probably even more brutal. Head slaps and clothesline tackles were commonplace.

Yeah, no doubt about it. I like seeing the big hit that riles up the team every once in a while, but if we saw more forced fumbles resulting from a guy wrapping the ballcarrier up and sticking his hand in there and jarring the ball loose I definitely won't miss the big hit.

Yeah, you don't mess with Peyton's boy, Dallas Clark.

They already fined Jarmon as well, and that was ticky tack.Jarmon definitely dropped his head to make helmet to helmet contact with Aaron Rodgers, while Landry's play on Clark was perfectly legal. If a DB can't drive a receiver into the ground while making a tackle, then Goodell may as well replace tackling with flag football.

Fines obviously don't work, so they have to do something else.

Did you hear Rodney Harrison yesterday? He said he'd put aside 50k each year for fine money because he wasn't going to stop hitting people since that was his reputation

Did you hear Rodney Harrison yesterday? He said he'd put aside 50k each year for fine money because he wasn't going to stop hitting people since that was his reputation

Yeah heard him say that, crazy. The one thing that got him was getting suspended.

I thought the Robinson/Jackson hit looked clean to me. It was violent and nasty but it was clean. They need to stop this crap with controling the violence of the game. It's football. I don't know what else Robinson was supposed to do. He hit a guy at the yard marker and knocked the ball out. If he goes for the wrap-up Jackson catches the ball and maybe gets a first. I don't see how the NFL has the gall to have a problem with the hit. They're basically saying don't play the game as hard. That's stupidity.

I have a question and don't really want to start a thread on this...

Does anyone remember that last hit that Landry put on that WR on the sideline...?

I know it was late in the game and was a fairly long pass by manning.

Well anyways,the WR catches the ball (don't remember who...i'll have to rewind the game)
But as he catches the ball,he gets blasted by Landry out of bounds and as he falls to the ground....the ball just shoots out as he lands on the ground and away towards the bench/crowd.

Anyways,they got credit for the catch as the Colts run the hurry up and I was wondering?

Why wasn't that an incomplete pass?

Remember it was late in the game,when this happened...

Does anyone remember what I'm talking about?

(I'll rewind the dvr to see when this was and what time during the game)

I think the NFL would also tell you the Robinson hit was legit. I believe Anderson was just saying the NFL might suspend players for violent hits to hold off others (namely Congress) from stepping in and making changes to the game (like Teddy R. did back in the day). By saying the NFL might suspend players, he's saying "hey, look at us we're serious about this (so don't interfere)" even if they don't really plan on doing anything at the moment. It also tells the players the league is concerned about their safety as CBA re-negotiations heat up

I have a question and don't really want to start a thread on this...

Does anyone remember that last hit that Landry put on that WR on the sideline...?

I know it was late in the game and was a fairly long pass by manning.

Well anyways,the WR catches the ball (don't remember who...i'll have to rewind the game)
But as he catches the ball,he gets blasted by Landry out of bounds and as he falls to the ground....the ball just shoots out as he lands on the ground and away towards the bench/crowd.

Anyways,they got credit for the catch as the Colts run the hurry up and I was wondering?

Why wasn't that an incomplete pass?

Remember it was late in the game,when this happened...

Does anyone remember what I'm talking about?

(I'll rewind the dvr to see when this was and what time during the game)

I couldn't get past the first sentence. You didn't want to start a new thread? Are you feeling ok?

Pretty soon everyone will be able to play because defenseman won't be able to hit anyone.

Flag football anyone?