Around the NFL Off - Season style.

Interesting we sustained when Shanny said recently in a presser that the rule was the worst in the NFL.

NFL owners end tuck rule, approve helmet penalty - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9075058/nfl-owners-end-tuck-rule-approve-helmet-penalty)

Lot of new changes coming this year. I think most make sense.

and about 6-7mill more money than we have to spend. would have been nice though, for sure.

Thinking about it there are two things that are important here Shanny drafted the guy for one, but even if we had the cash would we spend it there or use it to take care of our own pass rusher in Rak next year?

My money would be on Rak if he didn't have all the same injury derailing his season the last two years. Now that may be in doubt, and I think with the FO not offering an extension now makes me believe that they are in the same boat to or just waiting to get the cash back next year.

NFL owners end tuck rule, approve helmet penalty - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9075058/nfl-owners-end-tuck-rule-approve-helmet-penalty)

Lot of new changes coming this year. I think most make sense.

The helmet rule is a good idea on the surface but like Golic I believe that with the new rule being open to interpretation will cause dumb founded fans and players on crucial plays. There is just to much of that rule that can be screwed up. Emmit Smith who we all just love had a good interview on his view of it yesterday.

I am going to go back an watch some of the Morris highlight tapes on you tube to see how it will affect our runner. For a guy who never goes down I want to see how much I that is due to maybe that or just his own beastlyness.

The helmet rule is a good idea on the surface but like Golic I believe that with the new rule being open to interpretation will cause dumb founded fans and players on crucial plays. There is just to much of that rule that can be screwed up. Emmit Smith who we all just love had a good interview on his view of it yesterday.

I am going to go back an watch some of the Morris highlight tapes on you tube to see how it will affect our runner. For a guy who never goes down I want to see how much I that is due to maybe that or just his own beastlyness.

I can't remember ALFMO really leading with the crown of the helmet. He gets low & absorbs blows but doesn't look to deliver a hit.

I think this rule will help him as a runner. D-players cant try to blow up RB's anymore. ALFMO is difficult to tackle straight up.

My main concern is with the refs and how they will decide to enforce this rule. I feel any big hit delivered by a RB now will lead to a penalty.

Crap, they approved that stoopid helmet crown rule.

Adam schefter said that the patriots and us decided to not vote on the tuck rule

I can't remember ALFMO really leading with the crown of the helmet. He gets low & absorbs blows but doesn't look to deliver a hit.

I think this rule will help him as a runner. D-players cant try to blow up RB's anymore. ALFMO is difficult to tackle straight up.

My main concern is with the refs and how they will decide to enforce this rule. I feel any big hit delivered by a RB now will lead to a penalty.

I agree 100% with your last point. Just another way for the refs to screw us ;)

Garbage rule. Pure trash. Maybe the football is to heavy to carry as well, Nerf footballs are nice and safe. First time that penalty is called I'm unleash a mofo heard round the world.

I really don't see this new helmet rule as being a big deal.

They're trying to eliminate blatant use of the helmet in the open field, which doesn't happen all that often.

I think I heard that there were 30 or so plays last year that would have been flagged under this rule. So in a total of 256 regular season games we're talking about 30 plays? It shouldn't have much of an impact at all. The league has to continue to protect players against head injuries, this rule is more window dressing than anything.