New helmet conatct rule/proposal...I agree with Emmit Smith.

[skinsfan69]

So if a RB is out in the open, and he's going for the sideline and he wants to lower his head to get a few extra yards, or get a first down, he can't do it, and will get a PF. That's just not football to me.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

So if a RB is out in the open, and he's going for the sideline and he wants to lower his head to get a few extra yards, or get a first down, he can't do it, and will get a PF. That's just not football to me.

No he can't turn himself into a missile and use his helmet as a battering ram. He may use his shoulder or torso or whatever...just not his helmet....just like defenders can't either. Never made sense to me that defenders would get flagged repeatedly for it when ball-carriers didn't.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

No he can't turn himself into a missile and use his helmet as a battering ram. He may use his shoulder or torso or whatever...just not his helmet....just like defenders can't either. Never made sense to me that defenders would get flagged repeatedly for it when ball-carriers didn't.

Again, you can't do that w/out lowering your head.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Again, you can't do that w/out lowering your head.

As we can tell from Fisher's quote, the issue is not the lowering of the head. The issue is using the helmet as a weapon. My reading is that you can lower your head as long as you don't do so to create a weapon.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Again, you can't do that w/out lowering your head.

Again...you're allowed to do so.