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[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

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I would like for a player to talk about the lost art of wrapping up when tackling an opposing player. To me that's the biggest problem with BM and others who lead with their heads when tackling.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I would like for a player to talk about the lost art of wrapping up when tackling an opposing player. To me that's the biggest problem with BM and others who lead with their heads when tackling.

I can clearly remember being taught tackling form in high school. Head up, target zone was the waist to the neck, wrap up and drive through the target.

I don't get it either when guys like BM talk about having to take guys' knees out.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I can clearly remember being taught tackling form in high school. Head up, target zone was the waist to the neck, wrap up and drive through the target.

I don't get it either when guys like BM talk about having to take guys' knees out.

Yup. We were taught to "bite the ball," making the ball your first contact area. If you bite the ball, neither the head nor the knees come into play.

[Lotus]

Sapp says that Incognito used the n-word during a game.

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[Giantone]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Sapp says that Incognito used the n-word during a game.

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See , I 'm thinking something else .I was wondering if Martin might be gay and that's what this is about ?
Kerry Collins used the N word trying to make a joke and everyone new it but a few were upset and it took awhile for him to get through it .

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Sapp says that Incognito used the n-word during a game.

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Nothing new in the NFL...

Michael Irvin: I'm 'Guilty' of Using N-Word

I wonder why, for once, THAT is not being the focus of the whole story, Riley Cooper says it drunk in a bar and gets ripped to shreds.

Incognito calls a teammate and uses the word while threatening his family...and the whole headline is "Richie is a bully".


This bullying is getting overblown everywhere...online bullying, in schools (and I have kids in school) and in the media. Are we raising kids so weak that they kill themselves over what some coward says on Facebook from their keyboard? Maybe we are and maybe that is why Martin was so "sensitive". Schools have a zero tolerance policy that punishes kids who are just trying to defend themselves as harshly as their attackers. Martin didn't seem to have the will or capacity to just tell Incognito, "that's enough, man". He's a grown man and can't stand up for himself? I do think there were underlying mental issues with him, but it's sad that he worked so hard and finally achieved his dream only to walk away because of a "bully".

When the victim is a 312-pound NFL lineman, I don't think "bullying" is the case, it's more of just harassment.

Back to my original point, why isn't this the predictable media story? Anyone else who uses that word (except for rappers and politicians who hang with them), has their lives ruined for uttering that single word. I wonder if the league, or the team, is downplaying that to avoid the bad press that it will give to the NFL?

It just seems like the NFL is being turned into a voice for political and social issues lately...racism, gays, "get out and play 60 minutes a day!", cancer awareness, now bullying...can't we just let them play football and stop trying to use the league to convey your views on everyone. Heck, they even let Bob Costas ramble on against the 2nd Amendment and the Redskins "racist" name during broadcasts. I flip the channel when it's halftime on Sunday nights now, just let me see football, Bob.



This whole story just seems so strange...the events of it and the coverage.

It does seem like a big leadership problem with the organization. They've recently been home to other headcases like Incognito.

I hope Martin finds a new team, he's a good player. We'll take him for our O-line.

He may need to toughen up if he wants to last in the NFL though. Incognito went WAY overboard with the threats and other antics, but he needs to stand up for himself where ever he goes.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

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Back to my original point, why isn't this the predictable media story? Anyone else who uses that word (except for rappers and politicians who hang with them), has their lives ruined for uttering that single word. I wonder if the league, or the team, is downplaying that to avoid the bad press that it will give to the NFL?
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It's not the focus of the media story, because it's not the focus of the event, it's one action in a timeline of actions. The bullying is the focus, because it is the overall theme of what took place.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Yup. We were taught to "bite the ball," making the ball your first contact area. If you bite the ball, neither the head nor the knees come into play.

Going back and watching some of the classic games from the 1980's, you see defensive backs and linebackers wrapping people up and tackling. Very few of them (unless they were Ronnie Lott) could hit a wide receiver and knock him down without having to wrap up.

The excuse is the receivers are so much faster nowadays that the defensive backs don't have enough time to react and wrap up, but why is that receivers evolved and defense backs did not?