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

[donofriose]

Make an attempt at wrapping up mandatory so players will actually have to learn how to tackle instead of just throwing their shoulder. I realistically believe that is the only thing you can do. It forces defenders to use form which prevents concussion and is extremely easy to spot when a player does not wrap vs. when they do. If a player just does not wrap and just throws their body/shoulder automatic penalty. Rugby has this rule and that is why concussions are not as frequent in professional rugby as they are in the NFL.
If you do not want to do that leave the rules alone. Too much gray area. Have an absolute line or no line at all. You cannot make small changes every year to hitting, it confuses the players, confuses the fans, even confuses the refs at times. Plus we all know its just so the NFL looks like it cares. Make it easy, or don't have any rules in regards to hitting.

[mitch e]

Originally Posted by donofriose

Make an attempt at wrapping up mandatory so players will actually have to learn how to tackle instead of just throwing their shoulder. I realistically believe that is the only thing you can do. It forces defenders to use form which prevents concussion and is extremely easy to spot when a player does not wrap vs. when they do. If a player just does not wrap and just throws their body/shoulder automatic penalty. Rugby has this rule and that is why concussions are not as frequent in professional rugby as they are in the NFL.
If you do not want to do that leave the rules alone. Too much gray area. Have an absolute line or no line at all. You cannot make small changes every year to hitting, it confuses the players, confuses the fans, even confuses the refs at times. Plus we all know its just so the NFL looks like it cares. Make it easy, or don't have any rules in regards to hitting.

Rugby players also do not ware helmets, and still fewer concussions. must be the rules.

[Alvin Walton]

This will totally nueter the running game.
Picture a back hitting an open hole.
He sees daylight and turns on the burners, just as hes getting up to speed a linebacker and a safety block his path.
Knowing that he cannot lower his head and plow for a few more yards he slows down and turns his shoulder to the defenders and they knoock him backwards.
What would have been a 12 yard gain is now a 7 yard gain.
They may as well be taught to slide.