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Cincyfan78
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Now, I don't want to go off the rails and blame the call for the recent loss...who knows what would have happened, and the Bengals had a ton of chances to put that game away and pissed the bed. I'm not going to blame the penalty.
That being said - the NFL, and football in general, has to fix this rule. The defenders are getting flagged for going low, and the offensive guy is also lowering their head creating the contact.
This is a penalty that needs to be reviewed (like NCAA targeting) - and needs to be viewed in a manner that allows the defender to make a play, but absolves them of blame if the offensive player also goes low. They have literally taken away every part of the body to make a tackle unless you just come in and stand up/hug tackle every guy - which can never work because of the size differentials between DB's and offensive skill guys at RB, TE, and even some WR's.
That being said - the NFL, and football in general, has to fix this rule. The defenders are getting flagged for going low, and the offensive guy is also lowering their head creating the contact.
This is a penalty that needs to be reviewed (like NCAA targeting) - and needs to be viewed in a manner that allows the defender to make a play, but absolves them of blame if the offensive player also goes low. They have literally taken away every part of the body to make a tackle unless you just come in and stand up/hug tackle every guy - which can never work because of the size differentials between DB's and offensive skill guys at RB, TE, and even some WR's.