oldmanfan Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Now that the league has decided defenders have to use good tackling form, and not launch at someone, I see it as an advantage next year. One thing I was impressed by last year was the tackling of our D, especially the DBs. They wrapped up and brought guys down; didn't just bounce off the guy. Maybe it puts us a leg up next year. As for the rule, it will be hard to call initially, especially with linemen inside. But guys will adjust as will refs. I suspect it will be the real targeted plays where the helmet is used to spear that will get called. And that's a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca BIlls Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 (edited) Doesnt do anything for the Bills... Edited March 29, 2018 by Boca BIlls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricojes Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Doesn't help them, doesn't hurt them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 No. Not at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Probably helps the Patriots the most. Just because. But it is a fair point that we were a good tackling team last year. It certainly doesn't help that safety from the Saints who blew that tackles against the Vikings. It also may have saved Rodney Harrison from CTE. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I can see a lot of new training on how to jump up and kick the down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 9 minutes ago, mead107 said: I can see a lot of new training on how to jump up and kick the down Waterboy style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 there's going to be a million flags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 22 minutes ago, jr1 said: there's going to be a million flags In preseason,for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Game will be 4 plus hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 NO. Too subjective IMO. The first time we lose because of this penalty ("just give it to him") will be painful. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RememberTheRockpile Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 3 hours ago, oldmanfan said: Maybe it puts us a leg up next year. It did once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Of course not. It's just another way for refs to interpret rules in favor of the marquee teams in the league. You really think a NE* player will ever be ejected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locomark Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 This is just another rule that will somehow be called against our team in key moments of games. I will bet we get called for it every Pats game and they won’t... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 8 hours ago, RememberTheRockpile said: It did once. I was there for that game. Best play in Bills history! Or at least top three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 it's just going to mean more penalties on the defense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 11 hours ago, MrEpsYtown said: Probably helps the Patriots the most. Just because. But it is a fair point that we were a good tackling team last year. It certainly doesn't help that safety from the Saints who blew that tackles against the Vikings. It also may have saved Rodney Harrison from CTE. BIlly B and his staff are scheming to skirt and exploit the rules right now! 'Cause that's what they do. 41 minutes ago, oldmanfan said: I was there for that game. Best play in Bills history! Or at least top three. Great play! My ribs hurt watching it. I have to wonder if under the new rules they'd call Stratton for something...I don't know...maybe overly aggressive hitting on a defenseless player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurpleBull Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 5 hours ago, oldmanfan said: I was there for that game. Best play in Bills history! Or at least top three. What makes that a top three play? Did it lead to something big? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 4 hours ago, nucci said: it's just going to mean more penalties on the defense I'm expecting a similar situation to what the NHL went through this season. After seeing way too many broken wrists, the NHL decided it was going to start calling Slashing to the letter of the law. Anything above the bottom 1/3 of the stick gets called. Preseason was chaos with tons of calls. Guess what happened?... The players figured it out, and adapted to how they SHOULD be playing, and it wasnt an issue either way during the regular season. And there are far fewer broken wrists. Same will probably happen here. We'll see a bunch of calls in preseason until the players figure out how to tackle correctly (which isnt difficult), and then it will settle out. 4 hours ago, horned dogs said: I have to wonder if under the new rules they'd call Stratton for something...I don't know...maybe overly aggressive hitting on a defenseless player. Nope. Good, clean hit. Even though his head was down during the tackle, it was not the main point of contact. He did not use the helmet to initiate contact. And the hit was neither too high, nor too low. I really dont understand all the player and fan hand-wringing about this. It's like no one ever played the game correctly before. It's not only possible, but it's actually prtty easily to tackle properly. Players just got lazy. All the backlash is people afraid of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: I'm expecting a similar situation to what the NHL went through this season. After seeing way too many broken wrists, the NHL decided it was going to start calling Slashing to the letter of the law. Anything above the bottom 1/3 of the stick gets called. Preseason was chaos with tons of calls. Guess what happened?... The players figured it out, and adapted to how they SHOULD be playing, and it wasnt an issue either way during the regular season. And there are far fewer broken wrists. Same will probably happen here. We'll see a bunch of calls in preseason until the players figure out how to tackle correctly (which isnt difficult), and then it will settle out. Nope. Good, clean hit. Even though his head was down during the tackle, it was not the main point of contact. He did not use the helmet to initiate contact. And the hit was neither too high, nor too low. I really dont understand all the player and fan hand-wringing about this. It's like no one ever played the game correctly before. It's not only possible, but it's actually prtty easily to tackle properly. Players just got lazy. All the backlash is people afraid of change. I should have made my humor more obvious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 1 minute ago, horned dogs said: I should have made my humor more obvious Haha, it probably wouldnt have mattered because Im taking this topic way too seriously no matter what! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Look how correctly Trent Murphy tackles. His technique is really good especially when he decides to attack the lower body of the offensive player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 1 hour ago, DrDawkinstein said: Haha, it probably wouldnt have mattered because Im taking this topic way too seriously no matter what! we got you covered.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 18 hours ago, MrEpsYtown said: It also may have saved Rodney Harrison from CTE. I think he had CTE symptoms when he joined NFL but will want the NFL to pay for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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