Football and the laws of physics

[oldmanfan]

I’m watching the replay of Sunday’s game and just saw the TD to Shakir.  They called roughing the passer on that play, and it was a perfect example of how I think the league has gone so overboard on roughing, late hits, and such that the rules are contrary to fundamental laws of physics.  Specifically F= ma.

 

F= ma.  Force equals mass times acceleration.  So you have guys of significant mass, running and accelerating  to try and sack a QB or break up a pass, so there will be force.  There will be force because physics are physics.  And pretty high amounts of force given the degree of mass and degree of acceleration. 
 

The league seems to want guys  to immediately stop accelerating.  Like when they’re within a step or two of a guy. You can’t just do that.  Plus as acceleration in this case is straight line, you also can’t reasonably expect a guy to be accelerating in a straight line, tackle, then somehow twist themselves into a pretzel to avoid landing on top of a guy.

 

I am not saying we go back to the Jack Tatum paralyzing Daryl Stingley days, or the days of watching QBs get destroyed every week.  But can we at least have football that acknowledges basic physical laws?

Edited 4 hours ago by oldmanfan

[oldmanfan]

Just now, QB Bills said:

This thread title has made me pgysically ill

How do you change it?  Can’t figure it out.

1 minute ago, QB Bills said:

This thread title has made me pgysically ill

Got it.

[GoBills808]

Little rusty on my physics but I'm pretty sure slowing down is just accelerating in the opposite direction and a fairly common phenomenon

[Johnnycage46]

The first law of physics is that you do not talk about physics.

[Strethor]

The league does not care about laws of physics they care about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[Old Coot]

I once read that a blitzing linebacker hits with as much force as a car going 5 mph.

 

Is this true?

[Low Positive]

3 hours ago, Strethor said:

The league does not care about laws of physics they care about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Phynance > Physics

[US Egg]

41 minutes ago, Old Coot said:

I once read that a blitzing linebacker hits with as much force as a car going 5 mph.

 

Is this true?

Condensed from AI: Players hit with force impacts averaging about 40 G's, severe blows can exceed 100-120 G's, 85-90 G's is often cited as the threshold for concussion force. Force in pounds can reach 1,700 pounds in major collisions, comparable to a car hitting a wall at 18-20 mph. 
 

 

…..I just Grok’d it. Said higher m.p.h.

Edited 5 minutes ago by US Egg

[WotAGuy]

If I have to obey the laws my wife sets down, NFL players can certainly obey the laws of physics. Get out of here with that stuff! 

1 minute ago, US Egg said:

Force in pounds can reach 1,700 pounds in major collisions, comparable to a car hitting a wall at 18-20 mph. 
 

 

 
I need to see the math on this one.