Crown of the Helmet rule passed...Goodell smiles as football cries

[Black Ball]

So a runningback can't lower his head to take on 2 defenders down the field who are allowed to lower their heads to hit him at the same time?

 

[BLAZO da GAWD]

Fidel Goodell

 

[Black Ball]

Just heard Jeff Fisher explain the rule in an interview, he made it seem like not such a big deal.

He said backs can still lower their heads to drive through defenders, protect the ball, and protect themselves. He said only that the very top of the helmet can't be used as a battering ram or weapon with the intent to put a hurting on a defender. He said also it's a play that doesn't happen alot in the game, and when it does it will stand out. It's not something that will be over officiated or called alot at all. He said part of making it a rule is so that it can be fineable even if it's not called on the field.

Does this change anybody's mind at all?

 

[Beast]

Don't blame Goodell .. It's the lawsuits from former players that are driving this

The lawsuits by former players may shut down the NFL altogether.

 

[NYC Rebel]

Just heard Jeff Fisher explain the rule in an interview, he made it seem like not such a big deal.

He said backs can still lower their heads to drive through defenders, protect the ball, and protect themselves. He said only that the very top of the helmet can't be used as a battering ram or weapon with the intent to put a hurting on a defender. He said also it's a play that doesn't happen alot in the game, and when it does it will stand out. It's not something that will be over officiated or called alot at all. He said part of making it a rule is so that it can be fineable even if it's not called on the field.

Does this change anybody's mind at all?

Not at all. They already had a call for that....its called spearing.

 

[The ADD]

Not at all. They already had a call for that....its called spearing.

Has that ever been called on a ball carrier?

 

[Black Ball]

Not at all. They already had a call for that....its called spearing.

That's a blow to the back with the crown of the helmet. That's different than this and I don't think a ball carrier can be called for spearing.

 

[NYC Rebel]

That's a blow to the back with the crown of the helmet. That's different than this and I don't think a ball carrier can be called for spearing.

Spearing: Hitting an opposing player with the crown of your helmet. Spearing is a fifteen yard penalty.

 

[Black Ball]

I don't think I can ever remember that ever being called other than a blow to the back in all my years of football, popwarner through highschool. I can't recall ever seeing it in a college or NFL game either

Regardless of that rule, it would never be called on the ball carrier anyway.

 

[NYC Rebel]

I don't think I can ever remember that ever being called other than a blow to the back in all my years of football, popwarner through highschool. I can't recall ever seeing it in a college or NFL game either

Regardless of that rule, it would never be called on the ball carrier anyway.

the league always had it in place. They could have done a better PR job saying they were going to enforce spearing more than put it all on the runners as they're doing with this isolated rule.

Just dumb, and typical Roger Goodell.

 

[Dada]

It's going to be bizarre seeing everyone running like Michael Johnson.