NFL may eliminate blocks below the waist

[3Rivers]

Below the waists blocks could be outlawed by NFL competition committee - NFL - Sporting News

Blocking is getting more and more dangerous in the NFL, and the league could be taking steps to make it safer.

The NFL’s Competition Committee will consider outlawing all blocks below the waist for the 2013 season, according to SI.com’s Peter King.

King reports than the ban is being considered for health and safety reasons.

While he is skeptical that a full prohibition will pass, King theorizes that the chop block and low downfield blocks could be abolished.

A low block in a game against the New York Jets ended Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing’s season in Week 5.

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

And so it begins.........the pussification that is

 

[FTBS]

Bout time.

 

[VBM]

Time to drop Arian Foster on my draft board when that happens.

 

[Mr swag]

Mara going after the redskins again

Zone blocking scheme will be banned

And 3rd and 1 will be the hardest down in football. No more QB sneaks

 

[MikelArteta]

ridiculous

whats next no tackling

 

[mastermind]

Mara going after the redskins again

Zone blocking scheme will be banned

And 3rd and 1 will be the hardest down in football. No more QB sneaks

The Giants cut block more than the Redskins


Below the waist may be too much. Below the knees is probably right, imo.

 

[PortCityProphet]

Waits for 2 hand touch in 2014

 

[tru_m.a.c]

as a defensive player

thank you based gawd

 

[KlinicalCynic]

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

flag football on deck aka faq football

 

[Jutt]

The Giants cut block more than the Redskins


Below the waist may be too much. Below the knees is probably right, imo.

This

 

[Mr swag]

This

Why? This been going on for 80 years and you can only name 2 players that got hurt over 1,000 games

 

[havoc00]

fukking fakkits, 2 hand touch is confirmed fukk this

 

[Jutt]

Why? This been going on for 80 years and you can only name 2 players that got hurt over 1,000 games

And this Sunday we can have 15 players that get hurt because of it.


I guess they shouldnt have changed the labor laws back at the turn of the century since everything was cool for so long before that right.