Hip drop tackle: what is it? Should it be a penalty? Will the refs even be able to identify and call it correctly? (1 Viewer)

[CletiusMaximus]

Fair to say this rule change hasn't caused any issues thus far, and may really be good for the game of football long term?

Do we know how many times the rule was applied this season? I was told this would ruin football because defenders could no longer legally tackle a ball carrier from behind.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

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Once a game and increasing. The "this is how we/they always did it" is not the case. This is a technique that never existed until recently.

I’m deeply skeptical of this claim.

Well sure. Confirmation bias is a thing.

I will agree with you on one thing - the Andrews tackle really isn't the best example of this rule.

No use clutching pearls over this. It's going to be a rule, seldom enforced, and not nearly the game changer the detractors are painting it to be.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

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Once a game and increasing. The "this is how we/they always did it" is not the case. This is a technique that never existed until recently.

I’m deeply skeptical of this claim.

Well sure. Confirmation bias is a thing.

I will agree with you on one thing - the Andrews tackle really isn't the best example of this rule.

No use clutching pearls over this. It's going to be a rule, seldom enforced, and not nearly the game changer the detractors are painting it to be.

It’s actually been enforced pretty haphazardly as I expected.

What I didn’t expect was blatant injury-causing examples to be ignored, while seeming innocuous examples to be penalized.

Same with the horse collar - Mixon had one opening weekend that caused an ankle sprain, and again week 15 or 16, and both weren’t flagged.

NFL refereeing is a hot mess.