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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Leading with your helmet and launching yourself at a player is not a tackle in my book.
People can blame league officials for rule changes etc. but the simple fact is most players have no ****ing clue how to tackle preferring to hit a player instead. A secondary notion is I'm damn well sure if the players tackled properly, the instances of concussion would probably decrease.
Wrapping up low is a lot different than launching at someone's knees. I was 180 when I played and had little difficulty doing form tackles on 230+ runners. Those launching tackles are only good for those who play with fear or those who don't have enough leverage to play the game properly.I'm beginning to wonder how many people in here have ever played football competitively in their lives. Smaller DB's and LB's have been trained to go low on bigger TE's since the advent of the game. This is not going to change.
I haven't seen anyone say that tackling should be done at chest height.There's no problem in going low, that's how you stop someone so big running at full speed (at 6'8" and having played Rugby all my life, people who try tackling at chest height just get bounced off 99% of the time). The problem is missiling into a players knee on his planted leg - that is outright dirty and only done to cause injury.
The bigger thing though is the Bills, once again, got called for diving at Brady's knee - that's at least 3 times in the last 3 years that has happened, way past coincidence now.
Wrapping up low is a lot different than launching at someone's knees. I was 180 when I played and had little difficulty doing form tackles on 230+ runners. Those launching tackles are only good for those who play with fear or those who don't have enough leverage to play the game properly.
There's no problem in going low, that's how you stop someone so big running at full speed (at 6'8" and having played Rugby all my life, people who try tackling at chest height just get bounced off 99% of the time). The problem is missiling into a players knee on his planted leg - that is outright dirty and only done to cause injury.
The bigger thing though is the Bills, once again, got called for diving at Brady's knee - that's at least 3 times in the last 3 years that has happened, way past coincidence now.
It's nonsensical @upstater1. It would never occur to me to hit someone with my head when I could use proper technique to bring down my opponent and protect myself in the process.Spoken like a true Aussie. I agree. People don't seem to understand you can wrap people up. They'd rather blow people up.
Sometimes the game happens too quickly to make a wrap up form tackle and you have to launch. It's either that, or your ass goes to the bench because the coach thinks that you were trying to make an arm tackle on a taller, heavier target and said target breaks away for another 10-15 yards. I think it's a combination of that and some of these pee wee and high school coaches simply not caring enough to teach proper tackling. Either way, a lot of times, there is nothing inherently "disgusting" or "dirty" about it. It's just the way the game is played. Chandler took some similar shots on Sunday. I don't see anybody calling for McCourty's head.
By using textbook tackling. You attack the center of gravity (the waist) and wrap up tightly. Even if you don't take him down, you slow him up enough that other players will finish him off.
I rarely disagree with you, but I do here. A cut tackle has a much bigger chance of completely whiffing. If you practice good form tackling and are not scared, you'll almost never get run over. I suppose cut tackles are more effective for players who can't control their fear or do not have the required leverage to play the game. I would prefer those types of people not play than have the massive numbers of serious injuries that plague NFL, college and high school football.They're always going to try to cut Gronk. It's the same reason Brian Leonard's college film was full of hurdles. Defensive players aren't going to go for a wrap up on a downhill runner, get croaked on the hit and potentially get run over while almost certainly give up yardage. It isn't rugby. Every yard matters and a cut tackle is the best way to bring down physical guys. It's on the runner to protect himself.
I haven't seen anyone say that tackling should be done at chest height.
A more fundamental objective exists within good people; don't try to injure others. This type of thing shouldn't have to be explained to normal people (with character...lol).The objective is to get the offensive player on the ground quickly and legally. It is beyond me how you can criticize a player for doing this.
In most cases, if you have time to launch, you have time to wrap up. When you get used to wrapping and attacking somebody's center of gravity, it becomes second nature. Once you reach that point, you have enough mental cycles free to focus on the "little things" like trying to dislodge the ball.
I rarely disagree with you, but I do here. A cut tackle has a much bigger chance of completely whiffing. If you practice good form tackling and are not scared, you'll almost never get run over. I suppose cut tackles are more effective for players who can't control their fear or do not have the required leverage to play the game. I would prefer those types of people not play than have the massive numbers of serious injuries that plague NFL, college and high school football.
How does Graham manage to rarely get hurt? He's a similar sized body.
I doubt many from the sound of it. I played linebacker at 230 3o years ago and there were backs I didn't want to take straight on because I knew it was going to be a train wreck. I didn't shy away but you only hoped you gave as good as you got because there were times I thought I broke something. If I were a db, I'd go low too. Form tackling can only take you so far. You don't want to take Gronk on when you're giving 100 pounds. lolI'm beginning to wonder how many people in here have ever played football competitively in their lives. Smaller DB's and LB's have been trained to go low on bigger TE's since the advent of the game. This is not going to change.
A more fundamental objective exists within good people; don't try to injure others. This type of thing shouldn't have to be explained to normal people (with character...lol).