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I was reading about the rules changes for 2014 and have yet to see a decent explanation of the expansion of the "roll-up block" which was expanded from rolling up on a tackler's legs from behind to rolling up from the side.
I get that blocking from behind is the old clipping rule, and the rolling up on a guy's ankles and calves from behind can cause serious injuries. But blocking from the side seems fair unless you're deliberately going at his knees. Does this prevent a blocker who's on the ground from getting in the way of defenders in pursuit of a ball carrier or quarterback rolling out?
Is this outlawing the blocking scheme that Denver perfected when everybody diagonally went low to block defensive linemen but weren't exactly executing chop blocks?
Can anybody articulate what the new rule means and when it will be called?
I get that blocking from behind is the old clipping rule, and the rolling up on a guy's ankles and calves from behind can cause serious injuries. But blocking from the side seems fair unless you're deliberately going at his knees. Does this prevent a blocker who's on the ground from getting in the way of defenders in pursuit of a ball carrier or quarterback rolling out?
Is this outlawing the blocking scheme that Denver perfected when everybody diagonally went low to block defensive linemen but weren't exactly executing chop blocks?
Can anybody articulate what the new rule means and when it will be called?