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11-24-2012, 09:33 AM #1
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NFL To Ban Below The Waist Blocks?
According to article on PFT.
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11-24-2012, 09:51 AM #2
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How bout actually giving the folks the article next time?
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...waist-in-2013/WARNING: This post may contain material offensive to those who lack wit, humor, common sense and/or supporting factual or anecdotal evidence. All statements and assertions contained herein may be subject to literary devices not limited to: irony, metaphor, allusion and dripping sarcasm.
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11-24-2012, 10:04 AM #3
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Re: NFL To Ban Below The Waist Blocks?
they should look at cut blocks and chop blocks but King saying 'all blocks below the wait' is a bit much IMO. Time will tell
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11-24-2012, 10:49 AM #4
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Re: NFL To Ban Below The Waist Blocks?
Flag football anyone?
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11-24-2012, 11:16 AM #5
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Re: NFL To Ban Below The Waist Blocks?
Well, if this goes through, it would end the use of the zone blocking scheme in the NFL. Numerous team would have to completely redesign their offenses to compensate, including the Ravens. It would be HUGELY significant in terms of competitive balance... and I'm not a fan of that.
I don't understand this at all. It sounds like a terrible, terrible idea to me.
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11-24-2012, 12:17 PM #6
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Re: NFL To Ban Below The Waist Blocks?
Call me cynical, but I just cant see the NFL making any major rules change that would give a major advantage to defenses.
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11-24-2012, 12:24 PM #7
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Re: NFL To Ban Below The Waist Blocks?
This could conceivably END the runing gname as we know it.
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11-24-2012, 12:38 PM #8
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Re: NFL To Ban Below The Waist Blocks?
OMG! If this is true it will end football as we know it. Goodbye running game!
In Peter King's MMQB a couple of weeks ago he said many coaches in the NFL have said you can't run the ball without blocking below the waist."It is an undeniable and may I say fundamental quality of man that when faced with extinction, every alternative is preferable." —Leonard Church
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11-24-2012, 12:48 PM #9
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Re: NFL To Ban Below The Waist Blocks?
yeah I just don't believe they would go that far. Tweak some of the rules, OK but you can't ban blocking below the waist
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11-24-2012, 01:12 PM #10
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Agreed.
Originally Posted by Ravenswintitle
No way the Competition Committee approves this.WARNING: This post may contain material offensive to those who lack wit, humor, common sense and/or supporting factual or anecdotal evidence. All statements and assertions contained herein may be subject to literary devices not limited to: irony, metaphor, allusion and dripping sarcasm.
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11-24-2012, 01:24 PM #11
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Re: NFL To Ban Below The Waist Blocks?
I'm not sure if I'd be able to watch football if this happens.
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11-24-2012, 02:51 PM #12
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This story has as much validity to it as the claims (by PFT I might add) a few years ago that the NFL was "considering" eliminating kick offs.
It's a non story.My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging. -Hank Aaron
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11-24-2012, 03:44 PM #13
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+1. The league has gone round and round with this idea for years and always reaches the same conclusion. Originally Posted by ActualSpamBot
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Re: NFL To Ban Below The Waist Blocks?
Might as well switch to 7 on 7 and have the pass rushers count to 4 Mississippi...
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11-24-2012, 05:10 PM #15
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Re: NFL To Ban Below The Waist Blocks?
Then strap on the flag belts. Originally Posted by bacchys
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11-24-2012, 10:04 PM #16
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Re: NFL To Ban Below The Waist Blocks?
This is never happening.
Goodell & Competition Committee would have to be nuts to do it.
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11-25-2012, 05:03 AM #17
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Re: NFL To Ban Below The Waist Blocks?
The title of this thread is misleading. There is a big difference between considering changing the rule and "NFL to ban below the waist blocks". Originally Posted by Bazooka Joe
I think the rule should be tweeked to where you cant block below the waist outside the box or more than 5 yards down field or when the QB is outside of the box.
If they eliminated this rule all together teams would not be able to run the ball and there would be no point in leaving RBs in to block because they cant block a d lineman or LB without cutting their legs. they are just not big enough or strong enough
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