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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 783458">Yes, they are trying to change the styles of play.Let's take another look at that Finley clip a couple of post above.Finley lowered his head to defend himself and initiated contact with his helmet.  What would he be expected to do under this new rule?  Stay eyes up, shoulders up, and trust that the defender will just wrap up and not drill him in the rib cage or take out his knees?Conversely, if that defender is supposed to stay eyes up, shoulders up so as to not inadvertly strike with the helmet he has to trust that Finley will not lower his shoulder and drill his rib cage or knees.The NFL is concerned here only with head, neck and spine injuries.  Players have other thing to worry about as well, like not ending up with cracked ribs and a punctured lung or out for the year with an ACL. Wthout even thinking about the implications in the tackle box where linemen, linebackers and runners routinely lock horns, which is not exempted from this rule, the evident intent is make the game more upright in space.  If you're going to do that then players can't protect themselves from forcible stikes to parts of the body other than the head and neck.</blockquote>

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