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Packers vote yes on "crown of helmet rule"
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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 493912" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #000000">• The rule isn’t regarding the helmet, it’s the <em>crown</em> of the helmet. So RBs can get low outside of the tackle box and instead of using the top of the helmet as a weapon, they just need to look up and use the facemask as a weapon. Then in a couple of years when neck injuries are as prevalent as concussions, they’ll change the rule again. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #000000">• Somewhat lost in the crown of the helmet rule, they got rid of the ridiculous tuck rule. 12 short seasons after the Raiders got screwed they figured it out. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #000000">• Back in the olden days, NFL players had jobs in the off season to supplement their income. And IMO once the league starting making billions/year they were miserly regarding the players who helped build the league into what it became. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 493912, member: 4300"] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]• The rule isn’t regarding the helmet, it’s the [I]crown[/I] of the helmet. So RBs can get low outside of the tackle box and instead of using the top of the helmet as a weapon, they just need to look up and use the facemask as a weapon. Then in a couple of years when neck injuries are as prevalent as concussions, they’ll change the rule again. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]• Somewhat lost in the crown of the helmet rule, they got rid of the ridiculous tuck rule. 12 short seasons after the Raiders got screwed they figured it out. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]• Back in the olden days, NFL players had jobs in the off season to supplement their income. And IMO once the league starting making billions/year they were miserly regarding the players who helped build the league into what it became. [/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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