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DetDannyWilliams
03-28-2017, 04:48 PM
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">More on the leaping ban on field goals and PATs: Leaping was the top priority on safety for <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLPA">@NFLPA</a> and the NFL owners agreed. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/synergy?src=hash">#synergy</a></p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/846787688585879552">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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DetDannyWilliams
03-28-2017, 04:49 PM
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The NFL rule on automatic ejections for egregious hits to the head was approved. Sounds like the competition committee expected this</p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/846780671624331264">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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YardRat
03-28-2017, 05:18 PM
Can't wait to see how many pass rushers get booted for 'egregious' hits to Brady's head.
Cali512
03-28-2017, 09:54 PM
I actually totally understand why they banned leaping. It can cause an injury and there are a bunch of other ways to block a kick. They tried to water down the ability to do it last year by saying you can't touch basically anyone when you do it so it became yet another judgment call. I'm happy they banned it

But I still don't get why centers are such pussies now and people can't line up ahead of them. This was also a instrumental part of the nfl DTs
Joe Fo Sho
03-29-2017, 08:53 AM
But I still don't get why centers are such pussies now and people can't line up ahead of them. This was also a instrumental part of the nfl DTs

The penalty is only called during field goals and punts, I believe. It's a head injury risk, because the long snappers don't keep their head up during the snap. It doesn't affect DTs during 95% of plays.
Mace
03-29-2017, 10:13 AM
Can't wait to see how many pass rushers get booted for 'egregious' hits to Brady's head.

With the terrible officiating these days, this will be a license to ill.
TigerJ
03-30-2017, 07:29 AM
That rule change has the backing of the NFLPA.
OpIv37
03-30-2017, 08:06 AM
I hate these judgment call rules because I don't trust the refs to enforce them consistently and it will burn us at some point.
Forward_Lateral
03-30-2017, 08:13 AM
I hate these judgment call rules because I don't trust the refs to enforce them consistently and it will burn us at some point.
It should be reviewable like in college games.