(09-25-2018, 08:51 PM)imtheblkranger Wrote: I am fine with the spirit of the rule (preventing the Rodgers collar bone tackle)

But just like the helmet rule, I think "intent" needs to be looked at. Matthews didn't maliciously slam a QB into the turf, he just fell on him due to basoc momentum. If you pick him up and drive him into the ground, that's different.

It needs to be fine tuned a lot.

That's the problem I have, the new rules aren't black and white, it seems like a lot of it is a judgment call by the refs but then that leads to inconsistent calls. 

I also fear like another poster said, that it opens up players flopping looking for a flag to bail them out. 15 yards and automatic 1st downs can be real momentum changers.

But it seems the league wants this grey area that bad calls or non calls can happen.

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(09-26-2018, 03:32 AM)nhiverson Wrote: I think defenses should just start laying the qb's out with even more gruesome hits till they change it back haha. Like Big ben flopping the other night they should of blasted his a** after that crap.

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The packers and Rodgers I don't care that rule is costing them they are the ones who whined and it got this stuff started.

That's the thing, no flag or penalty for flopping, the Pierre Paul tackle was crazy and Roethlisberger hammer it up, but he got the flag, new set of downs and gave them room as they were backed up.

I'd like to see the league introduce a loss of down and 10 yard penalty for players attempting to draw a bogus flag.

But that may stop the no D score fest the league seems to think we all want!

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