After the weekend that fans will remember as "the rough hit weekend", the NFL is deciding if they should hand out more suspentions to players for helmet to helmet tackles. This weekend sent four players off the field with major head injuries due to helmet to helmet tackles.
[Former player Rodney Harrison, now a television commentator, was known for his vicious tackling style. He says suspensions are the only way to tone down the violence in the game.
"You didn't get my attention when you fined me five grand, 10 grand, 15 grand," Harrison said on NBC's pregame show Sunday evening. "You got my attention when I got suspended. ... You have to suspend these guys. These guys are making millions of dollars."] [1]This is not only a problem on the profesional level. Last Saturday, Rutger's player Eric LeGrand was paralyzed from his neck down on the opening kick off. The next day, Sunday, on the same very field Detriot Lions LB Zack Follet had to be carted off the field.
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| Josh Cribbs one player who was carted off on Sunday |
In my opinion, to change the way players tackle will change the NFL all together. If the NFL continues to make more rules it will be for the players playing touch football unstead of tackle football.
DomiKNight out
[1] http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/19/nfl-looking-at-rules-after-weekend-of-violent-hits/?hpt=C1
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