Everyone uses their head in the game, and maybe this crybaby skirt of a commissioner (yeah, I said it Roger Goodell is a wuss), would spend more time finding safer equipment instead of chewing out defenders, we might not be having this argument. How many times have we seen a player lower his head and lower his head and bounce off a tackle just because a defender couldn't get down to hit the ball-carrier with the same force. But enough has been done to defences over the years, this crap has to stop. Now if he had caught the ball, turned suddenly and took a shot in the head, you might have a legitimate argument. He had time to catch the ball, turn, run, and lower his head. ![]() You gotta have to quit crying about this stuff, as it is more damaging to the game than drug abuse or illegal gambling, etc. There would be a lot of defensive backs cooling their heals on the bench until they could retrain themselves to hold their head up while finishing a tackle. Say a $1 million fine to the owner of a team and a $100,000 fine to a head coach. ![]() Another sure way to change things would be to start dealing out serious fines to the owners and coaches of the teams that allow a defensive back to lead with his helmet. I agree with the preceding comment that encouraged taking the defensive back out of the game for as long as it took the receiver to make it back to playing status. So at the age of 14 I was expected to hurt another player to help win the game. As a defensive tackle in high school my coach encouraged me to use whatever I could to get to the quarterback, including poking my fingers in the eyes of the player opposing me. It has to start at a young age if you want defensive players to stop leading with their helmets. So we are going to have to have a culture change to end these injuries. I've heard defensive backs make statements to this effect over the last 35 years. ![]() Receivers are trying to protect themselves, defensive players are trying to punish a receiver who has made a successful catch. The problem is that both defensive and offensive players are lowering their heads at the conclusion of a play.
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