Hate Week Poll Time! Should this type of play be illegal?

[torbee]

It gives me a sad that in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty-Two, this beautiful football play would result in a 15 yard penalty and perhaps an ejection.

Should it?

 

[JWolf74]

Still so much fun to watch.

Fudge state.

 

[QChawks]

never gets old

 

[NDallasRuss]

Yeah...

That was the one fun part about playing offensive line (which I hated and wasn't meant for) - pulling and seeing a defensive player come across the line and get wide-eyed like he'd just found a secret portal to another dimension, and then ear-holing him into oblivion.

But, practically, it's probably not a very safe play as we learn about the long-term dangers of concussions.

 

[stillh8unlv]

I think the way Iowa played against South Dakota State should be illegal

 

[stillh8unlv]

I think the way Iowa played against South Dakota State should be illegal

Let me rephrase that - the way Iowa's offense played should be illegal

 

[SoDakHawk]

Defenders fault. Needs to keep his head on a swivel.

Football has done a good job of abdicating personal responsibility kind of like society these days. it used to be when you stepped between the lines you were responsible for yourself. Now we have rules against blind side blocks, defenseless receivers, etc. The coaches are allowed to put players in vulnerable situations and we use the rules to cover for them. Don't want your QB killed then keep guys in to block, don't want to get earholed keep your head on a swivel. Hey coach and QB, you're going to get your receiver killed having him fly blindly across the middle for that pass.

SOFT!

 

[ConvenientParking]

Yeah...

That was the one fun part about playing offensive line (which I hated and wasn't meant for) - pulling and seeing a defensive player come across the line and get wide-eyed like he'd just found a secret portal to another dimension, and then ear-holing him into oblivion.

But, practically, it's probably not a very safe play as we learn about the long-term dangers of concussions.

I too hated playing OL and only enjoyed it when I got to smack a misdirected LB.

 

[torbee]

What I don't like about the rule is the O lineman here is looking right at the defender, hits him in the front of his body and does not hit above the shoulders. That should be legal, period.

 

[The Tradition]

Clean hit. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[BelemNole]

We can keep those kinds of hits so long as we're ok with losing football altogether. Y'alls choice.

 

[Greenway4Prez]

Marshall Yanda forever changed Rashaun Parker with that hit.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

 

[JWolf74]

Yeah...

That was the one fun part about playing offensive line (which I hated and wasn't meant for) - pulling and seeing a defensive player come across the line and get wide-eyed like he'd just found a secret portal to another dimension, and then ear-holing him into oblivion.

But, practically, it's probably not a very safe play as we learn about the long-term dangers of concussions.

I loved pulling around on a counter. There was always some unsuspecting DE or linebacker about to get lit up.

 

[HawCory]

I voted before I even scrolled down to see what play we were discussing because I already knew exactly what play it was going to be.

Thank you and take your auto-like, OP.