Question: What is the concussion protocol for hurt players?

[Bamabuzzard]

i am in agreement that hits like this should no longer be allowed

But I'll be honest, when it happened I cheered like I was the one who hit him. It's not the most ethical thing to do but in the game of football, laying somebody out has always been the ticket to intimidation and dominance. If they skeered, they playing skeered, and if they playing skeered, they ain't winning.

 

[CB4]

To be clear, I’m not saying every flagrant foul should come with an automatic ejection or a suspension. What I am saying is, with the mounting evidence concerning CTE, the BS of “crown of helmet” and indicators need to go away. If that shot to the head was clearly intentional, deliberate and avoidable, then it needs to be enforced, whether it is helmet to helmet, shoulder to head and neck, forearm, whatever.

Example: the Bryce Young “shot” in the Tennessee game. Not targeting because no crown of the helmet. But was it intentional, deliberate and avoidable? You bet your rear end it was.

 

[92tide]

But I'll be honest, when it happened I cheered like I was the one who hit him. It's not the most ethical thing to do but in the game of football, laying somebody out has always been the ticket to intimidation and dominance. If they skeered, they playing skeered, and if they playing skeered, they ain't winning.

i will go out of my way to find excuses to post this hit.

even moreso to hear gary whine about it ad nauseam

 

[colbysullivan]

To be clear, I’m not saying every flagrant foul should come with an automatic ejection or a suspension. What I am saying is, with the mounting evidence concerning CTE, the BS of “crown of helmet” and indicators need to go away. If that shot to the head was clearly intentional, deliberate and avoidable, then it needs to be enforced, whether it is helmet to helmet, shoulder to head and neck, forearm, whatever.

Example: the Bryce Young “shot” in the Tennessee game. Not targeting because no crown of the helmet. But was it intentional, deliberate and avoidable? You bet your rear end it was.

That hit still makes me so mad. Even if they say it wasn't targeting, it was still super late. It HAS to be a penalty either way.

 

[RammerJammer14]

In rugby, it is always illegal to tackle someone above the shoulders. I think football should adopt something similar. Lack of pads certainly influences it, but you don’t see stupid fore-arm shiver or flying spearing type tackles because that is always a penalty. The only analysis they do is on whether an attempt was made to avoid the high tackle and/or if the ball carrier changed direction at the last second. But all that does is impact the severity of the penalty. It’s still a penalty and the responsibility of the tackler to avoid the high tackle. Part of this assessment is whether an attempt was made to wrap up. If no attempt was made, the higher level penalty is charged (ejection from the rest of the game, aka a red card). For example:

the rule

Some examples

 

[CB4]

I’m just sick of it. I was watching the preseason game between the Patriots and Raiders in 1978 when Jack Tatum paralyzed Derek Stingley with vicious blow directed straight at his head and neck, breaking Stingley’s neck. Every time I see a shot the head like Meadows took Saturday, I flash back to that game almost 50 years ago.

And it still sickens me.

 

[ROCKEE]

Fine the player$25k, the school $25k and suspend the player for 1-2 games. That will stop it. You don’t see it in the nfl because of the fines. Another way to stop it. Quit reviewing it and call unsportsmanlike behavior, 15 yds and if the player gets another personal foul or unsportsmanlike suspension for the remainder of the game and 1-2 games suspension.
The booth review needs to completely go away.