NFL wanting to ban the hip-drop tackle. Will NCAAF follow?

I agreed on the horse collar rule, It’s a wonder McFadden had any knees left. It was painful to watch.I


I could see the hip-drop causing injury but when your tackling someone in the moment up close it can be unintentional. That’s tackling.

Football is inherently a dangerous sport. The athletes know it when they start playing at a young age.

And to say this technique is "taught" is complete horse shite. Just because you give it some stupid arse name akin to "horse collar" doesn't mean it's a well known take down technique in the octagon.

Shut down pulling guards

Take off the pads

Put on the flags and red jerseys.

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Just go ahead and add the flag belts to the uniforms.

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Still require pads and helmets because you can never be too safe.

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I’m trying to figure out why blind side hits are illegal as it never used to be and makes football more elite of a contact sport.

Inb4thewhiners

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But weirdly still not a flag to do it to a QB.

So...what's supposed to be a legal tackle?

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I'm still trying to figure out why jumpimg over offensive linemen to block a kick is illegal but two guys running full blast at each other, the one with the ball can jump over the one trying to tackle him is okay.

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I'm still trying to figure out how using someone's shoulder pads (without reaching inside their collar) to make a tackle is too dangerous, but clotheslining them across the throat is okay.

I would like to know why the running back can lower the crown of his helmet into a defenders head but the defense gets ejected when they do the same thing.

At the end of the day the powers that be have to come to the conclusion that it’s a rough arse sport and you get hurt playing it.

Period.

The inherent nature of the sport is dangerous and you can hurt yourself playing it.

Honestly, having played the game well into my 20s at a high level, the hip drop tackle should have been banned two decades ago, well after my time ... especially in the trenches.

Also, I'm of the belief that targeting the knees should be banned as well.

I was a 6'3" 220 pound linebacker ... we didn't hip tackle in those days. It wasn't taught, it wasn't acceptable.

These days there are are safeties my size running 4.5s ... it's insane. Human knees are not built to take those shots, especially literally.

It's time to change some things before the game is completely destroyed by catastrophic lower body injuries.

(ETA: Tempted to downvote? Read the entire thread.)