re: The Helmet Rule

Why do people think that helmets are being pulled off players by the defense left and right? It's simply not happening that often. And it's a penalty to grab any opening on a helmet (facemask, earhole, underneath the back of the helmet). If a defender is able to pull a player's helmet off without grabbing one of those places then the helmet is not secured properly. There's just not this gigantic loophole that people think there is. And if you think that more helmets are coming off this year then in previous years it's only because you are noticing it more when it happens now that there are consequences.