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:	post by RustyPS should be working at 2010-10-19 17:05:28

Actually after reading this, I've changed my view a little bit: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5702673

To me, this sounds like they are outlawing a defender who is jumping up for the ball along with a receiver, trying to break up a pass and accidentally hitting a guy in the head on top of the rest of these hits. That almost completely castrates a defender when a receiver is in the air going for the ball.

I think this will breed more problems:
1) Like I already said in this thread, we will see more injuries to defensive players because they will be more tentative to make a hit that might be considered egregious in the eyes of the NFL

2) You may see more low hits on "defenseless" receivers that will not only result in leg injuries, but its also possible that receivers will be sent flipping towards the ground causing them to land on their heads/necks. This has happened before, the one that immediately comes to mind is the Jets player (forget his name) who got flipped when he jumped for a high ball, landing on the top of his head, which temporarily paralyzed him.

3) This is by far the least important aspect of it in the grand scheme of life, but it will still happen. We will see situations similar to when Mathias Kiwanuka let go of a tackle on Vince Young when he thought Young threw the ball a couple of years ago. I think defensive backs will stop when they see a guy in the air and let him catch the ball because they don't want to get suspended, and this can negatively affect the outcome of games.

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