dirty ed reed suspended

[RavenMad]

The other thing in rugby I meant to add was you can't tackle above the chest. If your arm gets into the neck area or higher it's a penalty. Perhaps that wouldn't work so well but it might be worth consideration in some form. Football has the horse collar and the face mask rule but you can still tackle around the head area or above the chest as long as its not helmet to helmet.

[papasmurfbell]

There have been times when players have been fines but no flagged. Just because Hines was not the player the last couple of yrs he was in the past doesn't mean those crackbacks were dirty.

[thesteelhurtin]

They were legal hits. I say chop blocks are dirty but the ravens do those all the time. I'm sorry but if you are chasing a defender you should expectto get hit.

[cravnravn]

They were legal hits. I say chop blocks are dirty but the ravens do those all the time. I'm sorry but if you are chasing a defender you should expectto get hit.

 

And if you are rushing the QB, expect your knees to be taken out.

[thesteelhurtin]

 

And if you are rushing the QB, expect your knees to be taken out.

so you agree if it's in the rules its not dirty

[yagersports]

Hines was dirty any way you slice it. Watched that guy geab a guy by the facemask yank him to the ground and catch a TD pass. Is what it is. Hines had a long productive career taking cheap shots etc. There is a reason he doesnt have many player friends. Is what it is. Reed doesnt have even close to Hines' history of questionable plays. Regardless I agree the rules need to be changed. Mandate no hits at the head like Rugby. Elite athletes can be taught to tackle differently. Im confident in theor ability to do that lol. They are elite for a reason arent they?

 

One more thing.....saying Hines wasnt a dirty player is like saying Goose didnt questionably lay on and hit QBs lol. Ask Gannon. Hines was routinely voted one of the dirtiest players in NFL. So was Goose. Doesnt make me like Goose any less.

[thesteelhurtin]

Trust me I'm not saying Hines wasn't dirty but those blocks were all clean block by the rules at the time and imo should still be clean blocks. You want defenders to stop teeing off on guys make them keep their heads on a swivel.