lancerman Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I think it's probably time to get rid of QB's. The are basically just kickers who use their arms at this point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp6488 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 10 hours ago, Danger said: As an Eagles fan who had Mike Vick at QB for a few years, I'm used to the QB getting no protection at this point. It's funny because in his ATL days he got crazy protection. I remember a CAR-ATL game where he was doing a sideline deke, then the defender got an unnecessary roughness flag for hitting him IN BOUNDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugger Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 10 hours ago, HorizontoZenith said: I'm 100% in favor of removing all protection from a QB except for blows to the head and when the ball is clearly out of his hands. I hate when quarterbacks run to the sideline and wait to the last second to throw it away. They deserve a hit. I'm a Packer fan and I believe Rodgers deserved that hit. Wish he didn't get hurt obviously, but he should have taken his loss and thrown the ball away or thrown to Bennett more quickly. The league needs to realize that this whole "player safety" and QB safety is hurting the league. A QB should be able to give themselves up, but there should be more time for a defensive player to take a shot. If a player moves in for the hit before the QB slides, it should be perfectly legal to hit him. You said QBs should have protection when the ball is clearly out of his hands. Wasn't this the case against MN a couple of weeks ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacReady Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Just now, Pugger said: You said QBs should have protection when the ball is clearly out of his hands. Wasn't this the case against MN a couple of weeks ago? Don't feel like Barr could have stopped himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingOfNewYork Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Make it illegal or end protection, only 2 options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingoLadd Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Lol QBs should get all the protection,they make the games actually worthy of watching, Illegal hits on a QB should always be enforced. Alonso should've been ejected for that hit on Flacco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Smithers Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 If a QB is willing give himself up early and slide within reasonable distance between defender and QB then I understand but what Flacco did he shouldn't be offered that protection. Kiko did nothing wrong and for those saying he should slowed down are being naive AF. It's easy to say that in slow motion as opposed to real game time speed. I place blame on Flacco for that hit not Kiko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingoLadd Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Just now, Kip Smithers said: If a QB is willing give himself up early and slide within reasonable distance between defender and QB then I understand but what Flacco did he shouldn't be offered that protection. Kiko did nothing wrong and for those saying he should slowed down are being naive AF. It's easy to say that in slow motion as opposed to real game time speed. I place blame on Flacco for that hit not Kiko Kiko made an illegal hit, 100% should get a suspension considering it's not the first he's injured a QB with an illegal hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Smithers Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Just now, DingoLadd said: Kiko made an illegal hit, 100% should get a suspension considering it's not the first he's injured a QB with an illegal hit. Go away with this nonsense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter2_1 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 A QB fake slide should be a 10 yard penalty and loss of down. If they're coming down hard on hitting QBs then it should work both ways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingoLadd Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 6 hours ago, Kip Smithers said: Go away with this nonsense Nah. Alonso's gonna get a suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcanadian Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 They are never going to change a rule that protects QB's unless, it is to make hitting them even more unlikely. If a franchise QB gets hurt, their team's season pretty well goes down the drain and the TV audience for any of their games also pretty well , is going to stink, which can seriously effect TV revenues in the future and the NFL is never going to bite the hand that feeds them. Even if a team has sold out all its season tickets, how many fans will actually show after their franchise QB gets hurt and the losses pile up, the loss in concessions alone can amount to millions of $$$'s for an owner, so every owner will insist that QB's be protected every possible way, even if it sometimes looks unfair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Small Town Values Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Just protect the head. My main grievance with the hit was it was shoulder to head. Take unnecessary head shots out of the game. If the shot was lower & to the body, it's nothing more than a minor issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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