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05-08-2024, 02:30 PM | #21 |
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Re: NFL plans active offseason conversation about eliminating “hip-drop” tackles
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05-08-2024, 06:34 PM | #23 |
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Yup. It was one of those "unintended consequences" we always hear about. When Pete Carroll introduced the technique to the league 15-20 years ago it was supposed to be a way to minimize head and neck injuries. What it accomplished was producing the highest injury rate of all plays in the game by a monumental number. Something like 25 times the next closest dangerous play in the game. It was basically the same result as the horse collar with the added impact of the total weight of the tackler landing on the back of the ball carrier's legs.
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09-16-2024, 02:46 PM | #24 |
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There have been two definition hip drop tackles so far this season that I am aware of with both resulting in injury. Joe Mixon was the latest yesterday and resulted in a fractured fibula.
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