Swearinger says rules made him hit Keller low

|Mitch| · 08-18-2013, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by rezburna

As a football player you're taught if the person you're trying to tackle is bigger and stronger to tackle low. Especially as a defensive back. I was taught to tackle low at every level, and my friends were taught the same in college. So to me it seems like some people never played football what so ever, or are just as bad as Goodell. No way I'm trying to hit a big ass tight end like Keller in the upper body if i don't have to.

And if you want to talk about form tackling, a true form tackle ends up with both players basically face to face with the defender driving through. And once again, performing a perfect form tackle is one of the most difficult and rare things in the game. So either some never played, or are just bring irrational like Goodell.

Would you have the same opinion if it would have been Graham and Swearinger dove at his shoe-laces when Graham was in the air?

rezburna · 08-18-2013, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by |Mitch|

Would you have the same opinion if it would have been Graham and Swearinger dove at his shoe-laces when Graham was in the air?

Hell yeah. Jimmy Graham is big as hell man. Football is football. These changes aren't making the game safer. They're making it a new game entirely. That's where we're headed. This was meant to be a gladiator sport. You don't play if you can't handle it.

All this defenseless player crap is annoying. And this is coming from a guy who shyed away from contact in an attempt to stay healthier as the season went along in myself.

rezburna · 08-18-2013, 01:53 PM

Idk what anyone else was taught, but it was always an understood thing that you were trying to hit people to hurt them. Now because people seemed so shocked and appalled by it we have people pretending its not what was always being taught in order to save their own ass. Hell yeah I would want to knock Jimmy Graham out the game. Hell no I don't want to have to deal with him for 4 quarters. And if you put a bounty on 'em, even better. Shout out to Gregg Williams and Uncle Luke. Like Oak told me, this is Sparta.

Tobias-Reiper · 08-19-2013, 12:29 AM

This is tackling:

WillSaints81 · 08-20-2013, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by TheOak

He makes a point you would expect a child to make....

"You told me to be quiet... so I let the house burn down".

Swearinger shouldn't be on a football field if trying to miss the head can only result in a knee for him.

There is a distance of around 4 feet between the head and the knee.... You don't have enough control to hit the middle?

Go to YouTube and search Swearinger hit.... He won't last long in the NFL.

We don't have to worry about him for a couple of seasons. But Davis, Cook, Boldin, Decker, Thomas, Gates, Brown, Floyd, Denarius, Bowe, TSmith, Clark, Gronk(if healthy), Wayne, Hilton, Heyward Bey, Britt(and his knees I feel bad for him lol) do this year and next year Maclin, Desean, Cruz, Nicks, Garcon, Davis(the other one), Wheaton, Brown(Antonio), Green, Gresham, Cameron, Gordon in addition to most that play him this year.

TheOak · 08-20-2013, 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by WillSaints81

We don't have to worry about him for a couple of seasons. But Davis, Cook, Boldin, Decker, Thomas, Gates, Brown, Floyd, Denarius, Bowe, TSmith, Clark, Gronk(if healthy), Wayne, Hilton, Heyward Bey, Britt(and his knees I feel bad for him lol) do this year and next year Maclin, Desean, Cruz, Nicks, Garcon, Davis(the other one), Wheaton, Brown(Antonio), Green, Gresham, Cameron, Gordon in addition to most that play him this year.

We have to worry about him Sunday hoss.

lee909 · 08-21-2013, 02:16 AM

Originally Posted by TheOak

We have to worry about him Sunday hoss.

Time for Kenny to see some offensive snaps abd light him up on a block

rezburna · 08-21-2013, 08:55 AM

Everybody go watch the Nick Bostic hit. The type of hit some wanted Swearinger to make, even though he's much smaller then Keller. Let me know if Bostic should've been fined, because he most definitely shouldn't have even though he was.

TheOak · 08-18-2013, 01:12 PM

When I searched that vid didn't come up.... All I saw we're his egregious intentionally bad college hits.

Thanks for the vid... He intentionally kneecapped him. Should be suspended, and fined. Keller took a one year deal to prove himself only to get blatantly knocked out of the season.

And we were punished for possibly thinking about doing such a thing.

lee909 · 08-18-2013, 01:44 PM

That is nasty.
He had no control over himself in that 'tackle'.
Apart from obviously Keller missing a year the league will use stupid hits like that to keep pushing some of the OTT rule changes.
Swearinger comments just make him seem a giant ass.
So had the league not been fining people he would have thrown himself as his head instead.Its a rough game and knees can be damaged playing hardnosed fair football but that was a cheap shot

08-18-2013, 01:17 PM	#1
\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Swearinger says rules made him hit Keller low Originally Posted by rezburna As a football player you're taught if the person you're trying to tackle is bigger and stronger to tackle low. Especially as a defensive back. I was taught to tackle low at every level, and my friends were taught the same in college. So to me it seems like some people never played football what so ever, or are just as bad as Goodell. No way I'm trying to hit a big ass tight end like Keller in the upper body if i don't have to. And if you want to talk about form tackling, a true form tackle ends up with both players basically face to face with the defender driving through. And once again, performing a perfect form tackle is one of the most difficult and rare things in the game. So either some never played, or are just bring irrational like Goodell. Would you have the same opinion if it would have been Graham and Swearinger dove at his shoe-laces when Graham was in the air?

08-18-2013, 01:46 PM	#2
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 7,999	Re: Swearinger says rules made him hit Keller low Originally Posted by \|Mitch\| Would you have the same opinion if it would have been Graham and Swearinger dove at his shoe-laces when Graham was in the air? Hell yeah. Jimmy Graham is big as hell man. Football is football. These changes aren't making the game safer. They're making it a new game entirely. That's where we're headed. This was meant to be a gladiator sport. You don't play if you can't handle it. All this defenseless player crap is annoying. And this is coming from a guy who shyed away from contact in an attempt to stay healthier as the season went along in myself.

08-18-2013, 01:53 PM	#3
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 7,999	Re: Swearinger says rules made him hit Keller low Idk what anyone else was taught, but it was always an understood thing that you were trying to hit people to hurt them. Now because people seemed so shocked and appalled by it we have people pretending its not what was always being taught in order to save their own ass. Hell yeah I would want to knock Jimmy Graham out the game. Hell no I don't want to have to deal with him for 4 quarters. And if you put a bounty on 'em, even better. Shout out to Gregg Williams and Uncle Luke. Like Oak told me, this is Sparta.
	"The first need of a free people is to define their own terms.” - Stokely Carmichael

08-19-2013, 12:29 AM	#4
Tobias-Reiper Merces Letifer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,161	Re: Swearinger says rules made him hit Keller low This is tackling:

08-20-2013, 02:39 PM	#5
WillSaints81 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 4,267	Re: Swearinger says rules made him hit Keller low Originally Posted by TheOak He makes a point you would expect a child to make.... "You told me to be quiet... so I let the house burn down". Swearinger shouldn't be on a football field if trying to miss the head can only result in a knee for him. There is a distance of around 4 feet between the head and the knee.... You don't have enough control to hit the middle? Go to YouTube and search Swearinger hit.... He won't last long in the NFL. We don't have to worry about him for a couple of seasons. But Davis, Cook, Boldin, Decker, Thomas, Gates, Brown, Floyd, Denarius, Bowe, TSmith, Clark, Gronk(if healthy), Wayne, Hilton, Heyward Bey, Britt(and his knees I feel bad for him lol) do this year and next year Maclin, Desean, Cruz, Nicks, Garcon, Davis(the other one), Wheaton, Brown(Antonio), Green, Gresham, Cameron, Gordon in addition to most that play him this year.

08-20-2013, 09:00 PM	#6
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,039	Re: Swearinger says rules made him hit Keller low Originally Posted by WillSaints81 We don't have to worry about him for a couple of seasons. But Davis, Cook, Boldin, Decker, Thomas, Gates, Brown, Floyd, Denarius, Bowe, TSmith, Clark, Gronk(if healthy), Wayne, Hilton, Heyward Bey, Britt(and his knees I feel bad for him lol) do this year and next year Maclin, Desean, Cruz, Nicks, Garcon, Davis(the other one), Wheaton, Brown(Antonio), Green, Gresham, Cameron, Gordon in addition to most that play him this year. We have to worry about him Sunday hoss.

08-21-2013, 02:16 AM	#7
lee909 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Watford England Posts: 8,855 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Swearinger says rules made him hit Keller low Originally Posted by TheOak We have to worry about him Sunday hoss. Time for Kenny to see some offensive snaps abd light him up on a block TheOak likes this.

08-21-2013, 08:55 AM	#8
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 7,999	Re: Swearinger says rules made him hit Keller low Everybody go watch the Nick Bostic hit. The type of hit some wanted Swearinger to make, even though he's much smaller then Keller. Let me know if Bostic should've been fined, because he most definitely shouldn't have even though he was.

08-18-2013, 01:12 PM	#9
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,039	Re: Swearinger says rules made him hit Keller low When I searched that vid didn't come up.... All I saw we're his egregious intentionally bad college hits. Thanks for the vid... He intentionally kneecapped him. Should be suspended, and fined. Keller took a one year deal to prove himself only to get blatantly knocked out of the season. And we were punished for possibly thinking about doing such a thing. saintsfan1976 likes this.
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08-18-2013, 01:44 PM	#10
lee909 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Watford England Posts: 8,855 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Swearinger says rules made him hit Keller low That is nasty. He had no control over himself in that 'tackle'. Apart from obviously Keller missing a year the league will use stupid hits like that to keep pushing some of the OTT rule changes. Swearinger comments just make him seem a giant ass. So had the league not been fining people he would have thrown himself as his head instead.Its a rough game and knees can be damaged playing hardnosed fair football but that was a cheap shot

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