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<blockquote data-quote="JacketFan137" data-source="post: 887462" data-attributes="member: 5973"><p>i’m sorry but this is just not something i can agree with based on experience in the field. getting hit in the knees is inherently more dangerous than most any tackle. our bodies are built to sustain impact from like mid thigh to your chest/shoulders, not the knee and below.</p><p></p><p>while yes, a chop block is more likely to hit the side of your knees, guys running full speed across the field to hit you in the knees will never be safe.</p><p></p><p>is it the only cause of injury in football. no. no one has made that argument, but in the grand scheme of things the game can be played with or without those blocks and still go on and largely look the same. because the negatives far outweigh the positives this is a rule change that makes logical sense.</p><p></p><p></p><p>at the same time i could make the argument that this is protecting the smaller teams by not allowing them to be cut blocked by larger offensive lineman/TEs/WR. </p><p></p><p>i can see how this could be seen as a slight for the smaller teams but overall it is pretty clearly intentioned for safety. while no data has been presented as i don’t think anyone has really gone out of the way to conduct the research one way or the other, logically thinking about human anatomy and physiology makes it pretty obvious that getting hit in the knees is inherently dangerous and not something humans have evolved to withstand. if that were the case there would be a lot more padding on your knees and ligaments would be vascularized</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JacketFan137, post: 887462, member: 5973"] i’m sorry but this is just not something i can agree with based on experience in the field. getting hit in the knees is inherently more dangerous than most any tackle. our bodies are built to sustain impact from like mid thigh to your chest/shoulders, not the knee and below. while yes, a chop block is more likely to hit the side of your knees, guys running full speed across the field to hit you in the knees will never be safe. is it the only cause of injury in football. no. no one has made that argument, but in the grand scheme of things the game can be played with or without those blocks and still go on and largely look the same. because the negatives far outweigh the positives this is a rule change that makes logical sense. at the same time i could make the argument that this is protecting the smaller teams by not allowing them to be cut blocked by larger offensive lineman/TEs/WR. i can see how this could be seen as a slight for the smaller teams but overall it is pretty clearly intentioned for safety. while no data has been presented as i don’t think anyone has really gone out of the way to conduct the research one way or the other, logically thinking about human anatomy and physiology makes it pretty obvious that getting hit in the knees is inherently dangerous and not something humans have evolved to withstand. if that were the case there would be a lot more padding on your knees and ligaments would be vascularized [/QUOTE]
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