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<blockquote data-quote="takethepoints" data-source="post: 87142" data-attributes="member: 265"><p>Yeah, me too. The thing is that it is actually probably better for Rodwell that he tried to slam him. What I was taught when I got an opportunity like this was to lift the opposing player off the ground, get your shoulder into his midsection, then leave your feet as you took him down so you could drive your entire weight into his middle. (Yes, we were actually coached to do that in high school, though not in college.) That would have been a lot worse. </p><p></p><p>I think the main problem is that the rules haven't, in general, been rethought to take the physics of modern football into account. When I was taught the technique above, I was one of the larger OLs on my high school team at 5'10", 190. What we have now is teams of players who are 50 - 60 lbs heavier and 3 - 4" taller, but are much stronger and much <em>faster</em> then I was. The resulting collisions are a good deal more dangerous, yet the rules stay the same.</p><p></p><p>I don't know what to do about this. Football is a contact sport. The players are in much better condition then I was and most of them can take the hits without much trouble. But when the hit is just right and the opposing player is caught napping the damage can be much, much worse. We can't do much more about the game without making it something else. I suppose one way would be to change the rules on blocking and defensive line play to make smaller, faster linemen necessary. That could help, but all you have to do is write that down to see that it's a non-starter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takethepoints, post: 87142, member: 265"] Yeah, me too. The thing is that it is actually probably better for Rodwell that he tried to slam him. What I was taught when I got an opportunity like this was to lift the opposing player off the ground, get your shoulder into his midsection, then leave your feet as you took him down so you could drive your entire weight into his middle. (Yes, we were actually coached to do that in high school, though not in college.) That would have been a lot worse. I think the main problem is that the rules haven't, in general, been rethought to take the physics of modern football into account. When I was taught the technique above, I was one of the larger OLs on my high school team at 5'10", 190. What we have now is teams of players who are 50 - 60 lbs heavier and 3 - 4" taller, but are much stronger and much [I]faster[/I] then I was. The resulting collisions are a good deal more dangerous, yet the rules stay the same. I don't know what to do about this. Football is a contact sport. The players are in much better condition then I was and most of them can take the hits without much trouble. But when the hit is just right and the opposing player is caught napping the damage can be much, much worse. We can't do much more about the game without making it something else. I suppose one way would be to change the rules on blocking and defensive line play to make smaller, faster linemen necessary. That could help, but all you have to do is write that down to see that it's a non-starter. [/QUOTE]
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