Cut Blocking

[Brooklyn 3.0]

Are guys being injured by cut blocks weekly? If so ... ban. If not ... shut up.

[saX man]

1 hour ago, L-TownCat said:

If anybody knows about cut blocking it’s a Mike Shanahan offensive lineman.  Those teams could run against a brick wall and gain 7 on 1st down.

Kubiak and Rick Dennison got dudes to do it to perfection back in the day and their legacy lives on

[Khyber53]

Injuries happen through all different types of contact. That's a reality of this sport.

The cut block isn't illegal and it shouldn't be, otherwise we have to change the rules of the game across the board. Beyond the blocking work for TEs, WRs and RBs that goes on during most plays and the tackling by safeties and DBs, just looking at the trenches should show that removing it would fundamentally change the game.

Offensive linemen are the most restricted players on the field of play and yet are possibly the most important for the success of a team. They play the entire game (barring injury) and are never rotated out. How they can use their hands, their restricted movement pre-snap, their inability to handle the ball (barring some weird incidents), downfield movement/contact rules, chop blocks being illegal, clipping, etc... The cut block allows a smaller player to assist the line by sealing an edge or taking on a rushing defender. It's just a necessity of the game to keep defenses from having an even greater advantage along the line of scrimmage.

I'm really sorry the young player was injured, and in the preseason to boot, but it is a part of the game, not an unusual one and there didn't appear to be any malice in the hit or even anything unusual about it. 

[Ocpanthertew714]

Untill it's outlawed...you can't call it dirty.

[The Huddler]

i think its apart of football and Thibidough is retarded for not being more aware of his surroundings.  

 

my .02

 

I agree with mark 100%

[bigdog10]

You take away the cut block, you’re gonna have a ton of running backs on IR with concussions. 

[jayboogieman]

1 hour ago, Ocpanthertew714 said:

Untill it's outlawed...you can't call it dirty.

Something that is legal can still be dirty and people are free to call it whatever they like.