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Here we go: NFL to announce suspensions for hits

TheSaint

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Purity-Control Newbie

Purity-Control

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The only over-reaction here is coming from the posters who incorrectly believe this is a change. This is not a rule change, it is simply a stiffer enforcement of an already existing rule.

The NFL reviews plays from the weekend on Monday and Tuesday and issues fines and such usually on Tuesday or Wednesday. Now, they'll simply be adding suspensions for those plays they review and deem to be dangerous. The hits that are fines this week will be suspensions next- what's the big deal?

Subjective, what constitutes "Dangerous"

And when your talking suspensions of players that could negatively impact a teams season and ultimately there bottom line $, there needs to be no subjectivity within the rule.

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Purity-Control Newbie

Purity-Control

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well we can start with this:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=easterbrook/101019_tuesday_morning_quarterback&sportCat=nfl

I would go further to say that any hit that draws a flag on the field or upon review is deemed to have deserved a flag would be a candidate for suspension.

Now your talking, but the way Mortensen put it last night was a rule change mid season, with subjective words like "Devastating"

Now it looks like according to PFT that those words were never used by the NFL. Mort F*cked up

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/10/19/ray-anderson-says-enforcement-not-rules-will-change/

I don't have a problem with enforcing whats already in place, but I do have a problem with more legislation in regards to hitting, which is how ESPN was spinning it last night, thks Mort.

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Anybodyhome Grand Master

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No, there is no rule change, and I stated this earlier. The only thing that's changed is the enforcement.

For example, today fines were doled out to Patriot's Meriweather ($50k), Pittsburgh's Harrison ($75k) and Falcon's Dunta Robinson ($50k). Next time those are suspensions instead of fines.

"While harsher fines and possibly suspensions for flagrant hits could be coming immediately, NFL executive vice president of football operations Ray Anderson clarified Tuesday that the league isn't considering changing existing rules.

"We need to get our players firmly in line with the current rules," Anderson said, appearing Tuesday morning on ESPN Radio. In particular, Anderson said the focus is on defenseless players.

"What we're trying to make sure our players understand is that you should know the rules," Anderson said. "The coaches know the rules, the players should know the rules. And so if you are in violations of the rules -- particularly one of those trying to protect against head, neck injuries -- we're going to hold you to a higher standard."

Anderson said there is no intent to change any rules. "We are just going to enforce the existing rules much more to the letter of the law so we can protect our players," he said. "

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