This is a penalty in Roger Goodell's NFL

[Siggy00]

[BradshawsHairdresser]

Sad what it's come to.

[Siggy00]

The Steelers players had it right. They voted the CBA down. That's why Goodell's crooks in stripes turn a blind eye to everything our players are subjected to.

If the Rooney's had any balls, they would down EVERY RULE CHANGE Goodell has. Show loyalty to the players who make their money.

I guess that's asking too much.

[Oviedo]

Quit trying to turn Goodell into the "boogeyman." All these changes you hate so much are the direct result of lawsuits by money grubbing ex-players who blew through all the money the made in the NFL and want to go back and play victim to get money from the cash cow.

If Goodell and the NFL did nothing with these changes they would look like they didn't care in court and it would make the lawsuits stronger.

All these changes are squarely on former players. Make the lawsuits go away and none of these changes happen.

[Siggy00]

Goodell's dreams of playing NFL ball were ended by injury. So now he's trying to keep everyone safe.

A clear Football Dad at this point. It may take the mob to save the game.

[Steelhere10]

Godell suck the big one, the longer he's here the worse the game will be.

[Mister Pittsburgh]

I disagree. Bo got his forearm and shoulder into him.

But, this just opens pandora's box to have even more of the game tossed into some 60 year old overweight officials opinion giving them more control of the game. Getting easier and easier to manipulate spreads.

[Siggy00]

But to lower the shoulder you MUST lower the head.

At full speed what do you think a ref is going to think?

[squidkid]

Quit trying to turn Goodell into the "boogeyman." All these changes you hate so much are the direct result of lawsuits by money grubbing ex-players who blew through all the money the made in the NFL and want to go back and play victim to get money from the cash cow.

If Goodell and the NFL did nothing with these changes they would look like they didn't care in court and it would make the lawsuits stronger.

All these changes are squarely on former players. Make the lawsuits go away and none of these changes happen.

i agree with your first statements but mighht disagree with the rest. by changing the rules makes the nfl look like they knew it was wrong and are finally changing it.

[Mister Pittsburgh]

One thing....with all these new rules....they need to make officials full time employees and make them nearly as fast and athletic as the players.

[phillyesq]

I don't agree with the decision or with most of what Goodell does, but agree with Ovi that this was likely done out of liability concerns. At least some in the media agree:

Bob Labriola @BobLabriola[URL="http://www.planetsteelers.com/BobLabriola/status/314458372122501123"]17m[/URL] Re: crown-of-the-helmet rule, give the lawyers the win. This was about legal liability and lawsuits, more than the game of football

[lloydroid]

Quit trying to turn Goodell into the "boogeyman." All these changes you hate so much are the direct result of lawsuits by money grubbing ex-players who blew through all the money the made in the NFL and want to go back and play victim to get money from the cash cow.

If Goodell and the NFL did nothing with these changes they would look like they didn't care in court and it would make the lawsuits stronger.

All these changes are squarely on former players. Make the lawsuits go away and none of these changes happen.

Well, definitely a lot of truth in what you posted. But at the same time, there are a lot of players vastly damaged in health from playing for the NFL, and the league has low balled former players for decades, not giving a rat's butt about helping out former players with severe health problems. It's not quite a black and white issue, with former players being greedy, lazy thieves looking for handouts and the owners being innocent lily white angels. The owners didn't want to give out a red dime for these former players suffering. They used them up, discarded them and didn't want to hear about any health care, even though they could have EASILY afforded it and still make billions. The owners acted callously and showed zero compassion or heart. Now they have to face it.

[lloydroid]

I don't agree with the decision or with most of what Goodell does, but agree with Ovi that this was likely done out of liability concerns. At least some in the media agree:

A massive law suit is under way, and these rules are to prove the owners care about the effect of concussions. All they are doing is a "cover their @ss" move. That is what ALL these rules are about. If not for the law suits, you wouldn't see any of this. Goodell is a lawyer himself; he knows exactly what all of this is about. He gets paid by the owners; this is purely to serve their agenda. How obvious can it be?

[skyhawk]

This is not a penalty I hope. The new rule states you cannot use the crown of your helmet to make contact. He made contact with his shoulder and possibly with his helmet. The crown is the very apex of the helmet right? When I think of a penalty I think of the old Earl Campbell run where he buries the very apex of the helmet in a guys sternum.

[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsegJVLrmk8[/URL]
[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r50gW8XRDW8[/URL]

If Jackson's run is a penalty it's pretty fu$cking stupid. AND, if it's illegal to touch helmets at all eventually, why have helmets at all??

[SteelBucks]

I have no clue how they are going to enforce this.