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donofriose · 10-30-2013, 11:14 AM

One thing about making the game safer that i would be interesting in seeing which I do not understand why they haven't tried this, is making wrapping up mandatory. If any of you played or follow rugby, they made wrapping up and all tackles below the neck a rule, and concussions were reduced. They haven't been eliminated (I just got one from playing this past weekend) because you can't completely eliminate injuries from contact sports, but wrapping up is a lot safer than throwing your body into someone.

Plus I hate watching the terrible tackling in the NFL. The Denver vs Dallas game almost made me stop watching football.

Just a thought.

10-30-2013, 11:14 AM	#7
donofriose The Starter Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2,097	Re: Welcome to the new Fringes of Football Forum One thing about making the game safer that i would be interesting in seeing which I do not understand why they haven't tried this, is making wrapping up mandatory. If any of you played or follow rugby, they made wrapping up and all tackles below the neck a rule, and concussions were reduced. They haven't been eliminated (I just got one from playing this past weekend) because you can't completely eliminate injuries from contact sports, but wrapping up is a lot safer than throwing your body into someone. Plus I hate watching the terrible tackling in the NFL. The Denver vs Dallas game almost made me stop watching football. Just a thought.