{"id":47423,"date":"2019-03-19T05:00:01","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T09:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=47423"},"modified":"2019-03-18T22:14:44","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T02:14:44","slug":"new-nfl-rules-designed-to-significantly-reduce-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/03\/19\/new-nfl-rules-designed-to-significantly-reduce-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"New NFL rules designed to significantly reduce injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I must have misread the calendar, because this advance report from Ted Glover<\/a> at the Daily Norseman<\/em> seems to be a couple of weeks early:<\/p>\n

As it turns out, the \u2018no offensive lineman\u2019 strategy was a deliberate plan employed by the Vikings, as crazy as it sounds. After speaking with people familiar with the situation, the Vikings have been the only team to get a copy of the new rule changes for 2019. The big one that is going to shock teams and fans alike is that the NFL will be transitioning from full on tackle football to a 7 on 7 passing drill format.<\/p>\n

\u2018Look, it\u2019s not our fault we got this memo before everyone else\u2019, said a Vikings official familiar with the situation. \u2018The NFL is now a passing league, and they\u2019re concerned about player safety, so this is the next logical step. After the league decided tackling quarterbacks was bad, this just makes the most sense. I mean, if you can\u2019t tackle the QB, why have an offensive line?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018The Titans are gonna shit themselves over that (Roger) Saffold contract\u2019, said a second source also familiar with the current situation.<\/p>\n

However, there is still a need for defensive linemen.<\/p>\n

\u2018Oh yeah, we\u2019ll still have a couple d-linemen, so it\u2019s kind of a modified 7 on 7\u2019, said a third Vikings official, who would only agree to speak on a condition of anonymity. \u2018More like a 9 on 9. Two defensive linemen will stand on either side of the center, and there will be a new referee called the \u2018Mississippi\u2019 judge. At the snap, he will loudly yell \u2018ONE MISSISSIPPI, TWO MISSISSIPPI, THREE MISSISSIPPI\u2019 and the defensive linemen will be able to rush the QB. They can either bat down a thrown ball, or if they two hand tap him between the neck and waist before he throws the ball, it\u2019s ruled a sack. And we\u2019ll still have two tackles lined up where they would normally be. The two defenders cannot touch the tackles, and they must stay between them at the snap of the ball. Any defensive player that goes to the outside of the tackle that is standing still will be penalized 15 yards for unabated to the quarterback. We call that the \u2018Matt Kalil\u2019 rule.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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