I'm glad they banned the hip-drop. Man, when the tacklers landed on the backs of the legs of a ballcarrier, it almost always ended badly. I don't mind it if they don't land on or cut the legs out from under a guy sideways with a hip-drop (and I've seen where they can do that), but it's really dangerous to hip-drop a guy from behind. And I agree it's getting really hard to play D in the NFL.
@Timmy! posted:Thumbs down to this new rule/penalty, not you personally.
It's hard to not acknowledge the 'intent', player safety, blah, blah, blah.
I just see it as something that will be called wildly inconsistent as are RTP, PI, or other calls that are subject to a refs interpretation.
In any case, we all ("me") had better learn to recognize these tackles, and how they are called. The coaches better get a handle on this ASAP. Ditto the players.
Giving the zebras another excuse to fuck things up.
@Fandame posted:I'm glad they banned the hip-drop. Man, when the tacklers landed on the backs of the legs of a ballcarrier, it almost always ended badly. I don't mind it if they don't land on or cut the legs out from under a guy sideways with a hip-drop (and I've seen where they can do that), but it's really dangerous to hip-drop a guy from behind. And I agree it's getting really hard to play D in the NFL.
I agree. They did a good thing cutting that off before it went wild. It's a highly effective technique. It was a matter of time before it was adopted league wide by DBs. In the spirit of balance though I think they should police the playclock on the offense stricter. Maybe I'm remembering wrong but there was a time when 0 was 0 and the flag was thrown. There seems to be a lot of leeway with intentional grounding as well.
Why not drive the ball carrier down in a forward motion with the tackler on top? Pulling them back with your own body parallel to the ground is just brutal. Glad to see the rule.
@titmfatied posted:I agree. They did a good thing cutting that off before it went wild. It's a highly effective technique. It was a matter of time before it was adopted league wide by DBs. In the spirit of balance though I think they should police the playclock on the offense stricter. Maybe I'm remembering wrong but there was a time when 0 was 0 and the flag was thrown. There seems to be a lot of leeway with intentional grounding as well.
Put a vibrator in the umpires pocket.
I see the #12 topic thread is closed so thought I could post this here:
New York Jets star quarterback Aaron Rodgers unfortunately only played four snaps last season before rupturing his Achilles tendon. This led to Rodgers taking a laughably low amount of performance-based pay last season which he likely wishes he never even received.
Every player who steps onto the field earns a certain amount of performance-based pay from the NFL. The system itself is in place to reward players who may be on a lower salary, but played quite frequently for their respective team.
Naturally, you would expect that Rodgers’ performance-based pay would have been very low considering he only play four snaps on the year.
But the figures are actually quite laughable, as nearly every American working a 9-5 job likely received more money in a single day of work than Rodgers did in the entire season off of his performance-based pay alone.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Rodgers received $81.14 through the league’s performance-based pay system, which is the lowest of any NFL player last season.
I had a laugh today when I read AR said he wants to play four more years
@Tdog posted:I had a laugh today when I read AR said he wants to play four more years
As Dr Leo Marvin’s book said…baby steps. In AR’s case 4 more plays applies.
@Iowacheese posted:Thankfully the rent is free.
I just cannot get myself to be excited at possibly of the Packers drafting Cooper DeJean.
Is Bisaccia on the hot seat?
Packers can’t possibly go into training camp relying on only the draft to fill Inside Linebacker and Safety, right? They have virtually no depth there other than a few unproven youngsters. I think Gute has to get a low costing vet or two, right.
i don’t think he goes for another splash signing. I’m thinking more of a1-year “prove it” deal for a vet or two. Couple of available guys who might be cheap:
Shaq Leonard, Kwon Alexander, Zach Cunningham, Troy Reader all might go for one year deals.
Any other? What about Safety?
“Other than Jordan Love, Aaron Jones was literally their best and only offensive option.”
— SleeperNFL (@SleeperNFL) April 5, 2024
- Todd Gurley shares his thoughts on the Packers offseason
(via @Pocket_Presence) pic.twitter.com/LEwsuTxYHX
So all those guys catching passes were just chum? And Reed was... bad? And isn't your QB supposed to be your primary offensive weapon? Was Gurley hit on the head too often?
The Packers didn't look at the 2023 season as the start of a rebuild but they didn't forsee being Super Bowl Contenders 🏆 #LockedOnPackers #Packers #GreenBayPackers @Peter_Bukowski pic.twitter.com/tXHwievOxz
— Locked on Packers (@lockedonpackers) April 9, 2024
Per Packerswire, the Packers have signed CB Gemon Green.
2023 UDFA, was in Giants TC, looks like a shoulder injury derailed his season.
Must not be any good or Harbaugh would already have had him on the Chargers.
Now that's a Packers name. He's carrying the G, mon.
@PackLandVA posted:Are they down at the border?
The border of Armed Forces Dr and Nitschke Field
Somebody built that green wall....I think the Bears & Vikings paid for it 
Starting this year in 2024, who wins a Super Bowl first? 🏆🏆🏆
— BestballJonesy 🏈 (@BestballJonesy) April 17, 2024
Mike Tomlin (Steelers) 🏈
OR
Matt LaFleur (Packers) 🏈 pic.twitter.com/CgUjaEQHrO
I'm going with MLF for the foreseeable future.
Packers announce they have signed offensive tackle Andre Dillard, a former first round selection for the Eagles.
@TomSilverstein: The #Packers announced they have signed T Andre Dillard, a former 1st round pick of the #Eagles in '19. After 4 years there, he played with the #Titans in '23. He's a potential replacement for Yosh Nijman, who they let go in free agency, and depth if they don't draft a T early.
@SharpFootball:
Andre Dillard was a massive liability for the Titans O-Line last year
he ranked dead last of 38 left tackles in pressure rate allowed and gave up the NFL's most sacks
collectively, the Titans ranked #30 in pressure rate allowed
and the OL allowed contact at/behind the line on 49% of RB carries, ranking #26
Dillard had a RAS of 9.79.
NextGen Stats ranked him 2nd among Tackles in "Production Score" and 1st in "Athleticism" and "Total Score" from the 2019 Combine, He was labeled as a Year 1 Starter.
No pick in the First Round (or any round for that matter) is a guarantee.
"he ranked dead last of 38 left tackles in pressure rate allowed and gave up the NFL's most sacks"
Yikes. Must have seen something they liked or is he a camp body in case a T can't be found in the draft?