03-25-2009, 10:44 AM
There's also this adjustment.
"Also, defenders who are knocked to the ground no longer can lunge into quarterbacks if the play is still going on. Kansas City safety Bernard Pollard did just that on the hit that ended Tom Brady's season almost before it began, and Pereira placed such plays in the player safety category.
That adjustment was not a rule change and did not require an owners' vote."
And, I still want to know why nobody pointed out that Brady doesn't wear knee pads in his pants that might have given him some protection? I realize that more and more players are removing the leg pads, but then they should be faulted if an injury results from it.
"Also, defenders who are knocked to the ground no longer can lunge into quarterbacks if the play is still going on. Kansas City safety Bernard Pollard did just that on the hit that ended Tom Brady's season almost before it began, and Pereira placed such plays in the player safety category.
That adjustment was not a rule change and did not require an owners' vote."
And, I still want to know why nobody pointed out that Brady doesn't wear knee pads in his pants that might have given him some protection? I realize that more and more players are removing the leg pads, but then they should be faulted if an injury results from it.
Will it blend? That is the question.