This offseason, the NFL approved a new rule change to low blocks that limit their use to a box two yards outside the tackle and five yards on either side of the line of scrimmage from which they can be initiated. Low blocks are illegal by any player everywhere else
Author: Rich Madrid
Dissecting blindside blocks: when is it legal or illegal?
Analysis by Rich Madrid There has been a great deal of confusion among fans as to what constitutes a blindside block. Part of that confusion stems from the fact that in 2019, the NFL competition committee changed the rules on blindside blocks. Originally, the rule covered only forcible contact to the
Rescheduling decisions call into question competitive inequities
Member of commissioner’s covid-19 advisory panel doesn’t feel game cancellations would be necessary
On Tuesday this week, former NFL general manager and current on-air contributor to the NFL Network Charley Casserly talked a bit about his feelings regarding game cancellations due to covid-19, stating that he didn't believe that teams or the league should cancel if players contracted the virus. Despite NFL protocols
Working the official? Putting a bug in their ear? What exactly was Kyle Shanahan doing?
Flag for Tracy Walker helmet hit should have been picked up
Analysis by Rich Madrid In Monday night’s week six game against the Packers, Detroit Lions safety Tracy Walker was flagged for unnecessary roughness after going low to defend a pass from Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to Geronimo Allison. Allison was injured on the play and did not return to the game
Why helmet-to-helmet fouls are determined by the intent of the defender
Embed from Getty Images Two hits from Sunday’s Week 4 games illustrate the nature of the helmet-to-helmet hits that do and do not result in in-game ejections and the ways in which players seek to defend themselves vice total disregard for the players around them. The hits were administered by Vontaze
Pass interference reviews continue to highlight the absurdity of the process
Wild fluctuations in flags as the NFL recalibrates offensive holding interpretations
For the 2019 season, offensive holding is a point of emphasis NFL officials are focusing on. Specifically, the officials are looking at the backside of running plays for holding that can occur as the defender shuffles down the line of scrimmage. Several examples in the video below show offensive linemen
