Originally Posted by
steelreserve
I agree with the idea of doing away with the chop block, but please let's think about it a little more this time before we go knee-jerking. Banning ALL blocks below the waist? Give me a fucking break.
It's one thing when you're taking cheapshots against players in the middle of the line whose attention is elsewhere and where space and freedom of movement are limited; I mean, you're not going to see Hampton hurdling someone when the opposing center is 6 inches from his face. It's another matter entirely when you've got open-field situations with guys going one-on-one against each other from all different angles, particularly when you add DBs and WRs and RBs into the mix. Sometimes a low block is a legitimate move, but of course one-size-fits-all is better, so they'll probably ignore all those situations and mess things up even further.