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Trent Richardson: Crown-of-helmet hit rule 'my fault' By Dan Hanzus Around the League Writer Published: March 20, 2013 at 09:41 p.m. The NFL easily passed its controversial crown-of-the-helmet hit rule Wednesday, banning a runner or tackler from delivering a blow with his helmet against an opponent when outside the tackle box. It's exactly the type of blow Cleveland Browns running back Trent Richardson delivered last season on Kurt Coleman, separating the Philadelphia Eagles safety from his helmet. The hit became Exhibit A in the NFL's explanation of why a change was necessary. The rule passed by a 31-1 vote, with only the Cincinnati Bengals saying no. "I feel like I made it bad for all the backs," Richardson told The Plain Dealer on Wednesday. "I feel like it's my fault." It's an interesting choice of words by Richardson. He feels its his fault the NFL instituted a rule that's meant to improve the safety of the players. Such is the complicated process of trying to make professional football less violent. "I keep hearing people call it the T-Rich Rule," Richardson said. "I guess I made some history today." If Richardson is lucky, that won't be the totality of his NFL legacy. Link
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I've never attended a football game where after a play I heard fans exclaim "what a SAFE play!" or "what SKILL it takes to make a play that safely". If safety is the one and only concern of the NFL, then lets cut to the chase and hang flags on them. Or make it two hand tap below the waist. Of course, don't expect anyone to WATCH it. Don't plan on billion dollar TV deals and multimillion dollar player salaries. You CAN make the game safe. But it will be unwatchable. Especially to those of us that ENJOY the physical nature of the sport. Hell, it's almost unwatchable NOW.
If they REALLY wanted to do something constructive about safety they would institute a WEIGHT LIMIT for players. 300 pounds is the cut off. If you're 299 you can play, 300 and you sit. Eventually make the limit 280 and keep it there. By making the players more athletic you not only improve safety by limiting the mass of a player, you improve the game as well.
They use Richardson's run as an example of what not to do....that was one of the best runs by a Cleveland Brown since the return! I LOVED that run. Made an otherwise dreary season just a bit brighter.... I WAS looking forward to more of that in a Norv Turner offense. Now the kid will likely run scared....
Every year it's the same damned thing. More rules piled upon more rules. When actually, if they would rescind or amend many of these rules, they could solve a problem as well as make the game more enjoyable.
I figure maybe ten years and the NFL will be a second rate sport. More along the lines of "Sports Entertainment". They are truly killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
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He joins Phil Dawson as a noteable brown to have a rule named after him. (There is an actual rule called the "Phil Dawson Rule") Field goals which hit the uprights or crossbar can now be reviewed thanks to Magic Phil's Baltimore Miracle. T-Rich's game is modeled closely after Emmitt Smith's. Emmitt Smith also notably has his own rule prohibiting the removal of a players helmet on the field of play. After he famously removed his helmet after each touchdown he scored.  T-Rich is in fine company if you ask me.
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Maybe they should get rid of all of the pads and the helmet and just put them out there in street clothes. That will slow down the players and make them not hit so hard. Or maybe they should make robots like the robot combat league, have every player in a different room controlling them and just let the robots take the hits.
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Eh the rule is going to be irrelevant for 99% of plays.
As a dude in my mid twenties I see no difference in the physicality of the game since I have started watching. All that has really changed in the past decade is wedge rules on special teams and horse collar tackles.
If you grew up liking Deacon Jones, Night Train Lane, or Mel Blount I can understand the complaints. The game is significantly different now adays thanks to head slap, face mask, and pass interference rules. I think there are still plenty of crushing blows, certainly enough to satisfy me when watching the game.
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I have had this question for a long time. Sorry if I am missing something obvious, but why cant they develop a better material to line the inside of helmets? Seems we have so many space age advanced materials, but they dont have something that can protect a head/brain from injury?
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Trent Richardson: Crown-of-helmet hit rule 'my fault'
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Published: March 20, 2013 at 09:41 p.m.
The NFL easily passed its controversial crown-of-the-helmet hit rule Wednesday, banning a runner or tackler from delivering a blow with his helmet against an opponent when outside the tackle box.
It's exactly the type of blow Cleveland Browns running back Trent Richardson delivered last season on Kurt Coleman, separating the Philadelphia Eagles safety from his helmet.
The hit became Exhibit A in the NFL's explanation of why a change was necessary. The rule passed by a 31-1 vote, with only the Cincinnati Bengals saying no.
"I feel like I made it bad for all the backs," Richardson told The Plain Dealer on Wednesday. "I feel like it's my fault."
It's an interesting choice of words by Richardson. He feels its his fault the NFL instituted a rule that's meant to improve the safety of the players. Such is the complicated process of trying to make professional football less violent.
"I keep hearing people call it the T-Rich Rule," Richardson said. "I guess I made some history today."
If Richardson is lucky, that won't be the totality of his NFL legacy.
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I don't understand why Trent Richardson's hit is getting so much play in regards to this. I understand that it was a flashy hit and all, however they should be looking at New England's Ridley's play when he lowered his head, lead with the crown of his helmet, hit an opposing player and KNOCKED himself out cold. That hit is even more in line with what they are trying to prevent as it lead to Ridley having a concussion.
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Eh the rule is going to be irrelevant for 99% of plays.
As a dude in my mid twenties I see no difference in the physicality of the game since I have started watching. All that has really changed in the past decade is wedge rules on special teams and horse collar tackles.
If you grew up liking Deacon Jones, Night Train Lane, or Mel Blount I can understand the complaints. The game is significantly different now adays thanks to head slap, face mask, and pass interference rules. I think there are still plenty of crushing blows, certainly enough to satisfy me when watching the game.
Does growing up HATING Mel Blount count? And yes, as a kid I saw Deacon Jones play on TV. Saw Dick Butkus as well. Ronnie Lott.... Guess we should remove them from the HOF for being so brutal.
There is a VAST difference between the game 20 years ago and what passes for football today. Teams used to be permitted to play defense. Now, defense is mostly illegal. The result is a huge increase in scoring. Which makes the NFL happy because younger fans care more about scoring than the game. So every game is a track meet.
I'm looking forward to the day when EVERY play is illegal and between the penalties and commercial breaks a game takes 6 hours.
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the problem on that play is that both players attempted and lowered their heads to get leverage and didn't bother to keep their heads up
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I've never attended a football game where after a play I heard fans exclaim "what a SAFE play!" or "what SKILL it takes to make a play that safely". If safety is the one and only concern of the NFL, then lets cut to the chase and hang flags on them. Or make it two hand tap below the waist. Of course, don't expect anyone to WATCH it. Don't plan on billion dollar TV deals and multimillion dollar player salaries. You CAN make the game safe. But it will be unwatchable. Especially to those of us that ENJOY the physical nature of the sport. Hell, it's almost unwatchable NOW.
Actually many of those highlighted hit plays are bad plays, and show bad fundamentals. Fans shouldn't crave about those plays because they are bad football fundamentals. How many tackles have we seen missed because defenders wanted the highlight?
What do you accomplish with a hit to the head? Is it a good way to tackle? Can you generate a turnover? Nop and Nop. We fans should, like coaches, be less impressed with this plays, and should be criticizing them and praising the good tackles that are made.
Regarding RB's, yes those plays are spectacular but nor effective. I would rather have my RB making a statement breaking a long run and a TD then knocking the other guy down.
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Was surprised of the lack of discussion how this rule compared with all the other safety to the player rules put in is the only one that is not about a Defensive player n the need to protect them. This is the only one.
Also football 101 - Leverage is now out the window??? You know lower man wins...Well you don't get low by doing the LIMBO 
Last but not least...Improve the head protection which has been a HARD SHELL for over 60 years...Improve on the Concussion protection with new science associated with Military studies. Eliminate the Hard Shell...that is an archaic form of protection. Once eliminated you also eliminate the HARD SHELL being utilized as a WEAPON 100%. For a bunch of smart Billionaires I just don't understand them pursuing the Scientific Direction! 
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It's going to be interesting to see how this is called. If a guy is directly in front of you and you are past the tackle box and about to run in to the guy, I don't see how you don't lower your head. What do you do, allow a safety to have a open shot at your knees?
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Was surprised of the lack of discussion how this rule compared with all the other safety to the player rules put in is the only one that is not about a Defensive player n the need to protect them. This is the only one.
Also football 101 - Leverage is now out the window??? You know lower man wins...Well you don't get low by doing the LIMBO
Last but not least...Improve the head protection which has been a HARD SHELL for over 60 years...Improve on the Concussion protection with new science associated with Military studies. Eliminate the Hard Shell...that is an archaic form of protection. Once eliminated you also eliminate the HARD SHELL being utilized as a WEAPON 100%. For a bunch of smart Billionaires I just don't understand them pursuing the Scientific Direction!
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Its outside the tackle box, so leverage isn't a issue. Also one thing is lowering your head to hit the hole, the other is to do it to hit the defender. Defenders on the other end shouldn't be trying to hit the head, but tackling good or hitting the ball.
I don't see that many problems with this rule, players should be doing this already
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Was surprised of the lack of discussion how this rule compared with all the other safety to the player rules put in is the only one that is not about a Defensive player n the need to protect them. This is the only one.
Also football 101 - Leverage is now out the window??? You know lower man wins...Well you don't get low by doing the LIMBO
Last but not least...Improve the head protection which has been a HARD SHELL for over 60 years...Improve on the Concussion protection with new science associated with Military studies. Eliminate the Hard Shell...that is an archaic form of protection. Once eliminated you also eliminate the HARD SHELL being utilized as a WEAPON 100%. For a bunch of smart Billionaires I just don't understand them pursuing the Scientific Direction!
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Its outside the tackle box, so leverage isn't a issue. Also one thing is lowering your head to hit the hole, the other is to do it to hit the defender. Defenders on the other end shouldn't be trying to hit the head, but tackling good or hitting the ball.
I don't see that many problems with this rule, players should be doing this already
I think some people don't really undtand the rule. You explained it well.
Overall I think if is fine if it is called correctly. Backs go to cover up when they are about to tackle....human nature to curl up just before impact.
Like I said, we'll see.
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I don't know why they could create some sort of mini air bag system that would absorb the force of impact better.
 Have you ever put on a football helmet that wasn't made of leather?
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He joins Phil Dawson as a noteable brown to have a rule named after him. (There is an actual rule called the "Phil Dawson Rule") Field goals which hit the uprights or crossbar can now be reviewed thanks to Magic Phil's Baltimore Miracle.
And the Kellen Winslow rule, instituted the same offseason.
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I mean something that would somehow further cushion and protect the head at the point of impact. Oh, and I used dino-skin helmets when I was a kid, OK? 
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I mean something that would somehow further cushion and protect the head at the point of impact.
I compiled info a while ago on here about helmets and how if they added a soft layer to the outside of the helmet "like human skin/fa on top of the bones" that the head would be much more protected. They have products "jelly like" that can absorb impacts on the outside of the shell and disperse it into the helmet and onto another layer of "jell like" inside the helmet that would reduce impact significantly and still provide the players with the same type of helmet/comfort as what they have now.
Rumors were they shot it down because they couldn't get logos on the outside layer easily.
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so leverage isn't a issue.
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Where there is contact...Leverage is always an issue. I understand this is outside of the box...n what many don't consider it on both Defenders as well as those on O carrying the Ball. Low man will always gain the advantage...ergo leverage.
But again unlike any of the other rules to protect the health of the players...this is the ONLY ONE that does not have a "DEFENSELESS VICTIM" involved. Which makes this the first making the NFL wussified.
Why have we not softened the helmet to make it less of a weapon?
No leverage outside of the Box??? Where did that come from...you cannot just say something like that n pass it off as FACT??? Every tackle involves Leverage!
I'm all for safety...this is all about Litigation.
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Beat me to it (sort of) eo. Where there is going to be a collision, leverage is always key. Now, having said that, you can gain leverage without leading with your head. You're better off leading with your shoulders anyway.
The guidance I read is that the NFL is looking for the officials to make the "obvious" calls. To me that means hits like T-Rich's shot to the chin of the Eagle's defender is an obvious breach of this new rule and would be flagged. However, if he turns his head to either side and the contact is initiated with a shoulder pad, there's no foul. If the refs are able to keep the calls to only the obvious ones like the T-Rich hit, this rule will have very little influence on the overall game and I don't see much of a problem with it.
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you can gain leverage without leading with your head. You're better off leading with your shoulders anyway.
Exactly. Plus you have more padding on your shoulders to protect you. From the time I was a kid, my dad always taught me to "lower your shoulders, keep your head up, and drive through the tackler." On defense, the only thing that changed was to "drive through the ball carrier".
My question comes from those borderline hits where the helmet is in contact, but it's not the "crown" of the helmet. There's some gray area there about what constitutes the crown/sides.
Personally, I think the NFL is doing this more for PR and defense in litigation than anything else. Yes, they're concerned about safety, but not before the others. I wonder if this rule would come about if it wasn't for the beating the league has taken about brain issues coming from former players.
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Well i guess I won't be watching the NFL anymore....they might as well change it to the FFL(Flag football league)
Ahh NFL...it was good to know you while you stood for real football...sadly thats not the case anymore...
its sad really...College football has more contact and is more of a contact sport then the NFL....good job NFL....your killing the game....
Maybe Vince McMahon needs to bring back the XFL...you know...football with 1960's rules...where guys go out with reckless abandon and actually play "real football"....now might be the time Vince...the NFL is doing everything they can to make this a sissy league....your Sunday games may be able to take some ratings...
I would rather watch real football on Sundays with real contact then this sissy nonsense...
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Maybe the league and its lawyers could post warnings on the helmet, e.g. playing football can be dangerous, helmet not be used as spearing device, avoid hits to the head, the NFL is not responsible for misuse of this helmet
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ah, mr. over-reaction is alive and well in the offseason.
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ah, mr. over-reaction is alive and well in the offseason.
Very funny
but seriously im pretty ticked about these rules...I am not sure if i will continue to watch the NFL or not...i mean this really is becoming flag football....where does it end?
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I understand both sides of it, and i agree with EO that they need to update the helmets. I'm mostly kidding about this, but knowing our luck...I can see us being the first team to lose a game on the final drive b/c of this rule, lol.
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I understand both sides of it, and i agree with EO that they need to update the helmets. I'm mostly kidding about this, but knowing our luck...I can see us being the first team to lose a game on the final drive b/c of this rule, lol.
Well, we lose games for the oddest reasons....I wouldn't be surprised at all. 
Heck, I'm STILL surprised we were allowed to reverse Dawson's FG in Baltimore. That would be a normal Sunday for us Browns fans. We would have seen something on NFL.com the next day, "The Phil Dawson FG should have counted but was incorrectly ruled no good. The game should have continued into OT. Sorry Cleveland, better luck next time."
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I don't think he's over reacting. The NFL is getting harder and harder for me to watch. There was a time when I watched every game I could. Had the Sunday Ticket and a DVR.  But the last few I haven't bought ST and last season didn't watch much at all other than the Browns games. If this trend of safety before the integrity of the game crap continues, I too will be turning it off all together. I'm not interested in watching pseudo-football with 65-62 final scores and zero defense. It may be exciting, but it's not actual football.
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I don't believe that a player needs to use his head for leverage, but it will take time for guys to learn not to do so. The rules are being put in place as much for the future as they are for today. In the future, players won't even think about leading with their helmet like that, because they will be coached and taught not to do so, all the way up.
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Exactly my point. You teach it when they are young, that's what they do.
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FIX THE HELMETS, ROGER....
...and stop screwing with America's game, TACKLE FOOTBALL.
The NFL is aware of helmet technology that will protect and greatly reduce, if not eliminate, concussions in the NFL.
What is this great, new helmet technology?...well, it's "not new" and it is a rather simple fix that could easily be applied to the existing equipment used by the players today.
In 1967, rookie MLB for the KC Chiefs, Willie Lanier suffered a concussion that darned near killed him. In an effort to protect Lanier, a Chiefs trainer came up with the idea of putting a layer of padding on the outside of Lanier's helmet, to help absorb the impact of a hit to the head.
The idea worked so well that Lanier played another 10 seasons on his way to a Hall of Fame career.
In 1989, Mark Kelso, safety for the Buffalo Bills, was advised to retire from football rather than risk another concussion. Again, a team trainer came to the rescue as Bills trainer, Eddie Abramoski, came up with an idea.
Kelso was fitted with a device called the ProCap...an added layer of padding that was attached to the outside of the helmet with Velcro. The idea worked so well that Kelso went on to play 5 more seasons appearing in 4 Super Bowls as the Bills starting Safety...and retiring from the NFL on his terms and not due to the threat of concussions.
Other NFL players who successfully used the ProCap to protect themselves from the threat of a career ending concussion are Indianapolis Colts lineman Randy Dixon (1987-95) and San Francisco 49ers lineman Steve Wallace (1986-97).
Roger Goodell and the NFL could mandate the use of the ProCap "now" for this season, if they wanted to. The real question is...why won't Goodell mandate the use of the ProCap?
Goodell would rather do his best to ruin the game of football than try something that worked in the past...it makes absolutely no sense.
I have written about Helmet Safety for years, questioning why the NFL and football in general lags behind the times in producing equipment to better protect today's football players. Today's football players continue to use the same basic technology for helmets that I wore back in the late 60s and early 70s...a rock hard, plastic outer shell with an assortment of pads and air chambers located on the inside to absorb the impact of a hit to the helmet.
The ProCap is a simple fix that could be used at every level of football...it is effective would be more affordable than purchasing the latest greatest rock hard helmet from the a helmet manufacturer.
Adding padding to the outside of helmets started long ago, dating back to Willie Lanier's helmet, which he first used back in the 1967. Other players saved their careers, using the ProCap...padding added to the outside of helmet.
You can only put so much padding on the inside of a helmet. Once you exhausted all the usable space on the inside of a helmet, there is only one other place to go to add padding...on the outside of the helmet.
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Everybody blaming the league for this rule needs to get a clue. This was brought about by the players union and former players suing the league for dementia and other problems. Their suits claim that the league didn't inform players of the risk,what a bunch of crap. Anybody who ever played football knows that leading with your head can give you a concussion or even break your neck. These former players playing dumb infuriates me, because I know that these lawsuits were brought about by DeMaurice Smith and the lawyers from the players union.
They claim they have the players interests in mind, but any fool knows they saw a way to pocket some of the money the league was making. I'm for helping these older players, but IMO they are being used by the union lawyers to fill their own coffers. I would love to see how big the cut is that they get from these lawsuits.
The union wants the league to protect the players, so when they do, the league is then blamed for having to "pussify" the game.
If they don't do something, they will be sued out of business.
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