More offensive holding to be called this year

[kungfoodude]

The most appalling thing is how poorly the helmets protect from concussions.

[rayzor]

i love this.

[thefuzz]

I would love to see a study of leg/ankle/foot/hip pointer type injuries from the padded/real shoes days to now. I may be an oldie with a bad memory but I surely don't remember all the leg injuries back in the day that they have now.

I think that a ton of the injuries today are from 194 pound WR's being able to squat and sled 3 times their weight. That much muscle pulling and pushing against tendons, joints, and bones cannot be all that good for you. JMO...

[Fireball77]

No doubt Fuzz, some of that plays in as well...bigger/stronger players, faster etc.

Plus supplements, don't know how those really affect the muscles etc. I remember Luc saying how some supplement contributed to an injury of his.

[thefuzz]

No doubt Fuzz, some of that plays in as well...bigger/stronger players, faster etc.

Plus supplements, don't know how those really affect the muscles etc. I remember Luc saying how some supplement contributed to an injury of his.

Would not doubt that at all.

I am praying for a fairly healthy season for all of our guys. Talking about injuries freaks me out this close to the start of the season.

[Fireball77]

Well your other squad is due for a healthy year at least!

[mountainpantherfan]

I doubt it will change all that much. The NFL likes to see big plays and alot of them come when you hold the DE. I mean every team dose it so we are gonna have longer games if they really do.

Have a player die on the field on a MNF game with the world watching...that is what it will take.

[CarolinaSock]

Speaking of new generation protection, I saw a very cool article on Popular Science about just such a material. Check out the video at the bottom for a demonstration.

http://www.popsci.com/gear-amp-gadgets/article/2009-08/incredibly-wide-world-smart-material-d3o

[magnus]

some might say that the holding would be calle more on pass plays, but as a power running team I don't know that these wouldn't be the more likely interpreted undercalled penalty.

[Mr. Scot]

If this would have been implemented a few years ago, it would have hit Jon Runyan the same way the illegal contact change hit Ricky Manning. Runyan was a holding machine, but was good at shielding it.

[Mr. Scot]

It's also worth noting that a change of coaches could have an effect in this area in the coming season. Baker is a true DL coach, and as such he knows some of the techniques that can be used by a defensive lineman to fight off a hold. Sal Sunseri was primarily a linebacker guy, and the techniques just aren't quite the same.

There are ways to fight off being held by a guy like Runyan, some of which involve doing as much subtle damage as you can to the hands of the guy holding you until he finally gets the message that he "shouldn't do that".