Quote Originally Posted by thomas96 View Post
A key example is a rookie from your team [[the Falcons). Safety Keanu Neal your first round pick. Very good young player so far in coverage and knowing where to be to make plays but he does not know how to tackle at all. I haven't seen him wrap up once. When a receiver catches the ball and Neal is nearby to make the tackle he just launches himself head first into the receivers head. And same thing on running backs who get to the second level. This is also very much on the coaching, across the league not just the Falcons.
I agree about Neal. Atlanta's,coach preaches rugby style tackling but Neal has a lot of old habits to break. The thing is, as in the example I cited before, you're as likely to hurt yourself by trying to deliver that shot. I'd think that the union would demand more safety rules but it's compelled to fight for the player who is fined for excessive contact instead of the guy who was hit.

It's like Stanley Morgan did not happen 40 years ago.