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(12-06-2017, 01:56 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I think what we often forget when we look at these sorts of plays is the biology of it all. Yeah, the way the head gets lowered isn't good tackling form. We all know that and we know that leading with the crown can cause injury to both the hitter and the hittee. The issue is that as a player you fight against the natural urge to brace for impact. It's a natural reaction to start to curl up when that impact is coming, so in order to keep that good form, you have to fight that. All of this in a split second. So when you don't focus on it as well and let that movement take over, it starts but is too late. You're halfway there, which is putting you in a much worse position.

This is why we see receivers essentially putting their heads in harm's way. It's why we see tacklers lowering their heads as they go in for the hit. Yeah, this isn't the answer all of the time, but a lot of what we see on the field that leads to senseless injuries is a result of our bodies' natural reactions to impending impact. Fighting nature is hard.

Possibly. Sometimes. In the average Steeelers player's case, it's either taught or simply acquired due to the supposed tough nature of the average Steelers player, i.e., the culture over the last 40 years or so. Go watch any highlight video of Ryan Shazier from His OSU days. Dude knew how to tackle properly. Face up, head to the side. I watched 2 or 3 last night and there was only one instance, one, of him lowering his head and striking an opponent with the top of his helmet, and that was a RB coming through the middle of the LOS. 

Fact of the matter is, your diagnosis aside, it's a culture with Steelers players and their organization.