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Big ramifications: NFL’s competition committee considering a rule that would eliminate the chop block for 2016 season, per league sources.
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Ridiculous. This is part of the game. Should be allowed anywhere on the field.
The chop block is not the high low.
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Is this just an effort to cut down on doubling up on defenders in the run game?
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This is a tough call. This would pretty drastically change what it means to be both an Offensive and Defensive lineman in the NFL. I hope the impact of this rule change is given the due diligence it deserves considering the degree to which it would alter things schematically on both sides of the trenches. I'm all for player safety but, personally, I just can't justify the advantage this gives the Defensive Lineman who no longer have to worry about whether they are getting blocked high or low. Overall, the run game has been falling to the wayside in the NFL for quite some time now, and this would just continue that trend.