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Tucker downplayed the exchange after the fact.



Justin Tucker Downplays Exchange With Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce

(By Christopher Kline)

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...s-travis-kelce

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The behavior that you quoted from the previous poster was in regard to Travis Kelce's lack of etiquette, not the hitting/physical contact.

But in regard to the hitting, I agree completely that the game has been made unfair for the defensive players ...... fundamentals such as wrapping up the player and driving him to the turf to make sure that the tackle is completed are now penalized as "driving a player to the turf." And when you get right down to it, all that a receiver has to do is lay out head-first for a pass to ensure that he won't be touched by the defender because at that point, there really is no other place to hit him besides the head, the neck, or the shoulder ...... if a receiver who is running full speed and then dives for the ball is stretched out as while he's reaching for it, the defender can't magically contort his body to bypass the upper body of the receiver and hit him in the ribs or the waist.

Football is an inherently brutal and vicious game, and making unfair for the players on one side of the ball in order to appease those that are alarmed at the long-term after-effects of many of the retired players (CTE, brain damage, dementia, knee and hip replacements) won't change that.

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Premature celebration is also something that is best avoided. This Detroit Lions defensive back was waving good-bye to 49ers fans ...... in the 2nd quarter.




49ers' Deebo Samuel, Lions' C.J. Gardner-Johnson Reignite Beef in NFC Title Game After Premature Wave Good-bye

(By Jordan Dajani and Chris Bengel)

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/4...-wave-goodbye/

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Hey everyone. Go to Soda's Picks and vote on who Soda and I should pick for the Soda Bowl Championship

I have seen his picks already, so I had better abstain.

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Reminder: ) Tomorrow in the late afternoon, the thread for the big game that starts at 6:30 PM.



http://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=176550

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Who is playing?

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I think that it's the Colts and the 49ers, but I'm not sure.

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Just once I wish they would show Taylor Swift when things go wrong for the Chiefs!

FWIW I thought the referees were consistently incompetent most of the night. The Horse Collar, the awful spots, and the missed holding calls.

If Tarik Glenn, Ryan Diem, and Jeff Saturday were allowed to tackle defenders like the Chiefs O-line is, Manning would have won 5 super bowls here.