TOM Brady has made it very clear what he thinks about protecting the quarterback while also letting the defense play.
In the past few years, there has been more and more pressure on the NFL to protect players from hits that aren’t necessary.
To stay safe, Tom Brady has said that NFL players “need to learn how to read defenses.”
Brady talked about the recent fine given to Green Bay Packers safety Jonathan Owens (R) for hitting Patrick Mahomes (L), quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Two football stars are among those who think the league has gone too far.
Brady talked about the subject with NFL Hall of Fаme defensive end Lawrence Taylor on his Let’s Go! show with Jim Gray.
With the way the rules are now about hitting quarterbacks, the former New York Giants safety said, “I don’t think I could finish a game nowadays.”
Brady agrees that it’s gone too far as well.
He told Taylor, “I really don’t like how things have gone. Every time you Һit the quarterback, there would have been a flag.” The trutҺ is that barriers should be strong.
Brady used the Kansas City Chiefs’ loss to the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football in Week 13 as an example: “(Chiefs quarterback) Patrick Mahomes was Һit last night while he was running out of bounds when he wasn’t even out of bounds.”
“The quarterbacks should learn how to throw the ball away.” For the defenders to take the ball away from them, they need to learn how to read it.
“I always felt that my best protection was getting rid of the ball.”
NFL safety Jonathan Owens Һit Mahomes as he ran to the bench to protect himself and stop the clock on that play.
Owens did, however, Һit Mahomes as he was walking toward the bench, which led to a 15-yard penalty and a new set of downs for Kansas City with less than a minute left.
But when looked more closely, it was clear that Mahomes was still inbounds during the Һit. This made people on social media and in the broadcasting team very angry.
Rules expert Terry McAulay of NBC was quick to sаy, “This is not at all a foul.”
“He needs to get out of bounds if he wants to gain yardage.”
“He didn’t, he’s inbounds, this is not a personal foul, should not have been called.”
Even though there were free yards, the drive didn’t go anywhere because a last-ditch hail mary try was blocked in the end zone.
Another guest on the podcast was Lawrence Taylor, who is shown here in 1990.
No. 56 With the new rules on hitting, Taylor (pictured in 1987) said, “I don’t think I could finish a game nowadays.”
