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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PackerfaninCarolina" data-source="post: 743436" data-attributes="member: 9364">I think it's mostly about the hit within the hit as people were saying.  I don't know if eliminating the 2-step rule such as down to 1-step or no hit period once he releases is the end-all-be-all, it's that players should be held accountable for the hit within the hit which is what we've been talking about as far as Barr is concerned.I guess the thing we'd all be concerned about is would this rule be tweaked in such a way that we'd be seeing unintended consequences such as the bad call against Blake Martinez when he collided with Bryant?  The refs flagged him in that case because by the letter of the law, he had hit a defenseless player, but it could be seen by all that clearly the intent to injure or knock him out or whatever was not there.  I know that isn't entirely related to this current debacle as it was LB on WR vs LB on QB, but I think there are some principles that could follow in the same direction.  But I would say, get enough video reviews on hits QBs take like Barr's and somebody either on the field officiating crew or in NY should be able to see the intent of a hit is.</blockquote>

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