The Seahawks are using a new style of tackling, and it could change the NFL

[Mosby]

Despite a slow start to the season, the Seattle Seahawks still finished as one of the NFL's best defensive teams.

The "Legion of Boom" is notorious for its stingy, hard-hitting defense that squashes opposing offenses, but the Seahawks are at the forefront of a safer, revolutionary style of tackling.

ESPN's Sheil Kapadia detailed the Seahawks' effort to promote a new, rugby-style tackling method that has been paying dividends over the last three seasons.

It's been pushed by assistant head coach Rocky Seto, who after coaching at USC joined Pete Carroll and the Seahawks in 2010. Seto has been promoting a different tackling style that removes players' heads from the equation.

According to Kapadia, Seto showed a visiting English coach the method in 2012 when the coach told him that it looks like the way rugby players make tackles.

The basic idea is to target the hips and thighs and drive your shoulder into your opponent. Seto told Kapadia:

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Video at link:

http://news.yahoo.com/seahawks-using-style-tackling-could-181615592.html

[Fix The Stupid]

1. Pat Fisher. Google him. n/t

[Mosby]

2. I looked him up, wow.

The video at the link below shows his tackling style.

http://taylorblitztimes.com/2013/07/03/the-soul-of-the-game-pat-fisher/

[Yavin4]

5. His battles with Harold Carmichael of the Eagles were legendary

Yes, I'm old.

[tk2kewl]

3. sounds like the "form tackling" method we learned as kids

whats so different?

head up drive, your shoulder through the runners midsection and wrap.

[mythology]

4. It also helps when the team abuses performance enhancing drugs

Also they regularly hold and commit pass interference with the knowledge that the refs won't call it on every play.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

6. New thing: Practice without helmets reduces head injuries

American football players can reduce the number of head injuries they sustain by practicing without helmets, say researchers. A study found that behaviour can be changed by taking away the safety net of player's helmets when not playing in a competitive match.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/head-injuries-reduced-30-american-114751314.html

[madinmaryland]

7. Interesting graphic in that article. The Miami Dolphins have by far the lowest per year rate

of concussions at just over three. All but five teams are at seven or more per year.