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NFL world blasts ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr for absurd rule change idea
By Andrew Buller-Russ,
7 days ago
The NFL has seen hundreds of rule changes since the league was formed in 1920. That’s a good thing because, without adaptations and growth, we’d still be watching a game that features no forward passes. Imagine how much of a slugfest that would be.
Of course, not all of these changes and trends have been positive developments. Some have also set the game back a bit before later being adjusted to accommodate modern times. One recent trend is taking over the NFL, but some analysts don’t like what they see.
Mel Kiper Jr believes two-high safety defenses should be banned from NFL
ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr is one of the most well-known NFL Draft analysts of all time. He’s been providing draft analysis for ESPN since 1984.
But not everyone agrees with some of Mel’s takes. Usually, that means disagreeing with his opinion on an upcoming prospect waiting to hear his name called in the NFL Draft. This time is different.
Recently, the longtime ESPN draft analyst came under fire for one of his hot takes regarding defensive schemes. Specifically, Kiper thinks defenses that utilize a ‘two-high safety’ scheme should be banned from the NFL.
Of course, not everyone agrees with Kiper’s opinion, and they made sure to let him hear about it on social media.
There’s a reason many of the NFL’s defensive coordinators prefer a two-high safety system. The modern NFL passes more today than ever before, and it’s become clear that stopping the best air attacks is tougher today then ever. So it only makes sense for defenses to try whatever scheme they can to prevent big plays.
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