Daniel Riley Sports Talk Radio

The rule prohibits players from hitting a quarterback if they can stop after a few steps-problem is, the speed and size of NFL players mandates a rule change next April. NFL defenses have men who weigh 260 to 300 pounds, with the ability to run like Usain Bolt in Shoulder pads. It's just not possible for them to stop on a dime like they could 40, 50 years ago. Please let's protect the quarterback all we can-let's just make sure we put common sense into the rule.