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Re: NFL emphasizes its intent to enforce illegal contact rule

Thanks for the reiteration. The game was becoming a farce in the defensive backfields around the League allowing teams with less skilled defensive backs to compete with the likes of Bruce and Holt who would otherwise run roughshod through the secondery.

Watch for the new Rams big three of Holt, Bruce and Curtis with Looker as the new Ricky Proehl to have many more YAC when they aren't weighted down with a 190lb cornerback clinging to their Jersey with the tenacity of a tic.
The only people who will whine about this are the same one's that said the RAMS should have "adjusted" to the non-enforcement of the rules. By the same token these teams will have to "adjust" to new emphasis put on enforcement.
Bump and run isn't being outlawed as some big name writers have put in print. True bump and RUN means you tie up the receiver at the line with constant contact all the way to 5 yards then release and RUN with the receiver and either stay with him in man coverage or pass him off to the next leval if the receiver leaves your zone.

Just my two cents.

It will be nice to see Bruce and Holt not have to dress themselves after every pass pattern they run if the d-back is kind enough to return their jersey to them following the play.
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