Living in Houston, the Aziz AL Shaair has been a big topic of discussion. Players like Mahomes have been doing a fake slide to take advantage of the rules.
Now Aziz went a little far with his hit on Trevor Lawrence, extended his elbow through the head. But for argument's sake, take the forearm out of the play, and his hit wasn't terribly late.
QBs have been purposely waiting as long as they can to slide, and they are getting hit.
I think a fake slide should be a penalty and potentially a suspension. It is hurting the safety of the game and we need to punish those that exploiting the rules.
Personally I think that if you want to be a ball carrier, then be a ball carrier. As soon as you pass the line of scrimmage the rules should be the same for everyone. If you slide late, and the defender starts his tackle before your slide, that's YOUR bad. Protect yourself better bro.
I am a bit old school myself. Somewhat like Rugby, hanging your WR out to dry was it's own risk. If you don't want your WR to get hurt, don't throw it over the middle.
I think a play on the ball should be allowed, and obvious hit to the head is uncalled for as well.
