Richard Sherman sounds off on new helmet rule

As a result, no one even knew about the new rule until it became a new rule, and by the time the debate even had a chance to get started, the debate was over.
But to the extent the NFL thought there would never be a debate, the NFL was mistaken.
The random warnings from some (but not nearly enough) in the media regarding the breadth of the rule and its potential impact on the game have become a firestorm of criticism, now that games are being played and flags are being thrown.
You will soon realize it’s impossible.” The league expects players to adjust, either by keeping their faces up, by striking the opponent with the flipper of the shoulder pad, or by contorting their bodies to spin the helmet away from the opponent, striking him with something other than the thing covering the defensive player’s head.
“There is no ‘make adjustment‘ to the way you tackle,” Sherman said on Twitter.
The rule is idiotic and should be dismissed immediately.
When you watch rugby players tackle they are still lead by their head.
Will be flag football soon.” Sherman adds a link to a video of a rugby tackle, claiming that it would be a penalty in today’s NFL.
But it’s hard to tell whether the tackler’s head strikes the player he tackles; one of the few clear aspects of the new helmet rule is that, even if the head is lowered, there’s no foul unless the head makes contact with the opponent.
Still, Sherman is right regarding one very important point: In real time and at full speed, helmet contact by a tackler against a ball carrier is inevitable (especially when tackling from the side), and whether a penalty is or isn’t called will be a product of chance.