NFL meeting to ban hip drop tackles.. (Update: Now banned)

MikeyF said
I played CB & S on D at a time when a lot of the RB's were 6'. They were bigger than most DB's.

When a RB hits a hole and you take him on, some of the time as you're getting steam-rolled, you end up sliding around to the back side just holding on to make the tackle...

Are you saying that somehow the DB in the heat of battle is suppose to just let go now?
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Nowhere did I say to just let go. I too remember getting steamrolled by players 40 lbs heavier, and as I recall you're hanging on for dear life with your legs dragging on the ground. Much different from a hip drop, where you kick your legs out in front of you and drop your entire weight directly on the back of the runner's ankle/leg.