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JR, I didn't say it wasn't dangerous, I said that the rule allowing the offensive player a place to come down is safety related. I think that a dangerous type collision or situation is most likely to occur when it happens to an offensive player, the exception being two opposing players each going for the ball. The situation that originally started this thread however, was a defensive player jumping towards a player with the ball. In this case the defender will see the other player move and be able to protect themselves, the airborne player with the ball however usually won't be able to protect themselves, so the rules are put there to protect them...
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