NFL owners passed four new safety regulations today at their annual meeting reports ESPN's John Clayton. Forearm blows, crack backs and "wedge" style onside kicks will now be illegal.

But those are put in the shadow to what has already been dubbed "The Brady Rule."

Stemming from Bernard Pollard's hit on Tom Brady, which ended his season, the NFL now will penalize players who force or lunge themselves at the quarterback's knees when on the ground.

Following the meeting, Mike Pereira, Director of Officiating for the NFL, said a quarterback "has a strike zone from the shoulder to the knees," which a player can tackle legally.

Issues with quarterback protection have been scattered throughout the NFL. The line between what is legal and what isn't have been blurred with the addition of in motion, being blocked and leading with the head over the past few years.

I can understand a team -- the league even -- for wanting to protect these "poster players," but how fair is it? What is a defensive end or lineman suppose to do? What's his job? And aren't quarterbacks wearing pads too?

Weigh in. What do you think? Has the NFL gone to far in protecting quaterbacks?