Is Football becoming a wimpy a sport. Are new “saftey” rules ruining the game?
Over the last ten years or so football (nfl and ncaa) has been adding rules that are intended to protect players, and rules that have no significance other than to give the offense an advantage . Roughing the passer rules, illegal contact, horse collar tackling, below the waist blocks, head to head contact, and many more. Football to me is a galdiator sport played by tough stong men who play hurt and try to hurt others. It seems that lately the leauges just wants high profile players scoring all the time, with no violence or defense. Its becoming more like basketball, is the game on the decline? Also, look at the tough as nails superstars of yester year, where have they gone. And if you can watch a football game from the 50′s 60′s or 70′s Yes, these rules have made football rather boring. That’s why I’ve completely quit watching. Obviously, shadow, you’ve never had the chance to see Mean Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, Howie Long, and the like play. These guys were hard hitting, hard chargin
