There are a few things in the sport of football that attract so many people to the sport. One is the high competiveness and the fact that football is the ultimate team game. Two is jaw dropping games, plays, and players that people talk about and idolize each and every day; but the thing that attracts people the most to this sport rather than basketball or baseball or even hockey is the fierceness and roughness of the game or in other words the big hits. Whenever myself and the guys get together to watch a football game we don’t hope for a nice clean game where everything is smooth and soft. We look for the hard hitting action that makes fans thirsty for more. For guys like me the NFL is starting to get a little soft because Commissioner Roger Godel and his staff are starting to crack down on the big hits because the league “protects its players”
The following is a video of the hardest and most vicious hits of 2010….take a look.
The current rule in the NFL is that if you lead with your head on either a defenseless receiver or go helmet to helmet on player you get a personal foul penalty for unnecessary roughness. This is just the start of your problems. Over 10 times this season players were penalized for this kind of play for an average of 25,000 dollars a fine. This is totally ridiculous in my mind. I understand the league is trying to protect its players and in an essence protect themselves from possible legal action in the future. I personally believe that if the current string of events continues that the ratings for NFL games will decline because the game has gotten to “soft”. These players get paid millions and millions of dollars to play a game, yes it is a hard hitting and dangerous game but it is a game none the less. I think these guys know the risk when they come to play in the PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. That’s my two cents on this topic but I’m curious to what everyone else thinks? Please comment and give me your opinion on this matter.
- Cheiffan81
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