Wednesday, October 2, 2013

NFL Too Stringent on Hitting?

We have all watched a game of football from our favorite NFL team. Granted, a lot of us are enjoying the NFL season through four weeks. The one thing that we keep seeing in the news is that the NFL has fined yet another defensive player for hitting a downed opponent or leading with your helmet. I think that the NFL may need to look into the hitting, shoving, and punching after a play is done. They are too focused on protecting a small number of the players that they fail to see the fighting that goes on after the play.

Logical Fallacy:

The NFL is doing all they can to protect downed opponents and that has to be good enough. They take concussions seriously, but that's about it injury wise.

Truth:

The NFL is making themselves out to be fools by protecting half the players while the other half is hung out to dry like a piece of clothing. Fining people that hit a downed opponent isn't going to solve anything. The solid facts are that there are fights that break out with punching, shoving, and late hits that can have potential injury on players. 

Could it be that the NFL is turning a blind eye because they care about the offense and not the defense? I mean, QB's are the most protected players on the field of play. The concept of a defensive player hitting a QB in the helmet after the QB has fallen into smacking range and the defensive player taking the fall is messed up! QB's are not these gods that need protecting from every single little thing. The NFL will soon do away with the sack due to the referees not wanting QB's to get hit. Ridiculous!


If we look at the past and coming full circle we see that we have gone from having no rules prohibiting a player from hitting another player to stringent rules that take the fun out of football. Look at Ronnie Lott! My goodness, he hit people so hard that they didn't get up. People paid to see that. "Hurtin'" Murton Hanks used to hit so hard that the, "Meat Wagon" used to be brought out at least once a game, if not twice. The majority of the people that they hurt by hitting them came back to take their place in the ever beloved NFL. We come to the present day and someone hits a player that has slipped and fallen on the ground and he is penalized. These millionaires don't care about a measly $50,000 average for a fine. The NFL needs to wake up and do something about the protection of defensive players and the fights in between plays!


All of this to say that it is just my opinion. I want you guys to comment below and tell us your opinion. Does the NFL need to get real? Will football and is football being tainted by these stringent rules?


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