NSPatsFan
I'm disrespectful to dirt.
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I hope that it's OK to post this in the main section and not the Brady one, because I think the discussion isn't so much about Tom but the wider issue of player safety and the changing face of penalization in the NFL.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_tSQl_uI0M
From a football standpoint I agree with Brady 100%. I think that it's the offense's responsibility to protect their players from being hit by the defense, not only for safety but also for simple ball security.
But, from a human standpoint I've moved past my desire to see big hits. I'd much rather see solid, fundamental tackling. Bring a guy down without trying to kill him. I don't like seeing anyone get hurt whether it be from my team or other teams, especially with big hits to the head. And I freely admit that I have enjoyed this type of play in the past, and that there is a part of me that still does. Seeing Michael Floyd absolutely obliterate that poor Dolphins bastard in Miami a few years back is satisfying to watch. But I would be willing to give that up in the name of making the game safer. Also, I think that it would make the game a more skillful affair for defensive players.
I feel the same way about Hockey. I'm Canadian so I'm legally required to love hockey. (They shove you out on an ice floe if you don't.) But I've come to enjoy watching the women's game more than I enjoy the men's because there's no hitting or fighting in it. It's a more skillful and fast paced game.
But, that's just my bleeding heart progressive view on the matter. I'm not hating on anyone who loves a good bone jarring hit.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_tSQl_uI0M
From a football standpoint I agree with Brady 100%. I think that it's the offense's responsibility to protect their players from being hit by the defense, not only for safety but also for simple ball security.
But, from a human standpoint I've moved past my desire to see big hits. I'd much rather see solid, fundamental tackling. Bring a guy down without trying to kill him. I don't like seeing anyone get hurt whether it be from my team or other teams, especially with big hits to the head. And I freely admit that I have enjoyed this type of play in the past, and that there is a part of me that still does. Seeing Michael Floyd absolutely obliterate that poor Dolphins bastard in Miami a few years back is satisfying to watch. But I would be willing to give that up in the name of making the game safer. Also, I think that it would make the game a more skillful affair for defensive players.
I feel the same way about Hockey. I'm Canadian so I'm legally required to love hockey. (They shove you out on an ice floe if you don't.) But I've come to enjoy watching the women's game more than I enjoy the men's because there's no hitting or fighting in it. It's a more skillful and fast paced game.
But, that's just my bleeding heart progressive view on the matter. I'm not hating on anyone who loves a good bone jarring hit.