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It took one day for hard hits to be declared some kind of horrible [deleted] epidemic by the media. Our own Craggs used the phrase "Human cockfighting," which reminded me of the money scene in Skin Deep. Kornheiser used the term "blood sport" on his radio show, and speculated on people being turned off from football because the hits are just too violent. Rick Reilly, who our man Gourmet Spud said now clearly write all his columns while taking a [deleted], bitched, "New England's Brandon Meriweather head-butted Baltimore Ravens tight end Todd Heap in a shot so cheap and disgusting that you wanted to switch over to baseball."

That is such a delightful load of [deleted]. No one in the universe will stop watching football because the hits are too hard. No one. Not a single [deleted] American will tune out due to this [deleted] epidemic of roughhousing. Oh no! They hit each other! I'm done with football FOR GOOD this time! For the sports media, concussions are the new hockey fights. You always hear Wilbon and the like tell you that the NHL desperately needs to get rid of fighting, which is the precise opposite of what someone going to a hockey game would want.

No regular NFL fan actually gives a [deleted] about hits being too hard. NFL players have been subjected to shortened lifespans and debilitating injuries for decades now. It hasn't stopped anyone from watching. Deep in your heart, you don't really care. You just pretend to care so that you'll feel better about yourself. You know who has a problem with really big hits? Two kinds of people. ONE: Media people. TWO: Some old lady who never watches football, who sees the hit at the top of her local newscast and is like, "Oh my! Those young men are hitting each other TOO hard!" Combine those two kinds of people and you're basically talking about an Andy Rooney problem.

SMU 86 wrote:It's not hitting too hard it's the type of hits. Herman Edwards did a good job of explaining the difference, A good hard form tackle is different than a spear.

Mexmustang wrote:Stop the hits? Remove the facemask!

SMU 86 wrote:Edwards was also saying that when he played throwing the hammer like Fred "Thee Hammer" Williamson used to do was illegal but now it is illegal and players adjusted to it. I was also thinking of the horsecollar as well being illegal now. Players will adjust to the rules being finally enforced.