The NFL has been around for 105 years and the essence of the game has been the hitting and collisions. Recent changes have been made to make the game safer however that has come at the expense of what many fans found intoxicating about the game and the wars former players regale participating in. The rough and tumble play to hold that line or make a big hit that changed games.

The litigation and subsequent concussion settlement is why the NFL started to change the game. This was borne not in the name of player safety, but the decades long dodgeball they played to keep from paying former players and their families on disability claims. While its imperative the game be made safer, many fans believe the essence of the game is being lost. This game was predicated on toughness, endurance and physical play.  Taking the unnecessary blows to the head out of the game needed to happen but the collisions.. the WOOO hits need to remain.

I enjoy quarterbacks being assaulted. Go hit the quarterback and strike fear in the offense you’re facing! Hit your opponent with all your might. This is what we were all taught and I’m not giving in to this softer way to look at the game. I love the hitting…the collisions.. Its late summer and its time for training camp and some hitting. The smell of grass and “nutcracker” or “Oklahoma drill” time.