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Wilson gets 20 god damn games..
PUCKNRUSH:
--- Quote from: BlackIce on Wednesday October 03, 2018, 07:31:45 PM Eastern ---
All the major sports have instituted rules in recent years to take danger out of games. In the NBA, the least violent league probably, there are the deliberate foul rules. In the NHL, it's all the new limits on type of hitting allowed and more restrictive rules on goalie interference. In baseball it's the tighter restrictions on throwing at hitters and the more restrictive rules regarding runner/fielder contact at 2B and home plate. In the NFL it's the more restrictive blocking rules and the rules to protect the QB. I think the players are in favor of it, and I think there is one overriding reason: As sports get more lucrative and player contracts across the board do also, organizations want to protect their investments and players want to protect what is now massive earning potential. It isn't a matter that players are wusses; they want to make sure they can get rich with the smallest possible chance of an injury spoiling the party.
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Hey Black
You quoted Kits post, and I must say I agree with his opinion.
You give a very well, mapped out, reasoning as to how we got to this point, in ALL the major sports. I join you in coming to those conclusions.
It really all hits at much larger philosophical questions about today’s society. An enormous subject, with a million different opinions to say the least.
It was only the last two sentences of your post that I see differently.
“It isn't a matter that players are wusses; they want to make sure they can get rich with the smallest possible chance of an injury spoiling the party.”
[/size]Ok, First let me just say that the font size changing when I copied your post was not intentional. I don’t know why that happened.
[/size]Anyway, let’s first use the NFL as an example. I Believe that we see a lot of players nowadays, who adopt playing in a manner “with the smallest possible chance of injury”, often play with less effort, energy, and attitude, as a “convenient” side affect! I think these two styles, can’t help but go hand-in-hand sometimes.
[/size]Practices are shorter in length of time, fundamentals receive far less emphasis, discipline is weak, full pad, or contact practices are rare. The Vince Lombardi days have been long gone. I agree with you that management is definitely trying to protect their investment by not exposing the player to as much physicality as before.
[/size]I hardly watch the NFL anymore. The true competitive fundamentals are so few and far between now. It just takes a lot of the punch out of the game.
[/size]I will definitely say it’s not all the fault of the players. But since we do have a small number of players that still play with a lot of integrity and respect for the fundamentals, and these guys usually are stand outs in the league, and not commonplace anymore. We still have a comparison then, that could be made. I would say that some of those players,Who may use the “protect the investment” argument to justify missed tackles, not getting back up off the ground as soon as you were able to still help participate in the play. These kind of guys are acting like wusses. It’s my opinion that this occurs with a much higher prevalence in today’s NFL than ever before. And I hate to say it’s not just in the sport of football!
[/size] If you want to good chuckle, hell, just put two NFL team photos side by side and compare them. One from the 70s, and one from 2017. Damn near half those players in the recent photos could also be on the front cover of GQ magazine! LOL
[/size] Respectively submitted,
[/size]Rush
KitFisto:
Yeah, I never said the players are or want to be a pussy. They are being FORCED to be and they have to adjust or suffer major suspensions or fines.
PUCKNRUSH:
--- Quote from: KitFisto on Friday October 05, 2018, 11:50:32 AM Eastern ---Yeah, I never said the players are or want to be a pussy. They are being FORCED to be and they have to adjust or suffer major suspensions or fines.
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Yeah, I do understand the difference you point out.
Wholeheartedly agree as to the pussification of our country. I would like to be optimistic that it may turn around some day, but I think the genie is already out of the bottle.
Rush
Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: PUCKNRUSH on Saturday October 06, 2018, 04:03:11 AM Eastern ---
Yeah, I do understand the difference you point out.
Wholeheartedly agree as to the pussification of our country. I would like to be optimistic that it may turn around some day, but I think the genie is already out of the bottle.
Rush
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I like that word pussification. It describes our society perfectly.
Mickstix:
Any word on the appeal? When it'll happen, etc..
Oldie but goodie:
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