Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Old school.
I love a good hard hitting football game where the defenses shine and the game is determined by blood and guts at the end. Most people jump up and down when the offenses roar down the field and a ton of points are scored. I hate games with no defense its like its not really football but a game of basketball on grass. The NFL has turned into a pass first league with an occasional rush of the football for the surprise effect. Gone are the days of defenses having tough nicknames like the Steel Curtain in Pittsburgh or the Doomsday defense in Dallas. Minnesota had the purple gang and Miami had the infamous no name defense. You cant even celebrate offenses because everyone in the game scores at such a rapid rate that its almost expected.-.Defensive safeties cannot touch receivers without a flag every other pass so that the physical nature of the sport is disappearing. The dopey commissioner is so paranoid about player safety and concussions hes actually proposing eliminating kickoffs from the sport. There are no dominate defensive teams because all the rules give the advantage to the offensive teams. Fans can chant all they want for defense but as far as i can see there is none.The awful conclusion i have come too is that american sports fans are action junkies and have the attention spans of nats. We want scoring and excitement and if we dont see greatness in the first five minutes of a game we get bored and want our candy and cookies. As for me give me defense and bring back guys like MEAN JOE GREEN and Billy Kilmer. I love shutouts and guys blasting each other with dirty grass stained uniforms and dented football helmets. Give me defense or get off the field.
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