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You see a lot fewer 10-3 games in this era, which is a good thing IMO.
You may also see a lot less long-term damage to players health, so they might actually be able to walk when they're 50, which is a good thing IMO.
Yeah, 70s and 80s football may have been more macho, but unnecessary roughness really isn't needed to make the game great, cheap shots on QBs doesn't make a game great, etc...
I suspect if you ask a lot of the oldtimers, while they may agree the game is more pussified, they probably wish they'd played in this era ... as their hip and knee replacements creak.
You may also see a lot less long-term damage to players health, so they might actually be able to walk when they're 50, which is a good thing IMO.
Yeah, 70s and 80s football may have been more macho, but unnecessary roughness really isn't needed to make the game great, cheap shots on QBs doesn't make a game great, etc...
I suspect if you ask a lot of the oldtimers, while they may agree the game is more pussified, they probably wish they'd played in this era ... as their hip and knee replacements creak.
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