01-16-2016, 11:17 PM
(01-16-2016, 10:27 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Good memory, it was against the Texans. We are in agreement, the protection really only extends to skill players. I think that's a due to a combination of fantasy football (which brings in lots of casual fans) and a desire for high scoring games in general, as the less hardcore fan prefers them. Goodell is wildly inconsistent and really rules by whim and fiat. Again, I've been warning about this for several years but was constantly told I was a whiny Steelers fan over it.
I think the lack of protections for linemen also comes from the perception of those hits being not as brutal. Since so many of them occur at lower speeds than hits in the open field, the perception is accepted as less dangerous.
