It could be, and you could be right.
But it could also be that the game really has changed to the detriment of the human body.
I do know that they used to tackle, not as battering rams but grabbing the legs and pulling the guy down. That seems less injurious to me, but just as effective.
“That seems less injurious to me, but just as effective.”
It’s probably not quite as effective, or some guys would still be doing it. I think when they go for the legs, you probably still have a small chance to wriggle free, unlike when a human freight train barrels over you and you are on the ground before you know it.
BINGO!! Watch some of the 60 yard TDs of Victor Cruz or Hakeem Nicks last year. They bounce off Dbacks who try to hit them, not tackle. In years past those plays are first downs not TDs. ESPN & NFL have celebrated violent collisions over fundamentals. If a defensive player wants to get on the hilight films he doesn’t tackle, he looks to create a violent shoulder collision which all to often involves heads.
its easy to fix football, take away the helmets, pads and the forward pass like it used to be. make the players play both sides of the ball with no stoppages and add another 20 minutes of play.