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Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar
"Every QB in the 70s/80s/90s was tougher than any QB born since!" 
Reality: NFL players today are bigger, stronger, faster than they were then.
A better question is, could Elway/Montana/etc have survived a hit from Aaron Donald? Probably not without being ripped in half. |
How did Donald hit them? Did they fall on him with force? That's a penalty. Did Donald hit him low? That's a penalty. See what I mean. It's all relative. Any of those guys playing in their era of this eras' rules would benefit greatly. It undeniable and players of those eras frequently say so and they are the authority. Now take the guys form this era and put them in that era under those rules...who's to say how they would fair. I believe they would not fair so well.
In the 70's there was no PI or chuck rule as an example. Heck you used to be able to just smack other linemen in the head. Just ask the Deacon.