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Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar
There's still a shitload of injuries, right? In fact, I think as many as ever. The notion of "flag football" is ridiculous. Players have to be more careful, but there are still plenty of big hits, even on QBs.
People nostalgic for that era only focus on what those players had to face, and not what they didn't have to face. Like I said, I'd love to see guys like Elway play against modern players under the old rules. Then we'd see how "tough" he was.
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My only point is the way a defense could hit a guy then vs now is not minor, it’s a very big difference. Yes players get hurt, it’s a contact sport and many of the changes were needed.
If you polled the QBs of the 70s and 80s and asked which version of the league they’d prefer to play, most would say now.