The nfl is going soft. Now, just hitting the quarterback for a sack is getting a flag. I don't see how a defender can play defense anymore. Where can they hit an offensive player without getting a penalty?
The game is moving fast and the players don't have a chance to slow down like the slow motion video to make sure they hit a player in a very small window. All a player has to do is crouch down just a little and the defensive player will get a penalty. I understand the nfl wanting to get better at player safety, but this is getting to the point where the fines and the penalties are really changing the game.
On top of getting a penalty, the defensive players are getting hit with big money fines. The sad part is that the defenders are going to start changing the way they play and the offense will take off. People are going to hold up on making tackles and the end result is going to be simple. The defenders that don't make plays will get cut.
So in effect, the defensive players that are doing their jobs are going to get a paycut for playing defense. There are plenty of offensive players that cut block and do crackback blocks. They don't get hit with penalties.
Soon the nfl will be a flag football league.
