Almost don't recognize it NOW! Sheesh, what happened to actually TACKLING someone? Tackling seems to be a rarity now -- it seems like every play is one player trying to knock or bump the other either out of bounds or down. Aside from Offensive running plays, and kickoffs/punt returns, there's very little tackling anymore.
And don't get me started on how QB's are treated like premadonna's!
ESPN SportsCenter..."DaDaDa, DaDaDa"
I hear ya.
I will say that I don’t like the career ending hit, when done by design. As for taking a guy out on a clean hit, I say go for it. I think most of us know the difference. Sometimes a guy will get hurt during a clean hit too, but at least it’s not by intent generally.
The top NFL brass should tell the busy-bodies to go to hell.