blog 6-freebie

There is nothing like the sound of two football pads hitting each other early in the morning. The National Football League has been producing big hits for centuries. Many of these hits have become illegal and rule changes have been emphasized to protect the players. In this video, Tom Brady releases the ball and an opposing team player is pushed to the ground infront of him. The Ravens player did not even make contact with Tom Brady of the Patriots but because of the rule change, there was a 15 yard penalty and a first down issued. This call was very controversial because Tom Brady looked at the referee and demanded a penalty be called. I also agree with Rodney Harrison when he tells Tom Brady to, "Take off your skirt and put some slacks on." I agree with this because you cannot be losing a game, demand a penalty, and then later in that drive win the game. The rules are important to protect quarterbacks but this season is getting rediculous. With Tom Brady, you dont even have to touch him to get a penalty. But, if you do the same thing with San Fransisco's quarterback Sean Hill, I can guarentee that there will be no penalty called. The reason I am posting this blog is to tell people that the NFL used to be a game devoted to big hits and hurting the quarterback. Now, the quarterback barely gets touched and there is a penalty. I want to see the game go back to its more violent nature where big hits are on the regular and the quarterback is not an exception to hits.