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Originally Posted by ChaosTheory
That is so on point. The game has been (and continues to be) artificially transformed in the direction of overwhelming passing games. I half-joke that they're eventually going to become 7-on-7. I think it's a combination of things...
One is the overcompensation (in my opinion as a fan) of the league as a reaction to the lawsuits and bad PR they got when CTE became mainstream. Now we get weekly BS roughing calls on QB's and receivers.
The other is the appeal of these Air-Raid style college offenses that started popping up around the turn of the century. Lots of excitement. So now officials enforce illegal contact like they're Pai Mei.
And now we shit on RB's.
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Its about the rules and TV. Fans want offense and scoring. Can you imagine what AirCoryell would look like now with todays officiating?
If running backs need to be more like Marshall Faulk. Part time rusher, not ask to block an on coming blitzer. Get them in space, watch them go.
O linemen have changed over time. Passing means pass blocking, big men who are not dancing bears, but big men light on their feet, can move with line mates to keep the Qb clean.
Fans want scoring, lots of scoring and ground pounding is too boring. No one wants Jim Brown, they want Lamar Jackson.
When QB’s start falling and failing from the beating they take, the league will return to the running game.