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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HolyMan" data-source="post: 5489797" data-attributes="member: 84167">Changed the NFL - a gross understatement if you ask me.From the way the penalize players and such you always see them not tackling right or attacking the quarterback as hard as they use to. No don't get me wrong I want NO ONE injuried during a game of any kind. But I also don't want to see guys pull up as they go in after the QB and which then allows the QB to escape the pocket and throw a winning touchdown. All because they are scared to get fined.If yo look there are more hits resulting in no injury than tackles and such that took a player out for a game or two. It is repeated strain/hits that take there toll I think (except for that hockey hit last night of course - just the lone exception but it is the one that will change things not the 20 other hits that were almost like it.)**************************First I heard of high school students dying of heart attacks at sporting events.I have a theory ( and I hope that many others are looking into why this is happening).a) To play in sporting events you know have to pay to get in. Not like it was back in my day. That leaves a lot of would be good kids no chance to earn a scholarship and divides students into rich kids poor kids even worse in school. So maybe a look at the lifestyles of those kids whose parents can afford to play against those who don't? (see below)b) The life style of kids now a days is different. They spend more time in front of the tv (shows, movies, and games). And I bet (but don't know for sure) that they eat out a lot more than we use to. One night a week we would go someplace to eat, mom cooked all the other nights.c) Everything in schools seems faster paced than they use to be. I learned this last year when I was over at my sisters house and my niece who was in first grade was practicing her cursive writing?!? They didn't start teaching that till 4th grade back in the day. I mean in first grade you can hardly read print and they want you to what?Sometimes change is not for the better.HM</blockquote>

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