re: Todd Berry says rule change proposal was all about safety

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hen have an open meeting, with folks from both sides... Fresh Defensive Players (LBs and Dline) will now cause more injuries to offensive players, QBs and Linemen) 

That is the SAME logic used... 

So if it is ALL about player safety, then lets make blitZing illegal

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fresh defensive players are much much less likely to hurt themselves or the offensive player because they are less likely to lose form when tackling. Also, I wish people would stop likening this to stopping blitzing (a post snap activity, an actual play, vs an abuse of presnap procedure quirk). It's a spurious analogy. Defenses have already been neutered on the field about as much as possible. The only sports analogy I've heard that hold up to even the slightest scrutiny is the baseball fast pitch.