ESPN article on how to improve defensive play in NFL

[New York Panther]

Just give the defenders permission to once again slaughter Quarterbacks. That will fix this offense outbreak

Only one condition. Cam Newton deserves protection because he's old enough now.

[Sasquatch]

17 hours ago, electro's horse said:

do you really believe the way rules are called or aren't called does not change how players play

They are not improving their their play based on the way the rules are called or not called. They're playing the same with different outcomes.

[Khyber53]

I sure do miss seeing defense in games.

[electro's horse]

2 hours ago, Sasquatch said:

They are not improving their their play based on the way the rules are called or not called. They're playing the same with different outcomes.

so 2005, illegal contact gets bumped from after 10 yards to after 5. that didn't change, in your mind how corners play?

or hell, this, year, with the no rolling on QBs rule; clay matthews didn't change how he played after getting popped for it three times?

In both of those situations players didn't change how they played because of rule changes? are you drunk?

[Moo Daeng]

8 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

so 2005, illegal contact gets bumped from after 10 yards to after 5. that didn't change, in your mind how corners play?

or hell, this, year, with the no rolling on QBs rule; clay matthews didn't change how he played after getting popped for it three times?

In both of those situations players didn't change how they played because of rule changes? are you drunk?

You seem to be confusing improving and changing. They said improving and you are substituting changing and arguing a completely different point.

Players arent worse, rules are different.

[electro's horse]

oh okay its just a pointless semantics argument fantastic

love getting roped into those