Physics of the Game
Kotix,
I think you misunderstood where I am coming from. I am not talking a players heart or ability because players of both eras possessed those qualities. I am talking about the physics of the game.
Defensive players such as Deacon Jones and Joe Greene were ferocious on the football field. What makes them different from today's defensive linemen is their size and speed. Those two factors have an impact on the amount of force that goes into their hits.
Deacon Jones used to hit QBs in the head and then pile drive them into the turf. The QB would get up with a daze. If you put Deacon Jones in this era, he first would weigh close to 300 lbs. not 260 lbs, which he was in the 60's. He would be faster. Now take those modern attributes that I just described and allow him to assault a QB today the same way he did in the 60's. That QB won't get up because there may be some internal bleeding going inside his head.
Maurice
The Electric Coach
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