@ballpeen said: That was back when a stiff arm meant something.  Look at Otto. If a QB came out of a game today looking like that, there would be a national inquiry. The athletes were getting too big and powerful.  Training all year round.   You can't be lining up a defenseless receiver to cream him, not even giving a shit about the ball.  That's not in the spirit of sportsmanship.  And recently with medical imaging blowing the whistle on concussions, rules regarding the head have been put in place.  It's a natural progression.  I'd like to think that if they knew then what we know now, they'd have taken many of the same measures.  I mean, once knowledge hits the papers (or today's social media outputs), you can't hide from it. The crack back block was never a good idea for a human body. ...to the 75th uni's.  The white helmets would be cool for a game or two.