and in order to do that, you have to (try) and tamp down on the violent hits which the league is attempting to do now...so who knows what type of game you'll have if the league continues to go down this path

but the problem is once you go down this path, you run the risk over time of losing the football purists as well as the casual fans who also watch the sport because of its violent nature.

lets remember boxing was once the most popular sport in the country a century ago up until the 70s and we all know its lost some of its luster over the years.

There are many former football players who are steering their kids away from the game and into other more safer sports like futbol which is also growing rapidly.