You and I played a long time ago, so obviously its safer.
But players today are much better (overall) than players from our generation...both in strength and speed. The size and strength of lineman, LB's, safeties, etc. No one is arguing that safety hasn't advanced. But one is blind if they refuse to see that the NFL (and its union) have also ignored risk in various areas such as adding games, adding games during the week, and ignoring the consenquence of violent crown of helmet head shots without deterrents such as penalities/ejections that we do see in other levels of the game.
I was a safety....I appreciate physicality. As was my son for a major 6A program and was pretty darn successful. (both individual and team) But we lived through his head injuries and they were more profound than mine, even with advancements of better equipment, rules, etc. Bottom line, better, faster and stronger athletes.
I have no issue is the NFLPA wants to yell for all grass fields.....all I am saying they have chosen multiple times to compromise on other important safety issues....why? $$$
We can agree to disagree...last word is yours. I'm out.