The NFL becoming "soft" is for the better of the game

Say what you want, you’re entitled to your opinion, but the NFL has become soft…and it’s for the good of the game. Ok tough guy, we get it, you’re old school, you think the players are softer than they were in the 70s. Well guess what they are and everyone knows that. But what you’re forgetting is that these players are not only bigger than they were 30-40 years ago, but they are much, much faster. The average player today is faster than the fastest player was 30 years ago, and he probably weighs 30 pounds more. The NFL is changing, and it’s making changes to protect the players you root for every Sunday. You can call these players whatever you want, it’s freedom of speech, but it does not make you tougher to question a player’s health after the hits they take. You’re watching in HD on your couch, drinking beer and eating wings and chips, but you’re tougher than the guys on the field right? Of course you are. The NFL is doing the right thing handing out fines to repeated offenders, aka “Dirty Players”. Dunta Robinson deserved that, because Jeremy Maclin did not. This isn’t an Eagles fan upset about Maclin getting hit. Maclin got right up, sat out one play, and continued to own Dunta Robinson. There is no place in the NFL for hits like that, after all it’s just a game. Maclin still held onto the ball, even after Robinson launched himself, using his helmet as a weapon…again. Robinson did the same thing last year knocking DeSean Jackson out of multiple games. Robinson was originally fined $50,000, but reduced to just $25,000 after his appeal. In a game where you players must react in milliseconds it is hard to not make a play on the ball or on the receiver. With the way the game has evolved, these players need to make it second nature not to lead with their helmets, just as the fans will have to learn that the game is changing for the better. These players aren't gladiators, they're people just like you and me. These are fathers, sons, brothers, husbands risking their lives for the entertainment of us. Without these safety changes being made, what is it going to take for fans to realize this is a good thing.  The NFL is preventing the ultimate loss, the death of a player on the field of play. The safety changes are worth it, for everyone.