Bounties from ex-players point of view

FinSaint · 03-05-2012, 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by neugey

I, for one, just don't get the mentality of defensive football players. Who gives a darn about a defensive play that symbolizes some preconceived definition as a "big play" or a "big hit"?! It's just a bunch of BS.

Seems to me all the offensive lineman and offensive skill players don't need all this coddling and hokey rewards system. Maybe now we know why defense in the NFL is so freaking bad.

I get your point, but to me it's all about being the alpha male within the group. And what is the most effective way of showing the other members of the group that you're the alpha male - by physical dominance, and that is why "big plays" and especially "big hits" are glorified among defensive players, at least in my opinion.

My own experience through sports is that there is a fundamental difference in the overall mindset of those who are deemed offensive players as opposed to those who are deemed defensive players - and that difference becomes even more magnified in contact sports.

03-05-2012, 09:00 PM	#8
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,963	Originally Posted by neugey I, for one, just don't get the mentality of defensive football players. Who gives a darn about a defensive play that symbolizes some preconceived definition as a "big play" or a "big hit"?! It's just a bunch of BS. Seems to me all the offensive lineman and offensive skill players don't need all this coddling and hokey rewards system. Maybe now we know why defense in the NFL is so freaking bad. I get your point, but to me it's all about being the alpha male within the group. And what is the most effective way of showing the other members of the group that you're the alpha male - by physical dominance, and that is why "big plays" and especially "big hits" are glorified among defensive players, at least in my opinion. My own experience through sports is that there is a fundamental difference in the overall mindset of those who are deemed offensive players as opposed to those who are deemed defensive players - and that difference becomes even more magnified in contact sports.
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