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I'm not going to disagree with your sentiment that the NFL may be going overboard to protect players. I'd like to point out that Jack Lambert played in an era where a Linebacker was an all pro with 5.4 speed at 220 pounds. Today, the average LB is 245 and runs sub 5 seconds. That is a huge increase in kinetic energy at impact. Factor in stronger/lighter equipment than from Lambert's era, and one gets a massive dynamic shift in the potential for injury.

Quarterbacks are usually stationary targets and barely aware of the potential attackers until it is too late to avoid the hit. The NFL may not have it right on the method of protecting the player, but they should do something, because, and I'm talking about the Saints only here, god forbid that one of our All Star tackles whiffs and some numbskull LB has a free full speed shot at Brees' head. We won't have a team for 3 years due to his cap hit.

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