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The hits are big and regularly concussive because of the pace of the game. It's very short bursts of activity with lots of rest in between, resulting in enormou
by a8da6b0c91d 12y ago
The hits are big and regularly concussive because of the pace of the game. It's very short bursts of activity with lots of rest in between, resulting in enormous players with much explosive power. If there were less than a minute between every play, you simply wouldn't get the huge hits. The players would have to be smaller and trained for more endurance at the expense of power.
The existence of special teams and having separate players for offense and defense also contributes to the problem. If the players were forced to play the whole game they simply couldn't be the wrecking balls they are now.
- panzagl 12y agoOoh, I like this idea- cut rosters down to 25 or so. Game becomes less about specific physical abnormality and there's more money to spread among fewer players.
- zo1 12y agoNot a bad start. But have you seen the size of regular rugby players? They still specialize from the looks of it, and even the "small/fast" players are 6ft+ and above average in weight and build.
- dagw 12y agoStill a 300+ lbs professional rugby player is very rare, a 300+ lbs NFL lineman is basically the norm.