Hall of fame running back Emmitt Smith believes the current rules of the NFL have really hurt the product.
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00:00 Okay, so we had Bruce Smith down here yesterday. My pops played 12 back in the 80s, Bobby Butler.
00:06 They always talk about the game is soft now because of the new rules. And Bruce mentioned
00:13 that yesterday on air. You're talking about the grinder, the practice, the competitive nature.
00:19 Do you think that is because of the new rules? Or do you think it's probably because of the
00:25 coach and the style in which they practice? It's a combination of both. The rules of the game
00:31 favors the offense a lot. Correct. It favors the offense a lot and it's not
00:39 as supportive for defensive players. Pass interference, roughing the quarterback,
00:46 roughing the pass and all this kind of stuff. That part has lessened the value of the game,
00:53 in my opinion. Offensively, coordinators are enamored with the passing game, which is
01:01 the league itself has shifted itself to a pass happy league. And they are adapting to
01:06 the abilities of the players that's growing up in these systems at the collegiate level,
01:13 high school level, and even at the Pop Warner level now.
01:16 Everybody wants to throw the ball, even at the Pop Warner level.
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