I don’t know if they’re more fragile, but they’re certainly much bigger, stronger, and faster than ever before.
I think this is a huge part of it…players are WAY bigger and stronger I remember reading that the average weight of the Steelers OL in their 1970s Super Bowl era was like 265 That’s crazy to think compared to today’s average OL weight of around 310-320 Just crazy
Actually, it's an irrelevant conversation to have. ALL the players, back in the day, were smaller. ALL the players today are bigger. Heck, there are kickers in today's NFL that make many of the players from the 70's and 80's look puny. The game is the game. Era by era.
