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Originally Posted by ROYC75
Ya know, TBFOH, any pass to a WR in today's ** Faster and Harder Hitting NFL** Think about it, is/could be considered leading the WR into harms way! Defenders are smarter, see things quicker than before. The react, break away at a / the split second before a pass and with faster closing speeds, thus leaving all receivers in harms way each time a team passes the ball!
It's difficult to be perfect on every throw.
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Also a good point.
20 years ago a guy like Steve Atwater doesn't get within 5 yards of JJSS at the catch point because he's a lumbering ox of a safety.
DBs these days are bigger, strong and faster than they've ever been. At least relative to their size. You had 'bigger' safeties years ago, but they weren't getting in position to make that hit. As you noted, when those guys were on the field, your windows were much bigger.
Now you've got guys who can deliver 90% of the punch those old school safeties did but at 200% the range.
And it's not like the fields have gotten bigger - the windows have just gotten smaller.