Mark Schlereth rips the NFL on this weeks fines, calls it the "National Hypocrite League"

I too respect Schlereth…for what he says, his background in saying it, and how he says it. No fear, passion, truth.

i like people who obviously love the game. props to mark

lots to think about, from a man who has the right to say it. In re the “Moment of Impact” video, I noticed last season that the montage the NFL played before a game started had a helmet to helmet collision – I think that they at least have removed that…

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is the league has gotten too big. The NFL doesn’t just cater to the hard core football fans. They cater to the fringe, every day fans too. The females who normally watch the view, the CEO execs who never had the athletic ability to play football in their life and don’t understand what it means to play football, and the journalist who sensationalize everything makes it worse. Since business is all about growing your client base, the NFL wants to convert these people to hard core every day fans. So they figure they can ignore the already hard core fans because they’ll never leave. Will it work? I have no idea but they want the game to be pretty so that everyone will buy into it.

i agree completely with the hypocrisy – let’s make some noise and gain some PR by fining players and threatening suspensions, but we won’t actually provide support or care for players in their retirement. and oh, by the way – we want to extend the pounding an additional 2 games every season.

but we really do care about you, promise…

however, without question they are screwing this up. My biggest problem here is the fact the NFL doesn’t listen to their own players in regards to this. This seems to be a total knee jerk reaction, and they are blanketing everyone who hits hard into it.

We’ll see how it all shakes out, but the NFL better be really careful not to mess with the product too much.

my favorite line was when he said the players should come out next week and play 2 hand touch to see how the NFL would like it.

that dvd is called moment of impact. $20 in the nfl shop.

interesting: the cover is a shot of current steeler / then buccaneer will allen.

defenseless receiver: check
lead with shoulder to head area: check
NFL makes profit: check

Mark Schlereth hit the nail on the head perfectly. The NFL is beyond out of line. Hits like this have been happening every year since football’s beginning. Now 3 or 4 of these hits happen on one weekend and the NFL s**ts its pants, and can’t believe how violence like this can happen. I’m all for player safety but this crosses the line. Punishing players for playing is, as Schlereth says, “criminal”, and then the NFL turns around and sells it. Truly disgusting.

it has become a trend, since Goodell took over I’ve noticed some clear indications that the game is losing its violent essence. Those roughing the passer penalties have become ridiculous and the hit on a defenseless receiver is a joke (I used to love when after a tipped ball the safety would pound the receiver for going over the middle). This is absurd, at this rate I don’t think it is an overstatement to say we will end up with flag football. Football is a collision sport, it has been like that since its inception, some times stuff like this happens but that’s the nature of the game. Last sunday was just bad luck several guys got injured, but the game has always been like this

But that doesn’t mean that penalties for helmet-to-helmet shouldn’t be increased and enforced. What it does mean is that the NFL should stop glorifying blatant brutality in the game.

Watch how many flags get thrown this weekend! And watch how many games are going to be meesed up do to the suspensions given out now. This can ruin a super bowl run. Especially since the Steelers are on the way to being Champs for the 7th time.

Harrison- keep up the great job…and turn that ish….up! F-the commish, the refs, and league! Do what you do, and what you were hired to do! They always hate the best…..and hate it even more when your at the top!

Go Steelers -Super Bowl XLV Champs!

I didn’t know you too well when you played; these days I find you to be refreshing as an analyst, and the passion on the video was terrific. Kudos to you sir, for calling the NFL out.

Unfortunately I think his words will fall on deaf ears…

He has been making similar comment for a couple years now. I have a lot of respect for the guy and his passion. It is so refreshing to see this, rather than a scumbag dweeb like Rodney Harrison, who criticizes the same hits he was famous for making.

I have yet to get an answer to the question that Mike Mayock brought up, of why doesn’t the league mandate helmets that are designed to prevent concussions? The helmets are available, yet none of the players who were concussed this past Sunday were wearing them. It’s the players choice as whether to wear them or not. I don’t understand this, if saftey is the priority, and the proven technology exists and is available, why doesn’t the National Fraud League mandate them? If theres a good reason, then fine, but I have yet to hear what that reason is? Anyone know?

I’d vote for Schlereth for President. He speaks the truth.

It was well worth watching

and the NFL tells him he isn’t injuried enough for the NFL to help pay his medical bills is insane. What is injuried enough Jim Otto who had to have his right leg amputated, 40 surgeries(29 on his knees alone!), almost died on the operating table and has had to fight off three infections due to replacement joints, including one time where he went without a right knee joint for 6 months while waiting for the infection to clear out. Is that injuried enough, what about Mike Webster who couldn’t remember who he was due to the head trauma he suffered during his playing career. What is injuried enough NFL, is Earl Campbell injuried enough, he has to use a wheel chair to get around because his knees are so racked with arthritis.

lets hope justice is done and he gets it appealed