This is where I differ. I know I have a couple of years on me but the number one thing coaches taught when I was a kid was to put your shoulder in and wrap up to make the tackle. Causing the fumble was great but the #1 thing was the tackle. It wasn't until later that they started teaching players to hit the ball carrier to separate him from the ball--to decleat him. And that in my mind is where this started, from the coaches. If coaches taught players to hit hard and make the tackle not to takeout the player we would be better off. When Bednarik made his hit it was an unusual thing now it would be routine.
When considering that hit, keep in mind what a pussy Gifford was.
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