Everyone is searching for reasons as to why the on-field NFL product appears to be slipping. The practice restrictions in the 2011 collective bargaining agreement certainly have something to do with it. At the end of the last decade, Don Shula used to have three-a-day padded training camp practices with full tackling in the South Florida heat. Now the average is probably one session with thudding every other day. The CBA has also helped to eliminate many veteran players from rosters and replaced them with younger and cheaper versions. Some think the quarterbacks aren’t good enough today, although I disagree with that theory (more on that below).
Blanket Coverage: NFL head coaching on a sharp downward trajectory
