Mike Ditka: Take The Mask Off The Helmet
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... Former NFL head coach and current ESPN analyst Mike Ditka is one of the league’s all-time baddest men. He’s 69 years old and he can still lay the wood and take a hit.
Yesterday Ditka stopped by his alma mater, Pitt, to talk to the players and offer advice like “Outhit your opponents”. The subject of the NFL taking hard hits out of the game came up, and Iron Mike says he knows how to solve the problem.
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
“I said a long time ago if you want ...
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... for the killer interceptions against Tennessee. . . . Mike Ditka has a few ideas for making the game safer at Pitt's practice. . . . And say what you will about Cincinnati QB Tony Pike, but even Brett Favre never ...
Da Coach Wants Da NFL To Ditch Da Facemasks
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... Yes, that man is Da Coach, Mike Ditka . Iron Mike was at his alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh, on Wednesday and he let his feelings be known on the subject. From the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE :“I said a long time ago if you want to change the game take the mask off the helmet,” he said. “It will change the game a lot. If you want to change the game and get it back to where people aren’t striking with the head and using the head as a weapon, take the mask off the helmet.“A lot of pretty boys aren’t going to stick their face in there. If you’re going to take hitting out ...
DITKA ADVOCATES DUMPING FACEMASKS
ProFootballTalk.com —
Hall of Famer Mike Ditka has a great idea for getting the helmet-to-helmet hits out of the game of football. Take away the facemasks.“I said a long time ago if you want to change the game take the mask off the helmet ,” Ditka told a gathering of reporters on Wednesday in Pittsburgh. “It will change the game a lot. If you want to change the game and get it back to where people aren’t striking with the head and using the head as a weapon, take the mask off the helmet.“A lot of pretty boys aren’t going to stick their face in there. If you’re going to take hitting out of ...
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... yourself while reading these links... This guy would still take Eli over Big Ben? Maybe that's why I've never heard of him [Fox Sports] This guy needs to knock it off [PSAMP] NFL launches "investigation" of Ravens [Post-Gazette] Quoth Troy - "As a matter of fact, they were going to take pictures on how a perfect brain looks..." [Trib] Ditka defends Hines, says NFL should remove face masks. I love Ditka [Post-Gazette] "Anything I (expletive) want to do." You stay classy, Plax [ ...
Ditka Not A Fan Of Facemasks
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Ditka Not A Fan Of Facemasks From Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette : Iron Mike Ditka, a former Pitt All-American and NFL Hall of Famer, had a message for the players at his alma mater yesterday. He told them to outwork and outhit the opponent. It’s a formula that served Ditka well throughout his college and professional career as a player and coach, and it was the main subject of a 15-minute pep talk he gave to Pitt players before practice yesterday.“I wasn’t good,” Ditka said. “I just played hard. If you play harder than the other guy, you can win a lot of games. ...
Ditka: 238, Facemasks: 0
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Last week, Steelers’ safety Troy Polamalu spoke out against the league getting all fine-happy lately, saying the NFL is becoming a pansy game. Yesterday, Mike Ditka kindly disagreed with the distinguished gentleman from Southern California, and offered this solution: ...
Ditka Says 'No' to Facemasks
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... ends didn't run or hit like they do now. Same goes for pretty much every other position on the field. Comparing eras is simply not a fair thing to do, but it doesn't stop people from trying. Via PFT, we find out that Ditka also has some thoughts on the recent fines levied by the NFL for hard hits. Of course, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was stuck last week responding to Troy Polamalu calling the NFL a "pansy game". Ditka made some very interesting and pointed remarks on the matter. "I said a long time ago if you ...
