This season in the NFL was particularly brutal, on and off the field. We saw nine stars go down with serious injuries, a player pushed a referee to the ground, another was accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend. I think this has been going on in the NFL all along. What's happened is the media fishbowl got too fast for them. But that is the nature of aggression.
Aggression is required to play the game.
Guys have been fighting with refs for years, players have fought each other. Now, if anything, it's become more civilized. I think it's impossible to be a defensive back and guard against the pass. They have been calling a lot of that over the season. I think it's appalling that you can get 40 or 50 yards on a call.