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For those wondering about the mute reaction of Shafer, I think the quotes of our defensive players (Bennett, Franklin, Scissum) on the hit may give you an idea where he stands.  They all said something to the effect of: the kid deserved to be tossed but that's football.  Football is a violent sport and hitting is a big part of it.  I think the unstated second part of that thought process is that the minute you start thinking about appropriate and inappropriate levels of aggression on the field, then you've lost your edge.

During the game, I was fuming about what happened to Dungey but when I read those quotes, I saw that pretty much all football coaches think that this is part of the game.  This Stanitzek guy took it a bit too far but that's no reason to bring into question the way defense is played more generally.

The minute we all come to terms with the fact that this game is inherently unreformable and barbaric, the easier it will be on our conscience.
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