Football players have to wear padding because more violent hits are allowed. Plus, blindside hits are far more common, since in rugby, the ball is always the offside line, which means a rugby player almost always sees the hit coming. In football, you can prepare your body for the hit that comes up behind you, hence the padding..Please be civil, even in criticism. Please do not make personal attacks, or spread rumors or gossip. No mention or criticism of other area media outlets will be posted.

Dalton completed 24 of 41 for 278 yards and two interceptions for the Bengals, which snapped a fivegame losing streak to Pittsburgh. Green caught 10 passes for 116 yards and Cincinnati's defense never let the Steelers get comfortable. The Bengals sacked Roethlisberger four times and allowed Pittsburgh to complete just 2 of 14 third downs..Rivers isn the first quarterback to talk trash. Smith, who was with the Hall of Fame quarterback in Buffalo. Not only let other people know what he