Recently the NFL has been cracking down on dirty hitters, and players that get caught usually get fined.  The NFL also trying to protect the quarterbacks more because it seems like every hit on the QB is a penalty, especially hits on QB’s like Tom Brady.  Even though players like Brady make a lot of money for the NFL, the penalties are unnecessary because this is football; it is a physical sport and even the QB’s have to understand they are going to get hit. 

Overall, the crackdowns on players hitting defenseless receivers are good things because it is very easy for players to get injured.  QB’s, however, are not defenseless receivers and therefore should be able to get hit any way the defense can hit them. 

Players have learned since they started playing football that to really hit a player hard they need to lead with their heads;  but with the new rules, players are forced to hug QB’s to the ground.  For example, in Week Two the Ravens played the Bengals, and Terrell Suggs appeared to sack Carson Palmer and then was flagged for it.  The referee explained that Carson was slammed to the ground, and Suggs was penalized.  This call led to the Ravens losing the game.  Later, however, the former head of officials, Mike Pereira, stated it was a form tackle and was legal.  This situation shows how these penalties can't be the factors that decide who wins or loses the games.

What is most upsetting is when someone like Tom Brady asks a referee for a penalty before a flag has been thrown, and then the ref throws the flag.  The only reason the NFL does things like this is because when Brady puts up better stats, this gets them more ratings which makes them more money.  The NFL has to get back to playing normal football where anyone can get hit, even the QB’s, and there aren’t cheap penalties that just make the NFL more money.