Greg Lloyd says NFL is 'not PBS ... it's a violent freaking game'

[polamalubeast]

Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Greg Lloyd was always known as one of the toughest and hardest-hitting players in the NFL, so perhaps it's no surprise that he's not a fan of Commissioner Roger Goodell's efforts to improve player safety.

Appearing at Bengals coach Marvin Lewis' golf tournament in Cincinnati over the weekend, Lloyd said some of the things Goodell has done have "really tainted the game."


"This is not PBS, it's not the public channel that you go watch. It's the National Football League, it's a violent freaking game," Lloyd told WXIX-TV in Cincinnati.

"The point of it is that if the NFL and the league would get behind and start taking care of their older players and taking care of guys, they wouldn't have these issues. As opposed to saying, 'Hey, go out there, do it hard, then bang we're done with you.'"

Lloyd, who played for the Steelers from 1988 to 1997 and made several Pro Bowls, also complained about the current game's emphasis on offense.

"I don't want to see a game where the damn score is 75 to one or 75 to two, all this passing and passing. I want to see somebody hit a quarterback, ... that is what people come to see. And at the end of the day if he gets hurt, so be it."


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[fansince'76]

Lloyd, who played for the Steelers from 1988 to 1997 and made several Pro Bowls, also complained about the current game's emphasis on offense.

"I don't want to see a game where the damn score is 75 to one or 75 to two, all this passing and passing. I want to see somebody hit a quarterback..."

[polamalubeast]

I reminds me of the game against the Raiders in 2010, when the Steelers had 165 penalty yards

The referees were ridiculous!

[salamander]

I reminds me of the game against the Raiders in 2010, when the Steelers had 165 penalty yards

The referees were ridiculous!

And we still won 35-7.

[polamalubeast]

And we still won 35-7.

Could very easily be 49-3.

[Devilsdancefloor]

I just wish more people would speak up he speaks the truth!

[Count Steeler]

Not much is going to happen on the field until the revenues start dropping. There is just too much entrenched in the TV contracts and too many "fantasy footballers" to see a sharp decline in the NFL revenues. The dilution of the product on the field will continue, unfortunately.

[salamander]

Not much is going to happen on the field until the revenues start dropping. There is just too much entrenched in the TV contracts and too many "fantasy footballers" to see a sharp decline in the NFL revenues. The dilution of the product on the field will continue, unfortunately.

Sad but true.

[BigNastyDefense]

Lloyd speaks the TRUTH!!!!!

[86WARD]

Just Plain Nasty

[tube517]

This is the NFFL, Greg. We don't need your real football around these parts.

[steeldawg]

Revenues will not be a problem, the nfl's popularity is at an all time high. Player safety rules are here to stay, the players suing the league have sealed that deal. Also retired players are always saying the nfl doesnt take care of them once their done with football, my question is where is the nflpa, why are they not negotiating this stronger on behalf of the players?

[ALLD]

He broke Marino's leg.

[Bluecoat96]

[BlacknGoldBabe]

Greg. I admire you for speaking the truth.

[vader29]

Gotta love Greg Lloyd, the master of the run on sentence!

[tube517]

Jim Gray is a douchebag

[ALLD]

"...along with the effen Super Bowl."

[SteelerFanInStl]

One of my all-time favorites. He speaks the truth.