Is this just a schtick? If it can't be both ways how does he reconcile that? Is it cognitive dissonance?No. No player whose career is entirely (or midtly) contained in the Parity Era (post-1994) can be considered Great, never mind the Greatest.
the great players of yesteryear would have been great in ANY era. Today's "stsrs" are so protected and coddled that they wouldn't have made it in the former era.
Along with parity has come a deluge of rules giving all the power to the offense and making any significant contact with an offensive player a 15 yard penalty. We've removed all animosity and real emotion from the game too. It's now about building a machine with interchangeable parts rather than a great team. That in itself makes this era far more pussified.
the UNDERSTATEMENT of the century the cheatiot apologists cover their ears and close their eyes on when they see this.lol
The games are all rigged according to you and alex, so there is absolutely no cheating. Can't have it both ways nut job.