That dude other dude . is that his hat or his hair ? <| sep |> People saying they nerfed the defense but the truth is that there were no significant rule changes from last year to this that changed the way defense plays . IN FACT , the made ALL chop blocks illegal , nerfing offense a tiny bit in the name of defensive player safety . I would ask you to look at the line play of each of those QBs . Cousins , Prescott , and Carr are not running for their lives in the pocket . They ' re also not shitty QBs . Now look at a guy like Sam Bradford . He ' s not a shitty QB either . But look at his oline . I would say oline play is on the rise in a few spots , along with smart , talented QBs coming into the league and figuring things out . But it ' s easier to point at the refs and the rules .