His main suggestions for eliminating injuries were to abolish the diving tackle , develop better padding , and eliminate the kickoff .
Murphy spoke in favor of removing restrictions on the forward pass , which he viewed as a spectacular play and one that weakens the defense .
Murphy 's main suggestions for eliminating injuries were to abolish the diving tackle , develop better padding , and eliminate the kickoff .
Murphy spoke in favor of removing restrictions on the forward pass , which he viewed as a spectacular play and one that weakens the defense .