D and offensive players said it was ridiculous when they were no longer allowed to put the crown of their helmets on an opponents chin or drill them in the ear hole. And then it was the concussion protocol that was ridiculous. I'm sure helmet rules were once considered ridiculous yet the game has survived.
Do whatever it is that you need to do to cope. Go out back and set all your NFL gear on fire, get on twitter and try to launch another NFL boycott, and get it all out of your system in time for the 2024-2025 season. Besides, theres PSLs to rage about.