They're talking about football players here. These are guys who would kargeky be gang bangers or have their nanes on the front of their uniform shirts instead of the back if they weren't in the NFL. Not a movue I'd waste my time or money on.
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Yes it is. It is also a symptom of the nanny state bullshit.Lol, concern for reducing severe injuries and dementia for football players is 'bleeding heart nonsense'?I was talking about your bleeding heart nonsense lol.And anyone that would claim that concern for a broken back, or broken neck or a life with mind altering brain injuries is 'pansie nonsense' would be a fool.Did I say anything about a broken arm Mr Ridiculous? No I didn't.You are being ridiculous. Risking a broken arm is nowhere at all similar to a 30% chance of becoming a drooling moron at the age of 50.They risk death every time they play. Broken back, broken neck. Shove the pansie nonsense where the sun don't shine. My loyalty is to common sense
You are really a confused person on this issue, dude.
Dumbass
When are you going to create similar bleeding heart threads for other dangerous professions? You know, like the professions that actually contribute to society for the good of it & not the money?
Get a grip
Do you ever actually think about what the hell you are saying?
Yes it is. It is also a symptom of the nanny state bullshit.
It is a violent sport, like boxing or MMA or any of the other sports prone to violence & injury.
It IS their choice to make not yours. Get it?
If a moron on a message board knows the risks for concussion then rest assured the players do too so if they choose to continue playing so be it.
No need to. Common-sense should tell you all you need to know.Looks can be deceiving.High School aged players dropping dead is a by-product of a normally sedentary lifestyle and extreme heat during August workouts. Our children aren't used to hardships like they were 30 years ago. So a 3 hour football practice at Catagory 4 or 5 tends to put too much stress on their systems. Not to mention the habit of football coaches stressing toughness instead of safety.With high school aged players dropping dead on the field in large numbers, I have to wonder just how informed their consent was.
And obesity. Many of these who die are very fat.
They see a kid who weighs 330 and think "Oh players at Alabama and in the NFL are 330....we got us a monster!!" But don't realize 330 of mostly muscle isn't the same as 330 of mostly fat.
Got any evidence to back up your claim. I was just looking at pics of children who dropped dead playing football. None looked fat to me
Sitting at home in air-conditioning while playing video games instead of playing outside like we used to when I was young has become normal for our kids. They have long periods of inactivity and then all of the sudden they're out running in the Sun and heat with 20 pounds of lightweight football equipment on.
Okay than if bucs90 is unwilling to back up his claims than I invite you to do so.
Ben Johnson set world records in the 100 meters thanks to steroids. His records and medals were subsequently stripped.Yes, I think that is the largest factor. What I would like to know is are players getting away with steroids or other ways of enhancing muscle development? That subject is muted in football. Even at the college level the size of so many players, not just linemen, is striking. Also, does not steroids (or whatever supplement) increase speed as well as size?It's the increase in size and speed that has compounded injuries. That is most prevalent at the pro level
Size restrictions based on frame size should be applied. We still have weight classes for boxing and wrestling so it could be applied in football, too. You don't want to restrict it to weight only. That would punish people for being naturally big and would encourage smaller players to increase their weight artificially.Wow, no sympathy for all these heroes then? Nothing that can be done to mitigate the negative consequences?If someone chooses to play pro football and does not recognize the risk then they are stupid enough to deserve the consequences.
Studies about CTE, etc., are redundant to say the least.
Then football should be banned if we are not going to make it a safer sport.
There is no legal right to engage in 'sports' that have such a high likelihood of leaving its players debilitated and crippled if not killed outright.
Not a single player is forced to choose football. Occupational hazard, play at your own risk.
The helmets are required to have a safety warning sticker on the back. Been that way for decades.
The only way to reduce injuries is to prevent players from becoming superficially/artificially large. The force of collisions is way greater than it was just thirty years ago.
You don't have to go that far back. As recently as the 1970's, even after weight training had become popular, Ohio St center Mark Lang weighed just over 200 lbs.Look at photos of football players a 100 years ago. Their helmets were nothing more than leather caps that protected their ears. And their jerseys were shoulder width, not like they had gigantic arms and shoulders.NFL denial is basically moot. Athletes who sustained repeated concussions were referred to as 'punch drunk', a boxing term that explains itself.
More recent research suggests that Lou Gherig's disease results from repeated concussions. Players need to know the risks before choosing but the choice is exclusively theirs and the NFL should have no culpability.
Just another group of attempted victims.
Wow, so we should just not do anything to help these people who have developed brain injuries? There is no doubt that they are getting injuries, but thats OK as long as the NFL admits there are problems?
You like gladiatorial sports as well? Fight to the death in arenas, etc?
Come on dude, we can improve the sport and not have so many of our athletic heroes killing themselves from depression, walking around like drooling idiots later in life and actually enjoying their retirement.
What would be the big deal if the various football sports organizations ruled out using pads and helmets? Went with the rugby approach?
Would that desecrate the religion of football so horribly that you couldnt enjoy watching our gladiators try to kill each other on the field otherwise?
That's called fag football. Kinda like flag football.Instead of tackling, why can't they play where a "tackle" is when you can grab the one holding the football with your two hands on each butt cheek? No chance for injury there.Wow, no sympathy for all these heroes then? Nothing that can be done to mitigate the negative consequences?If someone chooses to play pro football and does not recognize the risk then they are stupid enough to deserve the consequences.
Studies about CTE, etc., are redundant to say the least.
Then football should be banned if we are not going to make it a safer sport.
There is no legal right to engage in 'sports' that have such a high likelihood of leaving its players debilitated and crippled if not killed outright.
Coaching safety has gone through several strict changes over the past 40 years. Coaches have to take courses is sports safety and medicine and water availability is mandatory at all practices and especially early in the season. Usually a kid who dies from a heart issue is a result of an underlying condition. Brain injuries are still a concern however. Especially with bigger players and more severe collisions.High School aged players dropping dead is a by-product of a normally sedentary lifestyle and extreme heat during August workouts. Our children aren't used to hardships like they were 30 years ago. So a 3 hour football practice at Catagory 4 or 5 tends to put too much stress on their systems. Not to mention the habit of football coaches stressing toughness instead of safety.NFL denial is basically moot. Athletes who sustained repeated concussions were referred to as 'punch drunk', a boxing term that explains itself.I've heard the the movie tells a lot of lies.
First and foremost is the the NFL tried to deny there was a problem. That just isn't true. This doctor was saying things that no other doctor was saying. The NFL had entire teams of doctors threat didn't agree with this one doctors findings. The NFL went with what their doctors were telling them and not with what this one doctor was saying.
There apparently are other lies too, but that one is the most important.
More recent research suggests that Lou Gherig's disease results from repeated concussions. Players need to know the risks before choosing but the choice is exclusively theirs and the NFL should have no culpability.
Just another group of attempted victims.
With high school aged players dropping dead on the field in large numbers, I have to wonder just how informed their consent was.
Doesn't come anywhere close to the number killed driving cars.NFL denial is basically moot. Athletes who sustained repeated concussions were referred to as 'punch drunk', a boxing term that explains itself.I've heard the the movie tells a lot of lies.
First and foremost is the the NFL tried to deny there was a problem. That just isn't true. This doctor was saying things that no other doctor was saying. The NFL had entire teams of doctors threat didn't agree with this one doctors findings. The NFL went with what their doctors were telling them and not with what this one doctor was saying.
There apparently are other lies too, but that one is the most important.
More recent research suggests that Lou Gherig's disease results from repeated concussions. Players need to know the risks before choosing but the choice is exclusively theirs and the NFL should have no culpability.
Just another group of attempted victims.
With high school aged players dropping dead on the field in large numbers, I have to wonder just how informed their consent was.
In large numbers?
Your claim is bogus. In 2014 twelve players died in college and high school football combined and most werent related to head injuries.
Average 12 school football players die each year, study says
Alot of people like myself would say that twelve kids dying from playing a fucking game is a large number, capice?
The only manipulation that the NFL is guilty of is changing the rules to encourage passing in order to appease brain-dead idiots who want to see all of that boring passing crap on TV.Not a single player is forced to choose football. Occupational hazard, play at your own risk.
The helmets are required to have a safety warning sticker on the back. Been that way for decades.
The only way to reduce injuries is to prevent players from becoming superficially/artificially large. The force of collisions is way greater than it was just thirty years ago.
saw this move the other day,further proof the NFL is corrupt.even though i love football i would rejoice if the NFL was disbanned its so corrupt with games being rigged all the time in the playoffs.
i would throw a party if the NFL got disbanned.Im getting tired of crap like deflategate and the pats going unpunished for it and then in the playoff game last year when the Lions traveled to dallas to play the cowboys,a cowboy defender committed a pass intereference penalty against the lions receiver that everyone in the world saw and knew the correct call was made that it WAS pass interference and yet, the ref then picked up the yellow flag and gave no explanation for picking it up.which turned out to be critical costing the Lions the game. I am so sick of these games not being officiated fairly and these officials getting way with their crimes never getting punished for it.fuck the NFL.
I wont be watching anymore superbowls again.I've had it with the NFL and will never give them a dime of my money again.
So would you go with a BMI scale, body fat percentage, or what?Size restrictions based on frame size should be applied. We still have weight classes for boxing and wrestling so it could be applied in football, too. You don't want to restrict it to weight only. That would punish people for being naturally big and would encourage smaller players to increase their weight artificially.Wow, no sympathy for all these heroes then? Nothing that can be done to mitigate the negative consequences?If someone chooses to play pro football and does not recognize the risk then they are stupid enough to deserve the consequences.
Studies about CTE, etc., are redundant to say the least.
Then football should be banned if we are not going to make it a safer sport.
There is no legal right to engage in 'sports' that have such a high likelihood of leaving its players debilitated and crippled if not killed outright.
But when you have artificially inflated size on a frame not designed to handle that weight and then combine the speed and force, the exposed joints are not sufficiently reinforced to handle the impacts.
Or from nuclear weapons and a myriad number of other irrelevant comparisons.Doesn't come anywhere close to the number killed driving cars.
That sort of thing seems common in professional sports, like the gambling scandal of soccer and the NBA giving Jordan a pass on common rules like 'traveling' etc.Not a single player is forced to choose football. Occupational hazard, play at your own risk.
The helmets are required to have a safety warning sticker on the back. Been that way for decades.
The only way to reduce injuries is to prevent players from becoming superficially/artificially large. The force of collisions is way greater than it was just thirty years ago.
saw this move the other day,further proof the NFL is corrupt.even though i love football i would rejoice if the NFL was disbanned its so corrupt with games being rigged all the time in the playoffs.
i would throw a party if the NFL got disbanned.Im getting tired of crap like deflategate and the pats going unpunished for it and then in the playoff game last year when the Lions traveled to dallas to play the cowboys,a cowboy defender committed a pass intereference penalty against the lions receiver that everyone in the world saw and knew the correct call was made that it WAS pass interference and yet, the ref then picked up the yellow flag and gave no explanation for picking it up.which turned out to be critical costing the Lions the game. I am so sick of these games not being officiated fairly and these officials getting way with their crimes never getting punished for it.fuck the NFL.
I wont be watching anymore superbowls again.I've had it with the NFL and will never give them a dime of my money again.
Frame size as measured at the wrist, elbow and ankle against height.So would you go with a BMI scale, body fat percentage, or what?Size restrictions based on frame size should be applied. We still have weight classes for boxing and wrestling so it could be applied in football, too. You don't want to restrict it to weight only. That would punish people for being naturally big and would encourage smaller players to increase their weight artificially.Wow, no sympathy for all these heroes then? Nothing that can be done to mitigate the negative consequences?If someone chooses to play pro football and does not recognize the risk then they are stupid enough to deserve the consequences.
Studies about CTE, etc., are redundant to say the least.
Then football should be banned if we are not going to make it a safer sport.
There is no legal right to engage in 'sports' that have such a high likelihood of leaving its players debilitated and crippled if not killed outright.
But when you have artificially inflated size on a frame not designed to handle that weight and then combine the speed and force, the exposed joints are not sufficiently reinforced to handle the impacts.
High school sports are as necessary as teenage driving in many ways. Kids driving makes logistics more practical in a home and some kids count on sports as a way into college.Or from nuclear weapons and a myriad number of other irrelevant comparisons.Doesn't come anywhere close to the number killed driving cars.
We are not talking about necessary transportation but a KIDS GAME, that can be made safer, that's all.
Here are examples of the changes from suspension helmets to padded helmets with inflatable bladders in the padding...