Should football be banned in this country? ONLY FOOTBALL too, not other sports.

[Moonglow]

I have a theory: Maybe we're going in the wrong direction with football helmets.

Maybe they should have far less protection so they'll avoid using their heads altogether.

These guys are too big, too strong, too fast, too motivated. The human brain simply is not built for that combination.
.

I agree

When I grew up in the 60s and 70s you never saw stories of football players with dementia. Plenty of stories about punch drunk boxers but all you saw on retired football players was knees and backs that left them crippled

Players are too big, too fast and too strong for the head to take it

I had a twenty six year old ex football player for OU that lived next door in 1978, his knees were so worn out he could barely walk..

 

[dcbl]

media's crusade

**** them with an AIDS infested cactus

 

[martybegan]

It has been rather obvious that the media's crusade against football (for some reason only football) is not going to stop.99% of ALL players that played FOOTBALL suffer from CTE? Yeap. It is certainly what ESPN wants, right? It is conclusive, football is too dangerous for everyone. There is no debate anymore. 99%! Now, just because concussions happen in other sports, that really does not matter. I mean, apparently it does not matter. Right?

So, seriously. Should football be banned in this country. ONLY FOOTBALL too, since even though concussions do happen in other sports, those other sports are not FOOTBALL. So.....

Well, what do you think? Should we boycott football, since 99% of ALL players that play FOOTBALL have CTE? Explain why? Also, if not banned, then tell us exactly why the media has this annual crusade against ONLY FOOTBALL about CTE?

Football will not have to be banned

Unless they get a grip on CTE, they will wither and die

1. Insurance companies will charge exhorbatant rates to Pee Wee, HS and College programs

2. Parents will steer their children into other sports

Did the study show the same levels of damage from pee-wee football or was that even studied? I don't think the kids can move fast enough or have enough mass to cause the collisions that are an issue in the NFL. Even in the high level college games the speed and size is not the same as the NFL, I would think High school would be even less so.

If it as I suspect, mostly a pro issue, then people will continue to risk their longevity for a large economic return that benefits them, their families, and their future generations.

 

[rightwinger]

It has been rather obvious that the media's crusade against football (for some reason only football) is not going to stop.99% of ALL players that played FOOTBALL suffer from CTE? Yeap. It is certainly what ESPN wants, right? It is conclusive, football is too dangerous for everyone. There is no debate anymore. 99%! Now, just because concussions happen in other sports, that really does not matter. I mean, apparently it does not matter. Right?

So, seriously. Should football be banned in this country. ONLY FOOTBALL too, since even though concussions do happen in other sports, those other sports are not FOOTBALL. So.....

Well, what do you think? Should we boycott football, since 99% of ALL players that play FOOTBALL have CTE? Explain why? Also, if not banned, then tell us exactly why the media has this annual crusade against ONLY FOOTBALL about CTE?

Football will not have to be banned

Unless they get a grip on CTE, they will wither and die

1. Insurance companies will charge exhorbatant rates to Pee Wee, HS and College programs

2. Parents will steer their children into other sports

Did the study show the same levels of damage from pee-wee football or was that even studied? I don't think the kids can move fast enough or have enough mass to cause the collisions that are an issue in the NFL. Even in the high level college games the speed and size is not the same as the NFL, I would think High school would be even less so.

If it as I suspect, mostly a pro issue, then people will continue to risk their longevity for a large economic return that benefits them, their families, and their future generations.

We are already seeing CTE at the HS and college level

18 year old high school football player | CTE Center

One thing they are doing at the lower levels is teaching proper tackling

 

[martybegan]

It has been rather obvious that the media's crusade against football (for some reason only football) is not going to stop.99% of ALL players that played FOOTBALL suffer from CTE? Yeap. It is certainly what ESPN wants, right? It is conclusive, football is too dangerous for everyone. There is no debate anymore. 99%! Now, just because concussions happen in other sports, that really does not matter. I mean, apparently it does not matter. Right?

So, seriously. Should football be banned in this country. ONLY FOOTBALL too, since even though concussions do happen in other sports, those other sports are not FOOTBALL. So.....

Well, what do you think? Should we boycott football, since 99% of ALL players that play FOOTBALL have CTE? Explain why? Also, if not banned, then tell us exactly why the media has this annual crusade against ONLY FOOTBALL about CTE?

Football will not have to be banned

Unless they get a grip on CTE, they will wither and die

1. Insurance companies will charge exhorbatant rates to Pee Wee, HS and College programs

2. Parents will steer their children into other sports

Did the study show the same levels of damage from pee-wee football or was that even studied? I don't think the kids can move fast enough or have enough mass to cause the collisions that are an issue in the NFL. Even in the high level college games the speed and size is not the same as the NFL, I would think High school would be even less so.

If it as I suspect, mostly a pro issue, then people will continue to risk their longevity for a large economic return that benefits them, their families, and their future generations.

We are already seeing CTE at the HS and college level

18 year old high school football player | CTE Center

One thing they are doing at the lower levels is teaching proper tackling

The question is the rate it is being seen, and the degree. CTE is a broad diagnosis that isn't really quantified to the degree of other diseases, mostly because the brain is so complex, and trauma to it is not as studied as other things.

To me the question will always be simple economics, the chance of someone to make at a minimum 10-20 times the national average for even a few years will outweigh the risks involved.

 

[rightwinger]

It has been rather obvious that the media's crusade against football (for some reason only football) is not going to stop.99% of ALL players that played FOOTBALL suffer from CTE? Yeap. It is certainly what ESPN wants, right? It is conclusive, football is too dangerous for everyone. There is no debate anymore. 99%! Now, just because concussions happen in other sports, that really does not matter. I mean, apparently it does not matter. Right?

So, seriously. Should football be banned in this country. ONLY FOOTBALL too, since even though concussions do happen in other sports, those other sports are not FOOTBALL. So.....

Well, what do you think? Should we boycott football, since 99% of ALL players that play FOOTBALL have CTE? Explain why? Also, if not banned, then tell us exactly why the media has this annual crusade against ONLY FOOTBALL about CTE?

Football will not have to be banned

Unless they get a grip on CTE, they will wither and die

1. Insurance companies will charge exhorbatant rates to Pee Wee, HS and College programs

2. Parents will steer their children into other sports

Did the study show the same levels of damage from pee-wee football or was that even studied? I don't think the kids can move fast enough or have enough mass to cause the collisions that are an issue in the NFL. Even in the high level college games the speed and size is not the same as the NFL, I would think High school would be even less so.

If it as I suspect, mostly a pro issue, then people will continue to risk their longevity for a large economic return that benefits them, their families, and their future generations.

We are already seeing CTE at the HS and college level

18 year old high school football player | CTE Center

One thing they are doing at the lower levels is teaching proper tackling

The question is the rate it is being seen, and the degree. CTE is a broad diagnosis that isn't really quantified to the degree of other diseases, mostly because the brain is so complex, and trauma to it is not as studied as other things.

To me the question will always be simple economics, the chance of someone to make at a minimum 10-20 times the national average for even a few years will outweigh the risks involved.

Classic pact with the devil

Fame and fortune in return for a sentence of dementia when you retire

 

[martybegan]

It has been rather obvious that the media's crusade against football (for some reason only football) is not going to stop.99% of ALL players that played FOOTBALL suffer from CTE? Yeap. It is certainly what ESPN wants, right? It is conclusive, football is too dangerous for everyone. There is no debate anymore. 99%! Now, just because concussions happen in other sports, that really does not matter. I mean, apparently it does not matter. Right?

So, seriously. Should football be banned in this country. ONLY FOOTBALL too, since even though concussions do happen in other sports, those other sports are not FOOTBALL. So.....

Well, what do you think? Should we boycott football, since 99% of ALL players that play FOOTBALL have CTE? Explain why? Also, if not banned, then tell us exactly why the media has this annual crusade against ONLY FOOTBALL about CTE?

Football will not have to be banned

Unless they get a grip on CTE, they will wither and die

1. Insurance companies will charge exhorbatant rates to Pee Wee, HS and College programs

2. Parents will steer their children into other sports

Did the study show the same levels of damage from pee-wee football or was that even studied? I don't think the kids can move fast enough or have enough mass to cause the collisions that are an issue in the NFL. Even in the high level college games the speed and size is not the same as the NFL, I would think High school would be even less so.

If it as I suspect, mostly a pro issue, then people will continue to risk their longevity for a large economic return that benefits them, their families, and their future generations.

We are already seeing CTE at the HS and college level

18 year old high school football player | CTE Center

One thing they are doing at the lower levels is teaching proper tackling

The question is the rate it is being seen, and the degree. CTE is a broad diagnosis that isn't really quantified to the degree of other diseases, mostly because the brain is so complex, and trauma to it is not as studied as other things.

To me the question will always be simple economics, the chance of someone to make at a minimum 10-20 times the national average for even a few years will outweigh the risks involved.

Classic pact with the devil

Fame and fortune in return for a sentence of dementia when you retire

Actually 20 or so years after you retire. How is that any different from the CEO or executive who works his ass off under stressful conditions for good pay and has a heart attack at 65?

Risk, reward. That and except for some outliers most of the guys in football wouldn't be able to make the same $$ without it.

 

[rightwinger]

Football will not have to be banned

Unless they get a grip on CTE, they will wither and die

1. Insurance companies will charge exhorbatant rates to Pee Wee, HS and College programs

2. Parents will steer their children into other sports

Did the study show the same levels of damage from pee-wee football or was that even studied? I don't think the kids can move fast enough or have enough mass to cause the collisions that are an issue in the NFL. Even in the high level college games the speed and size is not the same as the NFL, I would think High school would be even less so.

If it as I suspect, mostly a pro issue, then people will continue to risk their longevity for a large economic return that benefits them, their families, and their future generations.

We are already seeing CTE at the HS and college level

18 year old high school football player | CTE Center

One thing they are doing at the lower levels is teaching proper tackling

The question is the rate it is being seen, and the degree. CTE is a broad diagnosis that isn't really quantified to the degree of other diseases, mostly because the brain is so complex, and trauma to it is not as studied as other things.

To me the question will always be simple economics, the chance of someone to make at a minimum 10-20 times the national average for even a few years will outweigh the risks involved.

Classic pact with the devil

Fame and fortune in return for a sentence of dementia when you retire

Actually 20 or so years after you retire. How is that any different from the CEO or executive who works his ass off under stressful conditions for good pay and has a heart attack at 65?

Risk, reward. That and except for some outliers most of the guys in football wouldn't be able to make the same $$ without it.

I would guess most young men would take the risk.
Their parents may not
Problem is insurance companies once schools are sued to pay for a brain damaged kid.

NFL is a huge business. CTE is capable of bringing them down

 

[Theowl32]

It has been rather obvious that the media's crusade against football (for some reason only football) is not going to stop.99% of ALL players that played FOOTBALL suffer from CTE? Yeap. It is certainly what ESPN wants, right? It is conclusive, football is too dangerous for everyone. There is no debate anymore. 99%! Now, just because concussions happen in other sports, that really does not matter. I mean, apparently it does not matter. Right?

So, seriously. Should football be banned in this country. ONLY FOOTBALL too, since even though concussions do happen in other sports, those other sports are not FOOTBALL. So.....

Well, what do you think? Should we boycott football, since 99% of ALL players that play FOOTBALL have CTE? Explain why? Also, if not banned, then tell us exactly why the media has this annual crusade against ONLY FOOTBALL about CTE?

Football will not have to be banned

Unless they get a grip on CTE, they will wither and die

1. Insurance companies will charge exhorbatant rates to Pee Wee, HS and College programs

2. Parents will steer their children into other sports

Did the study show the same levels of damage from pee-wee football or was that even studied? I don't think the kids can move fast enough or have enough mass to cause the collisions that are an issue in the NFL. Even in the high level college games the speed and size is not the same as the NFL, I would think High school would be even less so.

If it as I suspect, mostly a pro issue, then people will continue to risk their longevity for a large economic return that benefits them, their families, and their future generations.

We are already seeing CTE at the HS and college level

18 year old high school football player | CTE Center

One thing they are doing at the lower levels is teaching proper tackling

The question is the rate it is being seen, and the degree. CTE is a broad diagnosis that isn't really quantified to the degree of other diseases, mostly because the brain is so complex, and trauma to it is not as studied as other things.

To me the question will always be simple economics, the chance of someone to make at a minimum 10-20 times the national average for even a few years will outweigh the risks involved.

If you notice, like I notice, there seems to be a clear AGENDA with the hype about CONCUSSIONS in regards to concussions and FOOTBALL.

Look at the hype behind it. Look at ESPN doing to constant drum beat about it. Look at the MSM along with Hollywood putting out movies in regards to CONCUSSIONS and FOOTBALL. Nothing about any of the other sports. Hardly a peep anyway. Very little.

Example. Every year the media will harp on the fact that every NFL team plays ONE TIME A YEAR on a Thursday. Lions and Cowboys have been doing this.....for 50 years. Anyway, every year the MSM (ESPN or ABC/Disney) harps how bad it is for the health of FOOTBALL players to play a game (once a year) on 3 days rest (they always leave out that they have 10 days rest after that.)

Yet, no network points out that every NHL team plays 82 game seasons. NHL players play 2 or 3 times a week for SIX MONTHS. Nothing from the media. CONCUSSIONS are prevalent in that sport. There are a lot more sports very prone to CONCUSSIONS.

So, what could the hype be about in regards to FOOTBALL. Why? Why no special Outside the Lines pieces of Bob Ley with those other sports?

What could this agenda be? Their new study in regards to NINETY NINE PERCENT.....
Here is another question (perhaps rhetorical.) Notice how the MSM uses overwhelming percentages? There is that number again. NINETY NINE percent. Where did we hear that before? How about 97%? Oh, those climate scientists, right?

Just saying there is an apparent agenda here, and I am not sure what it is. When you have the MSM, along with Hollywood involved, skewed reported stats (the 99% is a faulty number btw.)

It was 99% of DONATED BRAINS that had shown clear signs. Not that that is really reported. There are many NFL players that display ZERO signs of brain damage. Including players that retired due to concussions. Like Roger Staubach. Oh, it just so happens Staubach made a very successful real estate career after football. In other words, he is not broke and not part of some multi million dollar lawsuit.

What is the agenda? To me there is an agenda.

 

[martybegan]

Did the study show the same levels of damage from pee-wee football or was that even studied? I don't think the kids can move fast enough or have enough mass to cause the collisions that are an issue in the NFL. Even in the high level college games the speed and size is not the same as the NFL, I would think High school would be even less so.

If it as I suspect, mostly a pro issue, then people will continue to risk their longevity for a large economic return that benefits them, their families, and their future generations.

We are already seeing CTE at the HS and college level

18 year old high school football player | CTE Center

One thing they are doing at the lower levels is teaching proper tackling

The question is the rate it is being seen, and the degree. CTE is a broad diagnosis that isn't really quantified to the degree of other diseases, mostly because the brain is so complex, and trauma to it is not as studied as other things.

To me the question will always be simple economics, the chance of someone to make at a minimum 10-20 times the national average for even a few years will outweigh the risks involved.

Classic pact with the devil

Fame and fortune in return for a sentence of dementia when you retire

Actually 20 or so years after you retire. How is that any different from the CEO or executive who works his ass off under stressful conditions for good pay and has a heart attack at 65?

Risk, reward. That and except for some outliers most of the guys in football wouldn't be able to make the same $$ without it.

I would guess most young men would take the risk.
Their parents may not
Problem is insurance companies once schools are sued to pay for a brain damaged kid.

NFL is a huge business. CTE is capable of bringing them down

If it was going to happen, it would have happened already. They have already settled with the older players, and the younger ones now know the risk.

And parents will continue to let their kids play, even if at a reduced rate.

 

[martybegan]

It has been rather obvious that the media's crusade against football (for some reason only football) is not going to stop.99% of ALL players that played FOOTBALL suffer from CTE? Yeap. It is certainly what ESPN wants, right? It is conclusive, football is too dangerous for everyone. There is no debate anymore. 99%! Now, just because concussions happen in other sports, that really does not matter. I mean, apparently it does not matter. Right?

So, seriously. Should football be banned in this country. ONLY FOOTBALL too, since even though concussions do happen in other sports, those other sports are not FOOTBALL. So.....

Well, what do you think? Should we boycott football, since 99% of ALL players that play FOOTBALL have CTE? Explain why? Also, if not banned, then tell us exactly why the media has this annual crusade against ONLY FOOTBALL about CTE?

Football will not have to be banned

Unless they get a grip on CTE, they will wither and die

1. Insurance companies will charge exhorbatant rates to Pee Wee, HS and College programs

2. Parents will steer their children into other sports

Did the study show the same levels of damage from pee-wee football or was that even studied? I don't think the kids can move fast enough or have enough mass to cause the collisions that are an issue in the NFL. Even in the high level college games the speed and size is not the same as the NFL, I would think High school would be even less so.

If it as I suspect, mostly a pro issue, then people will continue to risk their longevity for a large economic return that benefits them, their families, and their future generations.

We are already seeing CTE at the HS and college level

18 year old high school football player | CTE Center

One thing they are doing at the lower levels is teaching proper tackling

The question is the rate it is being seen, and the degree. CTE is a broad diagnosis that isn't really quantified to the degree of other diseases, mostly because the brain is so complex, and trauma to it is not as studied as other things.

To me the question will always be simple economics, the chance of someone to make at a minimum 10-20 times the national average for even a few years will outweigh the risks involved.

If you notice, like I notice, there seems to be a clear AGENDA with the hype about CONCUSSIONS in regards to concussions and FOOTBALL.

Look at the hype behind it. Look at ESPN doing to constant drum beat about it. Look at the MSM along with Hollywood putting out movies in regards to CONCUSSIONS and FOOTBALL. Nothing about any of the other sports. Hardly a peep anyway. Very little.

Example. Every year the media will harp on the fact that every NFL team plays ONE TIME A YEAR on a Thursday. Lions and Cowboys have been doing this.....for 50 years. Anyway, every year the MSM (ESPN or ABC/Disney) harps how bad it is for the health of FOOTBALL players to play a game (once a year) on 3 days rest (they always leave out that they have 10 days rest after that.)

Yet, no network points out that every NHL team plays 82 game seasons. NHL players play 2 or 3 times a week for SIX MONTHS. Nothing from the media. CONCUSSIONS are prevalent in that sport. There are a lot more sports very prone to CONCUSSIONS.

So, what could the hype be about in regards to FOOTBALL. Why? Why no special Outside the Lines pieces of Bob Ley with those other sports?

What could this agenda be? Their new study in regards to NINETY NINE PERCENT.....
Here is another question (perhaps rhetorical.) Notice how the MSM uses overwhelming percentages? There is that number again. NINETY NINE percent. Where did we hear that before? How about 97%? Oh, those climate scientists, right?

Just saying there is an apparent agenda here, and I am not sure what it is. When you have the MSM, along with Hollywood involved, skewed reported stats (the 99% is a faulty number btw.)

It was 99% of DONATED BRAINS that had shown clear signs. Not that that is really reported. There are many NFL players that display ZERO signs of brain damage. Including players that retired due to concussions. Like Roger Staubach. Oh, it just so happens Staubach made a very successful real estate career after football. In other words, he is not broke and not part of some multi million dollar lawsuit.

What is the agenda? To me there is an agenda.

There may be an agenda, but whatever it is I doubt the people trying to make football less popular realize what they are up against.

And yes, the sample may have been skewed due to the voluntary nature of the donations, plus again, the issue of CTE and it's degree is another. Just because you show "some signs" of it post-mortem doesn't mean you suffered symptoms. Brain injury isn't like a blown knee. The knee is either shot, or it's not. A brain is much more complex.

 

[Marion Morrison]

It has been rather obvious that the media's crusade against football (for some reason only football) is not going to stop.99% of ALL players that played FOOTBALL suffer from CTE? Yeap. It is certainly what ESPN wants, right? It is conclusive, football is too dangerous for everyone. There is no debate anymore. 99%! Now, just because concussions happen in other sports, that really does not matter. I mean, apparently it does not matter. Right?

So, seriously. Should football be banned in this country. ONLY FOOTBALL too, since even though concussions do happen in other sports, those other sports are not FOOTBALL. So.....

Well, what do you think? Should we boycott football, since 99% of ALL players that play FOOTBALL have CTE? Explain why? Also, if not banned, then tell us exactly why the media has this annual crusade against ONLY FOOTBALL about CTE?

What's wrong witcha, boy? Football is a fantastic game!



You can get a concussion from being beaned in the head, cracking heads together playing soccer or basketball as well.

 

[rightwinger]

Football will not have to be banned

Unless they get a grip on CTE, they will wither and die

1. Insurance companies will charge exhorbatant rates to Pee Wee, HS and College programs

2. Parents will steer their children into other sports

Did the study show the same levels of damage from pee-wee football or was that even studied? I don't think the kids can move fast enough or have enough mass to cause the collisions that are an issue in the NFL. Even in the high level college games the speed and size is not the same as the NFL, I would think High school would be even less so.

If it as I suspect, mostly a pro issue, then people will continue to risk their longevity for a large economic return that benefits them, their families, and their future generations.

We are already seeing CTE at the HS and college level

18 year old high school football player | CTE Center

One thing they are doing at the lower levels is teaching proper tackling

The question is the rate it is being seen, and the degree. CTE is a broad diagnosis that isn't really quantified to the degree of other diseases, mostly because the brain is so complex, and trauma to it is not as studied as other things.

To me the question will always be simple economics, the chance of someone to make at a minimum 10-20 times the national average for even a few years will outweigh the risks involved.

If you notice, like I notice, there seems to be a clear AGENDA with the hype about CONCUSSIONS in regards to concussions and FOOTBALL.

Look at the hype behind it. Look at ESPN doing to constant drum beat about it. Look at the MSM along with Hollywood putting out movies in regards to CONCUSSIONS and FOOTBALL. Nothing about any of the other sports. Hardly a peep anyway. Very little.

Example. Every year the media will harp on the fact that every NFL team plays ONE TIME A YEAR on a Thursday. Lions and Cowboys have been doing this.....for 50 years. Anyway, every year the MSM (ESPN or ABC/Disney) harps how bad it is for the health of FOOTBALL players to play a game (once a year) on 3 days rest (they always leave out that they have 10 days rest after that.)

Yet, no network points out that every NHL team plays 82 game seasons. NHL players play 2 or 3 times a week for SIX MONTHS. Nothing from the media. CONCUSSIONS are prevalent in that sport. There are a lot more sports very prone to CONCUSSIONS.

So, what could the hype be about in regards to FOOTBALL. Why? Why no special Outside the Lines pieces of Bob Ley with those other sports?

What could this agenda be? Their new study in regards to NINETY NINE PERCENT.....
Here is another question (perhaps rhetorical.) Notice how the MSM uses overwhelming percentages? There is that number again. NINETY NINE percent. Where did we hear that before? How about 97%? Oh, those climate scientists, right?

Just saying there is an apparent agenda here, and I am not sure what it is. When you have the MSM, along with Hollywood involved, skewed reported stats (the 99% is a faulty number btw.)

It was 99% of DONATED BRAINS that had shown clear signs. Not that that is really reported. There are many NFL players that display ZERO signs of brain damage. Including players that retired due to concussions. Like Roger Staubach. Oh, it just so happens Staubach made a very successful real estate career after football. In other words, he is not broke and not part of some multi million dollar lawsuit.

What is the agenda? To me there is an agenda.

There may be an agenda, but whatever it is I doubt the people trying to make football less popular realize what they are up against.

And yes, the sample may have been skewed due to the voluntary nature of the donations, plus again, the issue of CTE and it's degree is another. Just because you show "some signs" of it post-mortem doesn't mean you suffered symptoms. Brain injury isn't like a blown knee. The knee is either shot, or it's not. A brain is much more complex.

What you will see is watered down football
Glorified flag football with a roughing penalty every other play

NFL is only just beginning to take this seriously. Many players are retiring early. The media will continue to report on super stars who now drool and need to be spoon fed

 

[martybegan]

Did the study show the same levels of damage from pee-wee football or was that even studied? I don't think the kids can move fast enough or have enough mass to cause the collisions that are an issue in the NFL. Even in the high level college games the speed and size is not the same as the NFL, I would think High school would be even less so.

If it as I suspect, mostly a pro issue, then people will continue to risk their longevity for a large economic return that benefits them, their families, and their future generations.

We are already seeing CTE at the HS and college level

18 year old high school football player | CTE Center

One thing they are doing at the lower levels is teaching proper tackling

The question is the rate it is being seen, and the degree. CTE is a broad diagnosis that isn't really quantified to the degree of other diseases, mostly because the brain is so complex, and trauma to it is not as studied as other things.

To me the question will always be simple economics, the chance of someone to make at a minimum 10-20 times the national average for even a few years will outweigh the risks involved.

If you notice, like I notice, there seems to be a clear AGENDA with the hype about CONCUSSIONS in regards to concussions and FOOTBALL.

Look at the hype behind it. Look at ESPN doing to constant drum beat about it. Look at the MSM along with Hollywood putting out movies in regards to CONCUSSIONS and FOOTBALL. Nothing about any of the other sports. Hardly a peep anyway. Very little.

Example. Every year the media will harp on the fact that every NFL team plays ONE TIME A YEAR on a Thursday. Lions and Cowboys have been doing this.....for 50 years. Anyway, every year the MSM (ESPN or ABC/Disney) harps how bad it is for the health of FOOTBALL players to play a game (once a year) on 3 days rest (they always leave out that they have 10 days rest after that.)

Yet, no network points out that every NHL team plays 82 game seasons. NHL players play 2 or 3 times a week for SIX MONTHS. Nothing from the media. CONCUSSIONS are prevalent in that sport. There are a lot more sports very prone to CONCUSSIONS.

So, what could the hype be about in regards to FOOTBALL. Why? Why no special Outside the Lines pieces of Bob Ley with those other sports?

What could this agenda be? Their new study in regards to NINETY NINE PERCENT.....
Here is another question (perhaps rhetorical.) Notice how the MSM uses overwhelming percentages? There is that number again. NINETY NINE percent. Where did we hear that before? How about 97%? Oh, those climate scientists, right?

Just saying there is an apparent agenda here, and I am not sure what it is. When you have the MSM, along with Hollywood involved, skewed reported stats (the 99% is a faulty number btw.)

It was 99% of DONATED BRAINS that had shown clear signs. Not that that is really reported. There are many NFL players that display ZERO signs of brain damage. Including players that retired due to concussions. Like Roger Staubach. Oh, it just so happens Staubach made a very successful real estate career after football. In other words, he is not broke and not part of some multi million dollar lawsuit.

What is the agenda? To me there is an agenda.

There may be an agenda, but whatever it is I doubt the people trying to make football less popular realize what they are up against.

And yes, the sample may have been skewed due to the voluntary nature of the donations, plus again, the issue of CTE and it's degree is another. Just because you show "some signs" of it post-mortem doesn't mean you suffered symptoms. Brain injury isn't like a blown knee. The knee is either shot, or it's not. A brain is much more complex.

What you will see is watered down football
Glorified flag football with a roughing penalty every other play

NFL is only just beginning to take this seriously. Many players are retiring early. The media will continue to report on super stars who now drool and need to be spoon fed

I doubt it. They have already made head shots and using your head as a missile penalties.

Too. Much. Money. is. being. made.

You see it from your viewpoint, not from the viewpoint of a family with a 300lb kid with a room temperature IQ who has a chance to make at a minimum hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

 

[Theowl32]

Football will not have to be banned

Unless they get a grip on CTE, they will wither and die

1. Insurance companies will charge exhorbatant rates to Pee Wee, HS and College programs

2. Parents will steer their children into other sports

Did the study show the same levels of damage from pee-wee football or was that even studied? I don't think the kids can move fast enough or have enough mass to cause the collisions that are an issue in the NFL. Even in the high level college games the speed and size is not the same as the NFL, I would think High school would be even less so.

If it as I suspect, mostly a pro issue, then people will continue to risk their longevity for a large economic return that benefits them, their families, and their future generations.

We are already seeing CTE at the HS and college level

18 year old high school football player | CTE Center

One thing they are doing at the lower levels is teaching proper tackling

The question is the rate it is being seen, and the degree. CTE is a broad diagnosis that isn't really quantified to the degree of other diseases, mostly because the brain is so complex, and trauma to it is not as studied as other things.

To me the question will always be simple economics, the chance of someone to make at a minimum 10-20 times the national average for even a few years will outweigh the risks involved.

If you notice, like I notice, there seems to be a clear AGENDA with the hype about CONCUSSIONS in regards to concussions and FOOTBALL.

Look at the hype behind it. Look at ESPN doing to constant drum beat about it. Look at the MSM along with Hollywood putting out movies in regards to CONCUSSIONS and FOOTBALL. Nothing about any of the other sports. Hardly a peep anyway. Very little.

Example. Every year the media will harp on the fact that every NFL team plays ONE TIME A YEAR on a Thursday. Lions and Cowboys have been doing this.....for 50 years. Anyway, every year the MSM (ESPN or ABC/Disney) harps how bad it is for the health of FOOTBALL players to play a game (once a year) on 3 days rest (they always leave out that they have 10 days rest after that.)

Yet, no network points out that every NHL team plays 82 game seasons. NHL players play 2 or 3 times a week for SIX MONTHS. Nothing from the media. CONCUSSIONS are prevalent in that sport. There are a lot more sports very prone to CONCUSSIONS.

So, what could the hype be about in regards to FOOTBALL. Why? Why no special Outside the Lines pieces of Bob Ley with those other sports?

What could this agenda be? Their new study in regards to NINETY NINE PERCENT.....
Here is another question (perhaps rhetorical.) Notice how the MSM uses overwhelming percentages? There is that number again. NINETY NINE percent. Where did we hear that before? How about 97%? Oh, those climate scientists, right?

Just saying there is an apparent agenda here, and I am not sure what it is. When you have the MSM, along with Hollywood involved, skewed reported stats (the 99% is a faulty number btw.)

It was 99% of DONATED BRAINS that had shown clear signs. Not that that is really reported. There are many NFL players that display ZERO signs of brain damage. Including players that retired due to concussions. Like Roger Staubach. Oh, it just so happens Staubach made a very successful real estate career after football. In other words, he is not broke and not part of some multi million dollar lawsuit.

What is the agenda? To me there is an agenda.

There may be an agenda, but whatever it is I doubt the people trying to make football less popular realize what they are up against.

And yes, the sample may have been skewed due to the voluntary nature of the donations, plus again, the issue of CTE and it's degree is another. Just because you show "some signs" of it post-mortem doesn't mean you suffered symptoms. Brain injury isn't like a blown knee. The knee is either shot, or it's not. A brain is much more complex.

Yeah, the problem with the study are a few things. First of all, I have not read mass comparisons to other sports. Yes, just to reiterate. For some reason, the brains of Frank Gifford and Ken Stabler were examined right away. They both lived to old age, and Gifford certainly seemed sharp into his old age. He did not play since the 60s. They of course reported CTE.

Now, when Gordie Howe passed away last year, no study on his brain. I guess it is probably up to the families. Perhaps they asked and the family denied it. That would be a bit surprising that the family would not want to know. Howe, played over 30 years in the NHL. They played in an era with no helmets. Not even the goalies wore helmets for Gods sake.

Nothing. This is going to happen over and over again over the next decades as EX NFL players continue to die. Joe Namath is getting there. Trust me, his brain will be examined quickly and the reports will be front page and Bob Ley will be doing an OTL episode about it.

Not for any ex players from any sport prone to concussions. Not ex boxers etc. Only football.

The death will happen when insurance companies no longer insure youth football and HS football. That is when it will happen. It will happen too. Especially, when the government takes over our healthcare on a national level.

I think I starting to tap into an agenda. Multi million dollar lawsuits, NATIONAL HEALTHCARE, etc etc etc. All a part of it. When THEY are done with football, they will move on to the next thing. That is my prediction.

 

[martybegan]

Did the study show the same levels of damage from pee-wee football or was that even studied? I don't think the kids can move fast enough or have enough mass to cause the collisions that are an issue in the NFL. Even in the high level college games the speed and size is not the same as the NFL, I would think High school would be even less so.

If it as I suspect, mostly a pro issue, then people will continue to risk their longevity for a large economic return that benefits them, their families, and their future generations.

We are already seeing CTE at the HS and college level

18 year old high school football player | CTE Center

One thing they are doing at the lower levels is teaching proper tackling

The question is the rate it is being seen, and the degree. CTE is a broad diagnosis that isn't really quantified to the degree of other diseases, mostly because the brain is so complex, and trauma to it is not as studied as other things.

To me the question will always be simple economics, the chance of someone to make at a minimum 10-20 times the national average for even a few years will outweigh the risks involved.

If you notice, like I notice, there seems to be a clear AGENDA with the hype about CONCUSSIONS in regards to concussions and FOOTBALL.

Look at the hype behind it. Look at ESPN doing to constant drum beat about it. Look at the MSM along with Hollywood putting out movies in regards to CONCUSSIONS and FOOTBALL. Nothing about any of the other sports. Hardly a peep anyway. Very little.

Example. Every year the media will harp on the fact that every NFL team plays ONE TIME A YEAR on a Thursday. Lions and Cowboys have been doing this.....for 50 years. Anyway, every year the MSM (ESPN or ABC/Disney) harps how bad it is for the health of FOOTBALL players to play a game (once a year) on 3 days rest (they always leave out that they have 10 days rest after that.)

Yet, no network points out that every NHL team plays 82 game seasons. NHL players play 2 or 3 times a week for SIX MONTHS. Nothing from the media. CONCUSSIONS are prevalent in that sport. There are a lot more sports very prone to CONCUSSIONS.

So, what could the hype be about in regards to FOOTBALL. Why? Why no special Outside the Lines pieces of Bob Ley with those other sports?

What could this agenda be? Their new study in regards to NINETY NINE PERCENT.....
Here is another question (perhaps rhetorical.) Notice how the MSM uses overwhelming percentages? There is that number again. NINETY NINE percent. Where did we hear that before? How about 97%? Oh, those climate scientists, right?

Just saying there is an apparent agenda here, and I am not sure what it is. When you have the MSM, along with Hollywood involved, skewed reported stats (the 99% is a faulty number btw.)

It was 99% of DONATED BRAINS that had shown clear signs. Not that that is really reported. There are many NFL players that display ZERO signs of brain damage. Including players that retired due to concussions. Like Roger Staubach. Oh, it just so happens Staubach made a very successful real estate career after football. In other words, he is not broke and not part of some multi million dollar lawsuit.

What is the agenda? To me there is an agenda.

There may be an agenda, but whatever it is I doubt the people trying to make football less popular realize what they are up against.

And yes, the sample may have been skewed due to the voluntary nature of the donations, plus again, the issue of CTE and it's degree is another. Just because you show "some signs" of it post-mortem doesn't mean you suffered symptoms. Brain injury isn't like a blown knee. The knee is either shot, or it's not. A brain is much more complex.

Yeah, the problem with the study are a few things. First of all, I have not read mass comparisons to other sports. Yes, just to reiterate. For some reason, the brains of Frank Gifford and Ken Stabler were examined right away. They both lived to old age, and Gifford certainly seemed sharp into his old age. He did not play since the 60s. They of course reported CTE.

Now, when Gordie Howe passed away last year, no study on his brain. I guess it is probably up to the families. Perhaps they asked and the family denied it. That would be a bit surprising that the family would not want to know. Howe, played over 30 years in the NHL. They played in an era with no helmets. Not even the goalies wore helmets for Gods sake.

Nothing. This is going to happen over and over again over the next decades as EX NFL players continue to die. Joe Namath is getting there. Trust me, his brain will be examined quickly and the reports will be front page and Bob Ley will be doing an OTL episode about it.

Not for any ex players from any sport prone to concussions. Not ex boxers etc. Only football.

The death will happen when insurance companies no longer insure youth football and HS football. That is when it will happen. It will happen too. Especially, when the government takes over our healthcare on a national level.

I think I starting to tap into an agenda. Multi million dollar lawsuits, NATIONAL HEALTHCARE, etc etc etc. All a part of it. When THEY are done with football, they will move on to the next thing. That is my prediction.

Not sure if high school football players play at the speeds or have the average size needed to make CTE a concern. College maybe, but probably on the big programs.

If there was going to be a threat to football, you would have seen far more traction when the CTE story came out, and you didn't see that.

 

[Theowl32]

We are already seeing CTE at the HS and college level

18 year old high school football player | CTE Center

One thing they are doing at the lower levels is teaching proper tackling

The question is the rate it is being seen, and the degree. CTE is a broad diagnosis that isn't really quantified to the degree of other diseases, mostly because the brain is so complex, and trauma to it is not as studied as other things.

To me the question will always be simple economics, the chance of someone to make at a minimum 10-20 times the national average for even a few years will outweigh the risks involved.

If you notice, like I notice, there seems to be a clear AGENDA with the hype about CONCUSSIONS in regards to concussions and FOOTBALL.

Look at the hype behind it. Look at ESPN doing to constant drum beat about it. Look at the MSM along with Hollywood putting out movies in regards to CONCUSSIONS and FOOTBALL. Nothing about any of the other sports. Hardly a peep anyway. Very little.

Example. Every year the media will harp on the fact that every NFL team plays ONE TIME A YEAR on a Thursday. Lions and Cowboys have been doing this.....for 50 years. Anyway, every year the MSM (ESPN or ABC/Disney) harps how bad it is for the health of FOOTBALL players to play a game (once a year) on 3 days rest (they always leave out that they have 10 days rest after that.)

Yet, no network points out that every NHL team plays 82 game seasons. NHL players play 2 or 3 times a week for SIX MONTHS. Nothing from the media. CONCUSSIONS are prevalent in that sport. There are a lot more sports very prone to CONCUSSIONS.

So, what could the hype be about in regards to FOOTBALL. Why? Why no special Outside the Lines pieces of Bob Ley with those other sports?

What could this agenda be? Their new study in regards to NINETY NINE PERCENT.....
Here is another question (perhaps rhetorical.) Notice how the MSM uses overwhelming percentages? There is that number again. NINETY NINE percent. Where did we hear that before? How about 97%? Oh, those climate scientists, right?

Just saying there is an apparent agenda here, and I am not sure what it is. When you have the MSM, along with Hollywood involved, skewed reported stats (the 99% is a faulty number btw.)

It was 99% of DONATED BRAINS that had shown clear signs. Not that that is really reported. There are many NFL players that display ZERO signs of brain damage. Including players that retired due to concussions. Like Roger Staubach. Oh, it just so happens Staubach made a very successful real estate career after football. In other words, he is not broke and not part of some multi million dollar lawsuit.

What is the agenda? To me there is an agenda.

There may be an agenda, but whatever it is I doubt the people trying to make football less popular realize what they are up against.

And yes, the sample may have been skewed due to the voluntary nature of the donations, plus again, the issue of CTE and it's degree is another. Just because you show "some signs" of it post-mortem doesn't mean you suffered symptoms. Brain injury isn't like a blown knee. The knee is either shot, or it's not. A brain is much more complex.

Yeah, the problem with the study are a few things. First of all, I have not read mass comparisons to other sports. Yes, just to reiterate. For some reason, the brains of Frank Gifford and Ken Stabler were examined right away. They both lived to old age, and Gifford certainly seemed sharp into his old age. He did not play since the 60s. They of course reported CTE.

Now, when Gordie Howe passed away last year, no study on his brain. I guess it is probably up to the families. Perhaps they asked and the family denied it. That would be a bit surprising that the family would not want to know. Howe, played over 30 years in the NHL. They played in an era with no helmets. Not even the goalies wore helmets for Gods sake.

Nothing. This is going to happen over and over again over the next decades as EX NFL players continue to die. Joe Namath is getting there. Trust me, his brain will be examined quickly and the reports will be front page and Bob Ley will be doing an OTL episode about it.

Not for any ex players from any sport prone to concussions. Not ex boxers etc. Only football.

The death will happen when insurance companies no longer insure youth football and HS football. That is when it will happen. It will happen too. Especially, when the government takes over our healthcare on a national level.

I think I starting to tap into an agenda. Multi million dollar lawsuits, NATIONAL HEALTHCARE, etc etc etc. All a part of it. When THEY are done with football, they will move on to the next thing. That is my prediction.

Not sure if high school football players play at the speeds or have the average size needed to make CTE a concern. College maybe, but probably on the big programs.

If there was going to be a threat to football, you would have seen far more traction when the CTE story came out, and you didn't see that.

Not when the hype and war drum constantly beats. Again, it will be the insurance companies canceling policies, parents being swayed by hyped stories, etc etc.

Just not quite sure what the agenda is, but I suspecting lawsuits are a large part of it. Still not quite sure why other sports are not being hyped.

Wait until Namath is examined. The hype is going to be unbelievable.

 

[martybegan]

The question is the rate it is being seen, and the degree. CTE is a broad diagnosis that isn't really quantified to the degree of other diseases, mostly because the brain is so complex, and trauma to it is not as studied as other things.

To me the question will always be simple economics, the chance of someone to make at a minimum 10-20 times the national average for even a few years will outweigh the risks involved.

If you notice, like I notice, there seems to be a clear AGENDA with the hype about CONCUSSIONS in regards to concussions and FOOTBALL.

Look at the hype behind it. Look at ESPN doing to constant drum beat about it. Look at the MSM along with Hollywood putting out movies in regards to CONCUSSIONS and FOOTBALL. Nothing about any of the other sports. Hardly a peep anyway. Very little.

Example. Every year the media will harp on the fact that every NFL team plays ONE TIME A YEAR on a Thursday. Lions and Cowboys have been doing this.....for 50 years. Anyway, every year the MSM (ESPN or ABC/Disney) harps how bad it is for the health of FOOTBALL players to play a game (once a year) on 3 days rest (they always leave out that they have 10 days rest after that.)

Yet, no network points out that every NHL team plays 82 game seasons. NHL players play 2 or 3 times a week for SIX MONTHS. Nothing from the media. CONCUSSIONS are prevalent in that sport. There are a lot more sports very prone to CONCUSSIONS.

So, what could the hype be about in regards to FOOTBALL. Why? Why no special Outside the Lines pieces of Bob Ley with those other sports?

What could this agenda be? Their new study in regards to NINETY NINE PERCENT.....
Here is another question (perhaps rhetorical.) Notice how the MSM uses overwhelming percentages? There is that number again. NINETY NINE percent. Where did we hear that before? How about 97%? Oh, those climate scientists, right?

Just saying there is an apparent agenda here, and I am not sure what it is. When you have the MSM, along with Hollywood involved, skewed reported stats (the 99% is a faulty number btw.)

It was 99% of DONATED BRAINS that had shown clear signs. Not that that is really reported. There are many NFL players that display ZERO signs of brain damage. Including players that retired due to concussions. Like Roger Staubach. Oh, it just so happens Staubach made a very successful real estate career after football. In other words, he is not broke and not part of some multi million dollar lawsuit.

What is the agenda? To me there is an agenda.

There may be an agenda, but whatever it is I doubt the people trying to make football less popular realize what they are up against.

And yes, the sample may have been skewed due to the voluntary nature of the donations, plus again, the issue of CTE and it's degree is another. Just because you show "some signs" of it post-mortem doesn't mean you suffered symptoms. Brain injury isn't like a blown knee. The knee is either shot, or it's not. A brain is much more complex.

Yeah, the problem with the study are a few things. First of all, I have not read mass comparisons to other sports. Yes, just to reiterate. For some reason, the brains of Frank Gifford and Ken Stabler were examined right away. They both lived to old age, and Gifford certainly seemed sharp into his old age. He did not play since the 60s. They of course reported CTE.

Now, when Gordie Howe passed away last year, no study on his brain. I guess it is probably up to the families. Perhaps they asked and the family denied it. That would be a bit surprising that the family would not want to know. Howe, played over 30 years in the NHL. They played in an era with no helmets. Not even the goalies wore helmets for Gods sake.

Nothing. This is going to happen over and over again over the next decades as EX NFL players continue to die. Joe Namath is getting there. Trust me, his brain will be examined quickly and the reports will be front page and Bob Ley will be doing an OTL episode about it.

Not for any ex players from any sport prone to concussions. Not ex boxers etc. Only football.

The death will happen when insurance companies no longer insure youth football and HS football. That is when it will happen. It will happen too. Especially, when the government takes over our healthcare on a national level.

I think I starting to tap into an agenda. Multi million dollar lawsuits, NATIONAL HEALTHCARE, etc etc etc. All a part of it. When THEY are done with football, they will move on to the next thing. That is my prediction.

Not sure if high school football players play at the speeds or have the average size needed to make CTE a concern. College maybe, but probably on the big programs.

If there was going to be a threat to football, you would have seen far more traction when the CTE story came out, and you didn't see that.

Not when the hype and war drum constantly beats. Again, it will be the insurance companies canceling policies, parents being swayed by hyped stories, etc etc.

Just not quite sure what the agenda is, but I suspecting lawsuits are a large part of it. Still not quite sure why other sports are not being hyped.

Wait until Namath is examined. The hype is going to be unbelievable.

To be fair, Namath was brain damaged before he played football.

 

[Theowl32]

If you notice, like I notice, there seems to be a clear AGENDA with the hype about CONCUSSIONS in regards to concussions and FOOTBALL.

Look at the hype behind it. Look at ESPN doing to constant drum beat about it. Look at the MSM along with Hollywood putting out movies in regards to CONCUSSIONS and FOOTBALL. Nothing about any of the other sports. Hardly a peep anyway. Very little.

Example. Every year the media will harp on the fact that every NFL team plays ONE TIME A YEAR on a Thursday. Lions and Cowboys have been doing this.....for 50 years. Anyway, every year the MSM (ESPN or ABC/Disney) harps how bad it is for the health of FOOTBALL players to play a game (once a year) on 3 days rest (they always leave out that they have 10 days rest after that.)

Yet, no network points out that every NHL team plays 82 game seasons. NHL players play 2 or 3 times a week for SIX MONTHS. Nothing from the media. CONCUSSIONS are prevalent in that sport. There are a lot more sports very prone to CONCUSSIONS.

So, what could the hype be about in regards to FOOTBALL. Why? Why no special Outside the Lines pieces of Bob Ley with those other sports?

What could this agenda be? Their new study in regards to NINETY NINE PERCENT.....
Here is another question (perhaps rhetorical.) Notice how the MSM uses overwhelming percentages? There is that number again. NINETY NINE percent. Where did we hear that before? How about 97%? Oh, those climate scientists, right?

Just saying there is an apparent agenda here, and I am not sure what it is. When you have the MSM, along with Hollywood involved, skewed reported stats (the 99% is a faulty number btw.)

It was 99% of DONATED BRAINS that had shown clear signs. Not that that is really reported. There are many NFL players that display ZERO signs of brain damage. Including players that retired due to concussions. Like Roger Staubach. Oh, it just so happens Staubach made a very successful real estate career after football. In other words, he is not broke and not part of some multi million dollar lawsuit.

What is the agenda? To me there is an agenda.

There may be an agenda, but whatever it is I doubt the people trying to make football less popular realize what they are up against.

And yes, the sample may have been skewed due to the voluntary nature of the donations, plus again, the issue of CTE and it's degree is another. Just because you show "some signs" of it post-mortem doesn't mean you suffered symptoms. Brain injury isn't like a blown knee. The knee is either shot, or it's not. A brain is much more complex.

Yeah, the problem with the study are a few things. First of all, I have not read mass comparisons to other sports. Yes, just to reiterate. For some reason, the brains of Frank Gifford and Ken Stabler were examined right away. They both lived to old age, and Gifford certainly seemed sharp into his old age. He did not play since the 60s. They of course reported CTE.

Now, when Gordie Howe passed away last year, no study on his brain. I guess it is probably up to the families. Perhaps they asked and the family denied it. That would be a bit surprising that the family would not want to know. Howe, played over 30 years in the NHL. They played in an era with no helmets. Not even the goalies wore helmets for Gods sake.

Nothing. This is going to happen over and over again over the next decades as EX NFL players continue to die. Joe Namath is getting there. Trust me, his brain will be examined quickly and the reports will be front page and Bob Ley will be doing an OTL episode about it.

Not for any ex players from any sport prone to concussions. Not ex boxers etc. Only football.

The death will happen when insurance companies no longer insure youth football and HS football. That is when it will happen. It will happen too. Especially, when the government takes over our healthcare on a national level.

I think I starting to tap into an agenda. Multi million dollar lawsuits, NATIONAL HEALTHCARE, etc etc etc. All a part of it. When THEY are done with football, they will move on to the next thing. That is my prediction.

Not sure if high school football players play at the speeds or have the average size needed to make CTE a concern. College maybe, but probably on the big programs.

If there was going to be a threat to football, you would have seen far more traction when the CTE story came out, and you didn't see that.

Not when the hype and war drum constantly beats. Again, it will be the insurance companies canceling policies, parents being swayed by hyped stories, etc etc.

Just not quite sure what the agenda is, but I suspecting lawsuits are a large part of it. Still not quite sure why other sports are not being hyped.

Wait until Namath is examined. The hype is going to be unbelievable.

To be fair, Namath was brain damaged before he played football.

I have actually played with him twice. The last time was last Summer at my club. He is actually quite sharp. He does not drool when he smiles. He has memories of so many plays and he is all too happy to talk about the old days.

He is certainly an advocate for the dangers of CTE and he has been quoted.

I am telling you though, he is sharp. I also played once with John Stallworth, HOF WR for the Steelers int he 70s. He is getting up there, and he is also quite sharp. He also enjoys talking football.

All of these guys will be examined. When I see Bob Ley asking Terrell Davis the other day if he is scared abou the NEW study that of the NINETY NINE PERCENT, and Davis of course said he is terrified. Then just yesterday Bob Ley again scolds Tom Brady who had said it is no one's business what his medical history is. Of course there is Ley explaining how it is all of our business.

 

[rightwinger]

I think the main problem is todays players are bigger, stronger and faster than they were in the 60s and 70s.
Even High Schools have 300 lb linemen who are fast as hell

I think performance enhancing drugs have contributed

While it may be counter intuitive, I think smaller helmets like they wear in Rugby may help

I also wonder if selling out to the passing game is causing more head injuries. Three yards and a cloud of dust is not as exciting, but you are not generating great speed. Dropping back subjects a QB to more hits