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NFL & Helmets

Mike

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What do you think about the NFL position on the helmet rules?

Are they telling the players to play hard, but not too hard?
 
NHL kind of going through the same thing-both are trying to eliminate guys taking headshots at players who are vulnerable but any game played at high speed there will be good clean hits that are punished and some that are missed. Players are getting bigger, faster and stronger not sure just what the solution is but concussions are an issue in both leagues.
 
leading with the head is uncalled for. if these guys are tackling that way, then ban them from the league. it is low down dirty and has no place in a competition. granted some helmet to helmet contact is un intentional, but the ones they showed last week were blatent and unsportsmanlike.
 
jigs said:
leading with the head is uncalled for. if these guys are tackling that way, then ban them from the league. it is low down dirty and has no place in a competition. granted some helmet to helmet contact is un intentional, but the ones they showed last week were blatent and unsportsmanlike.

Been a long time since I played football but we were taught to hit with the head....but face up and in the chest. I higher % of your weight is actually below the belt so a high hit works best done correctly. But the "hitter" is just as likely go get hurt as the other player when he drops his head and hits with the top of the helmet. Most of what you see in the NFL is just dirty ball....someone clocks another player and looks like he almost has an orgasm as the other player passes out on the ground.
 
IT'S FOOTBALL PEOPLE ! And what about the old saying,"I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out"? I had concussions when I played. I knew the risks and so did my folks, but I was right back out there the next week. Hitting someone while having your head up and leading with your facemask seems more dangerous than having your head down. These guys get paid millions to play the game and take these risks. Put your "Big Girl Panties" on and quit whining. What's next, no head shots in boxing? Are we going to start suspending pitchers when they bean a batter? What about rodeo? That's one of the most dangerous sports there is. That little helmet some of those guys wear is fine to protect the face, but if a bull steps down on it that guys head is gonna get squashed like a melon. Those guys get hurt all of the time and can't wait to get back out there. If an athlete can't handle the risk, maybe he should find another line of work. It seems like the more they get paid, the bigger whiners they become. Perhaps we should start a National Pillow Fighting League.
 
I don't think it's the players so much as the league worrying about image and legal liability issues. People think it's crazy that I let kids come practice on our bulls and horses without a five page document absolving us from all blame if somebody gets hurt. There are people I guess who'll sue even though they participated in a sport of their own free will. Bull riding helmets won't prevent all injuries but they keep you in the game-it's more a business decision than a matter of whose tough. They cut down on chute rash for sure.
 
BAR BAR 2 said:
IT'S FOOTBALL PEOPLE ! And what about the old saying,"I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out"? I had concussions when I played. I knew the risks and so did my folks, but I was right back out there the next week. Hitting someone while having your head up and leading with your facemask seems more dangerous than having your head down. These guys get paid millions to play the game and take these risks. Put your "Big Girl Panties" on and quit whining. What's next, no head shots in boxing? Are we going to start suspending pitchers when they bean a batter? What about rodeo? That's one of the most dangerous sports there is. That little helmet some of those guys wear is fine to protect the face, but if a bull steps down on it that guys head is gonna get squashed like a melon. Those guys get hurt all of the time and can't wait to get back out there. If an athlete can't handle the risk, maybe he should find another line of work. It seems like the more they get paid, the bigger whiners they become. Perhaps we should start a National Pillow Fighting League.
You gonna be the commissioner or the top draw??
 
Northern Rancher said:
I don't think it's the players so much as the league worrying about image and legal liability issues. People think it's crazy that I let kids come practice on our bulls and horses without a five page document absolving us from all blame if somebody gets hurt. There are people I guess who'll sue even though they participated in a sport of their own free will. Bull riding helmets won't prevent all injuries but they keep you in the game-it's more a business decision than a matter of whose tough. They cut down on chute rash for sure.

write up what ever you want, but if a kid gets hurt, and the parents are big enough jerks, they will find a lawyer to figure out a way to sue you anyway.... that is just the way this world is anymore....lawsuits are the fast path to easy street
 
jigs said:
leading with the head is uncalled for. if these guys are tackling that way, then ban them from the league. it is low down dirty and has no place in a competition. granted some helmet to helmet contact is un intentional, but the ones they showed last week were blatent and unsportsmanlike.


Soooo...one too many whacks on the head--cranium I mean--for you then? Now we know what the problem is...
 
jingo2 said:
jigs said:
leading with the head is uncalled for. if these guys are tackling that way, then ban them from the league. it is low down dirty and has no place in a competition. granted some helmet to helmet contact is un intentional, but the ones they showed last week were blatent and unsportsmanlike.


Soooo...one too many whacks on the head--cranium I mean--for you then? Now we know what the problem is...
poor Kola...just HAVE to get in on a topic about head don't you.
 

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