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Message started by raydawg on 09/29/17 at 13:20:44

Title: Will you miss the NFL?
Post by raydawg on 09/29/17 at 13:20:44

It is looking like some lawyers have their eyes set on the deep pockets of the NFL owners with CTE being their vehicle to wealth.

About CTE:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy

Will the NFL succumb to the pressure exhibited upon it?

You can see other sports are linked to its risk as well.

Could motorcycle riding be outlawed under that umbrella too?

Title: Re: Will you miss the NFL?
Post by Dave on 09/29/17 at 13:23:50

Is "Touch Football" in the NFL future?

Title: Re: Will you miss the NFL?
Post by verslagen1 on 09/29/17 at 14:07:47

Every thing they've done is to reduce the 'immediate' type injury... broken bones, blood spurting everywhere. Yet injuries persist.

From our Ozzie compatriots, how does rugby fair?

If the armor was removed, players would be less inclined to spear the opponent. It's either that or the helmet is going to be fused to the shoulder pads.

Title: Re: Will you miss the NFL?
Post by raydawg on 09/29/17 at 14:36:26

Will our world really become of the mindset of VR?

I jest, sorta, but Ray Bradbury and company wrote science fiction, however now you might find it listed in the non-fiction section, as much of it has been realized.

Will we become a human race that lives through another media, opting out of real interactions for the safety of what seclusion offers?

A real Howard Hughes complex?

Hasn't life always come at accepting death?

I don't want to venture down that thought too deeply, forcing it unto another forum....
I would rather keep it lighter, and just focus on the surface of what our lives would be like without risk.

Can you imaging no football?

The impact of its absence would be staggering.........

Title: Re: Will you miss the NFL?
Post by Ruttly on 09/29/17 at 21:29:28

Ok I changed the subject a little , but yeah in 5 or so years it will be nothing but a game of grab a$$. At least MMA has a winner and a loser , football will be played by losers and watched by losers. I can see it now Super Bowl of Graba$$ ;D ;D ;D
National Foofoo League ;D ;D ;D
Read statistics on head & neck injuries for horseback riders sometime are they going to make that illegal too !
They know the dangers , let them play football , after they sign a waiver !

Title: Re: Will you miss the NFL?
Post by Ruttly on 09/29/17 at 21:47:57

I won't miss football , but I would miss being moderated. It's fun knowing someone can't stand my opinions and has the authority to cancel someone's right to free speech.
Ray I recall you whining about being moderated awhile back.

Title: Re: Will you miss the NFL?
Post by gizzo on 09/30/17 at 01:37:18

6C7F6869767B7D7F742B1A0 wrote:

From our Ozzie compatriots, how does rugby fair?

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You can't tackle above the shoulders. otherwise, it's pretty brutal. Google "illegal tackles in rugby" and look at the images. Pretty funny stuff. AFL (aussie rules football) is almost as bad sometimes but unfortunately the fisticuffs are frowned upon nowadays.
No armour used in these games. 8-)

Title: Re: Will you miss the NFL?
Post by IslandRoad on 09/30/17 at 18:25:43

485B4C4D525F595B500F3E0 wrote:

From our Ozzie compatriots, how does rugby fair?

If the armor was removed, players would be less inclined to spear the opponent. It's either that or the helmet is going to be fused to the shoulder pads.

There are no spear tackles in either code of rugby. The generally accepted technique is to hit the opponent in the waist with your shoulder. If you get an opponent off the ground you have an obligation to make sure his feet don't get higher than his head, so you can't spear him into the ground.

Probably the most dangerous play for the neck is to be caught in a collapsed scrum. That's over 900 kgs of body weight on either side, pushing against each other, while your shoulders are locked against your proponent's, or between the hips of your team mates.

In Australian rules football, which is a very fast game, and includes tackling, the general guideline for a fair tackle is - your body has to be on the line as much as you're opponent's. That means elbows down, eyes on the ball and tackling from the front or side. It is illegal to tackle from behind if you just drive the guy forward into the ground. If you tackle from behind you have to either pull the opponent back onto yourself as you fall backward, or roll the two of you over on the way to the ground

AFL has new rules now about concussion too. Players must be pulled from the game if it is suspected they suffered a concussion. Of course, the diagnosis can be somewhat subjective.