In other news, Goodell also considering changing the league name to the National Ballet League.
Seriously? What the frock?
Seriously? What the frock?
YANFLT: Goodell considering banning 3-point stance.
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ViviTheMage
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I'm sure if someone were to propose that during the course of the game there can be no defensive players on the field, Goodell would consider that too. Hell, spot the ball at the 1 foot line every possession too...
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This is ridiculous. Football is a sport where you huge huge men having violent collisions. Guys are going to get hurt and concussions are going to happen. They get huge compensation for what they do. They know the risks and choose to accept them. If anything they should put more effort into new technologies for helmets, not pussify the sport. What's next, 65MPH speed limits in Formula 1?
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and in other news, in the name of safety NASCAR introduces the new car of tomorrow. powered by a 25 horsepower briggs and stratton engine pulled from a lawn tractor, the new car is surrounded by rubber bumpers on all sides and has a top speed of 15 mph.
They already have that. It's called soft-core girl on girl pr0n. Which incidentally would be more entertaining than said football.
Shoulder usually. Basically it's so they can get underneath a lineman and drive him in whichever direction they choose. It's all about leverage.
IMHO, getting rid of the stance means the offensive line has a distinct advantage in knowing the snap count, getting off the line quicker and laying the defensive players out on their asses. Ergo: NOT good for the game.
You can say that the players know about the risks and continue to play anyhow, but there's been some new research in the last couple of years that shows how damaging repeated blows to the head are for long-term neurological health, none of which was known to players or physicians of NFL teams before - which kinda nullifies your argument that they know the situation completely and accept the risks.
Not to mention that if you're payed millions of dollars, professional players are pushed to play harder than they should by team owners and management, which impedes personal discretion.
Pussification involves men's fashion being dictated by gay designers in Paris, or men constantly deferring to their wives' wishes, like not allowing them to stand while taking a leak. Relationships are built upon mutual respect and certainly I'm not saying that men should never listen to their wives, but the battering of Man's ego and virility to the point where the wife controls the man (ie, numerous Super Bowl ads alluded to this) isn't funny, it's pathetic and bad for our society.
This, on the other hand, is based on medical research and might be necessary to prevent silent, long-term injury to thousands of players.
I hope they can keep things as they are... maybe they need to invest in better helmet technology. I've read before that MLB batting helmets have come a long way, but players still prefer the older, less dorky-looking versions even though the new helmets are safer. That is indeed a personal acceptance of risk, but in the NFL I dont think it's quiet the same just yet.
Just my two cents.
Not to mention that if you're payed millions of dollars, professional players are pushed to play harder than they should by team owners and management, which impedes personal discretion.
Pussification involves men's fashion being dictated by gay designers in Paris, or men constantly deferring to their wives' wishes, like not allowing them to stand while taking a leak. Relationships are built upon mutual respect and certainly I'm not saying that men should never listen to their wives, but the battering of Man's ego and virility to the point where the wife controls the man (ie, numerous Super Bowl ads alluded to this) isn't funny, it's pathetic and bad for our society.
This, on the other hand, is based on medical research and might be necessary to prevent silent, long-term injury to thousands of players.
I hope they can keep things as they are... maybe they need to invest in better helmet technology. I've read before that MLB batting helmets have come a long way, but players still prefer the older, less dorky-looking versions even though the new helmets are safer. That is indeed a personal acceptance of risk, but in the NFL I dont think it's quiet the same just yet.
Just my two cents.
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Formula 1 spends most of its time trying to slow down the cars as much as possible, that's why lap times don't change huge amounts.
Sure, they don't go for extreme measures like speed limits, but they do everything they can to limit the performance of the cars to maintain some safety, as well as having very safe cars anyway.
If the most you can suffer from a 200mph collision is a concussion or similar, then you don't need 65mph speed limits.
banning tackling needs to be up for consideration to make the game safer
I propose for players to wear flags instead.
I propose for players to wear flags instead.
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Yeh. Let's ban field goals. And no extra points either. You have to go for two on every play.
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The helmets are state of the art and will prevent almost all concussions - the problem is the players refuse to wear a fitted helmet.
A properly fit helmet should take two hands to remove.
A properly fit helmet should take two hands to remove.
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