American Football (NFL, College, etc.)

Injuring players waters down the sport?

I'm not saying players should be allowed to kill one another, but injuries come with the sport, and players should be ready for the dangers that come with football. Heck, these restrictions can cause more injuries to the defensive players, when they're ducking trying to prevent helmet to helmet and end up injuring their own head and/or neck. Furthermore, the NFL can't even correctly interpret its own rules regarding whats legal or illegal. Until they do, the NFL shouldn't be making new rules. Instead, just enforce the rules they already have.

All helmets in the NFL have to meet specific guidelines, huh?

The team's organization buys the helmets, not the players.

Yes the league is under contract through Riddle, I believe, but players are given options between what helmet to choose. Most of the time they just pic what's the most comfortable instead of what is the safest. Source, video below about 6:13 in.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-playbook/09000d5d81b75bc6/Playbook-Were-some-hits-legal

mrsmith10 wrote:Heck, these restrictions can cause more injuries to the defensive players, when they're ducking trying to prevent helmet to helmet and end up injuring their own head and/or neck.

Then maybe these guys should learn how to tackle: you're supposed to use your shoulder and arms, not lead with your head.

mrsmith10 wrote:end up injuring their own head and/or neck.

Wasn't there a Rutgers(?) player that died after he went into tackle head on?

mrsmith10 wrote:waters down the sport

As Tedy Bruschi put it when asked, you can still break a guy's sternum among other bones in legal hits. :sweat: So football soft?

Happened early in the year for that Rutgers player, he didn't die but is paralyzed from the neck down though there is a chance he could recover from that. :fingerscrossed:

who saw that game ...NE vs Det. ...45-24 it was an alright game ... but the Fight in the End was the best :mrgreen:

That Brady is simply amazing, hope he can keep it up against the Jets. :fingerscrossed: And the last 2 games they're finally using Welker right, over 10 yards a catch and 3 TDs. :woot:

hitomi #1 wrote:That Brady is simply amazing, hope he can keep it up against the Jets. :fingerscrossed: And the last 2 games they're finally using Welker right, over 10 yards a catch and 3 TDs. :woot:

Not a Pats fan, but I certainly can respect what they're doing. With guys like Welker, Woodhead, and Green-Ellis, the Pats do a great job of using the players they have. Brady is a great QB, great leader to have on that team.

Thanksgiving wasn't a total loss: the Cowboys got beat by the Saints, 30-27. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:Thanksgiving wasn't a total loss: the Cowboys got beat by the Saints, 30-27. :victory:

Seeing the Raiders or the Cowboys get beat is always a good day :woot:

mrsmith10 wrote:Seeing the Raiders or the Cowboys get beat is always a good day :woot:

Yes. :victory:

Though I did root for the Raiders to beat the Steelers. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
Yes. :victory:

Though I did root for the Raiders to beat the Steelers. :beaten:

And now it looks like we have our second Bills fan here for this weekend. :nut:

Growing up, I actually use to like Buffalo. They were my second favorite behind San Francisco during the days that Buffalo had Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas.

Considering the amount of times they both made it to the SB they never met in one, shame, perhaps then the Bills would have one won. :mrgreen: Though they did beat Montana fairly bad in the playoffs when he was with KC. :beaten:

hitomi #1 wrote:That Brady is simply amazing, hope he can keep it up against the Jets. :fingerscrossed: And the last 2 games they're finally using Welker right, over 10 yards a catch and 3 TDs. :woot:

yea I know ribght took them long enough... wait he wasn't injured was he??

Boise St. loses to Nevada in OT, ending not just BCS championship hopes, but probably hopes of making any BCS bowl.

Auburn escapes with a win against Alabama after trailing 24-0 at one point.

Curious to see the BCS rankings tomorrow. Not only to see how far Boise St. drops, but also to see which Big Ten team is going to the Rose Bowl.

deseipher wrote:Boise St. loses to Nevada in OT, ending not just BCS championship hopes, but probably hopes of making any BCS bowl.

That was a stunner... Once again, I thought it was a typo. :sweat:

USC loses to Notre Dame, 20-16.

Haha. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:USC loses to Notre Dame, 20-16.

Haha. :victory:

USC deserved to lose that game after not taking much advantage of four Notre Dame turnovers. Mustain must be kicking himself for transferring to USC, coming from starting QB at Arkansas to this mess.

deseipher wrote:USC deserved to lose that game after not taking much advantage of four Notre Dame turnovers. Mustain must be kicking himself for transferring to USC, coming from starting QB at Arkansas to this mess.

'SC always deserves to lose, just like the Dallas Cowboys. :mrgreen:

TROJAN MAN!!! :nut: