vthokies4life 10 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 The NFL is finally taking a stronger stand when dealing with head hunters. As someone who knows these data pretty well, all I can say is that it's about time. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5703113 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 May as well be flag football now...so long NFL, it was nice knowing you...you've now joined the ranks of MLB (how can you not let the greatest hitter of all-time into the Hall of Fame???).... Thank God we still have hockey...long live the NHL... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vthokies4life 10 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 May as well be flag football now...so long NFL, it was nice knowing you...you've now joined the ranks of MLB (how can you not let the greatest hitter of all-time into the Hall of Fame???).... Thank God we still have hockey...long live the NHL... Right. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is soooo cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityofRaven 2,453 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Last I checked they get paid very well and are not in any bondage, they can quit if they please..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VivaFutbol 10 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 I don't like the rule. Helmet to helmet hits are part of the game. They obviously aren't doing it on purpose, it just happens. Same thing with a bad challenge in soccer. They aren't trying to break the guys leg, they are just trying to get the ball. These players are going for a tackled and if they just happen to hit helmet to helmet, why should it matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vthokies4life 10 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 I don't like the rule. Helmet to helmet hits are part of the game. They obviously aren't doing it on purpose, it just happens. Same thing with a bad challenge in soccer. They aren't trying to break the guys leg, they are just trying to get the ball. These players are going for a tackled and if they just happen to hit helmet to helmet, why should it matter? Chris Henry wonders the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs52 484 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Going to me a lot more points scored in games, because players will be afraid to hit someone... Damn my boy Landry is going to be hating life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VivaFutbol 10 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 I'm with Gman...It will ruin football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 The NFL is finally taking a stronger stand when dealing with head hunters. As someone who knows these data pretty well, all I can say is that it's about time. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5703113 Glad to hear it. It's not a measure that'll make the game any less "masculine", but will increase safety more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield_Rules 46 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Helmet-to-helmet hits are apart of the game and do occur. However, this garbage of leading with your helmet, especially on unsuspecting players has no place in the game. It can, and does, cause very serious injury not only to the player being hit, but also to the player delivering the hit. I'll sit back and see exactly how this rule is enforced before I pass judgment. If implemented correctly, it'll be a great addition to the game and only improve safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueinbama 259 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Helmet-to-helmet hits are apart of the game and do occur. However, this garbage of leading with your helmet, especially on unsuspecting players has no place in the game. It can, and does, cause very serious injury not only to the player being hit, but also to the player delivering the hit. I'll sit back and see exactly how this rule is enforced before I pass judgment. If implemented correctly, it'll be a great addition to the game and only improve safety. I have to agree with Rules here. I like the big hits and physical play of the game, but it makes me sick to my stomach to see an obviously flagrant helmet to helmet hit like that one on Sunday by Meriweather on Heap. That was malicious and intentional, and has no place in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Helmet-to-helmet hits are apart of the game and do occur. However, this garbage of leading with your helmet, especially on unsuspecting players has no place in the game. It can, and does, cause very serious injury not only to the player being hit, but also to the player delivering the hit. And there are already rules in place for these types of hits...the NFL just needs to enforce those rules and play on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Right. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is soooo cool. That's the chance they take for the money they make...if they don't want to take that chance and earn the "big bucks", then they should use the free education they got and get a job in the real world making "average Joe money"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vthokies4life 10 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 I have to agree with Rules here. I like the big hits and physical play of the game, but it makes me sick to my stomach to see an obviously flagrant helmet to helmet hit like that one on Sunday by Meriweather on Heap. That was malicious and intentional, and has no place in the game. Exactly, and that's what the NFL needs to get rid of. I'm kind of surprised to see people responding that it's a bad thing to have rules in place that protect players. In the end, I think this is a great step toward preserving the game, not ruining it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vthokies4life 10 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 That's the chance they take for the money they make...if they don't want to take that chance and earn the "big bucks", then they should use the free education they got and get a job in the real world making "average Joe money"... Maybe so, but it's an unnecessary chance they take; a chance that can be avoided, and should be avoided. Football isn't like boxing where hits to the head are practically mandatory. If we want to preserve this game, we will have to get rid of those unnecessary head shots. I don't think you realize how serious repeated, even sub-concussive head blows are, not to mention hits that leave a person unconscious. There has been a ton of research come out on these topics in the past couple of years, and it all pretty much points football toward the same fate as Boxing. People don't want to box because it leaves you with Alzheimer's-like symptoms earlier in life than normal due to the head blows. It has come to light that the repeated head blows that football players sustain leads to the same thing. I personally want our best athletes to keep playing football, but that's not going to happen if we keep finding out the severity of what head injuries can lead to. So any steps we take to limit head to head contact will keep this game as competitive, if not more competitive than it already is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield_Rules 46 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Exactly, and that's what the NFL needs to get rid of. I'm kind of surprised to see people responding that it's a bad thing to have rules in place that protect players. In the end, I think this is a great step toward preserving the game, not ruining it. It's change and change of any kind scares people to death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vthokies4life 10 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Video about acceptable and unacceptable hits. You can't tell me there's a drop off in physicality between the two. http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos/09000d5d81b80962/Player-safety Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 It's change and change of any kind scares people to death. Tell me about it... :( Video about acceptable and unacceptable hits. You can't tell me there's a drop off in physicality between the two. http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos/09000d5d81b80962/Player-safety There's really not a dropoff, and that's what's getting me miffed about all this. You can still make the highlight-reel hits without leading with your head and exposing your necks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_rhudy10 10 Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 Get ready see a bunch of knee injuries... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vthokies4life 10 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 The American Academy of Neurology has put out their Position Statement on sports concussion. Here is the link (.pdf file) to that statement. http://www.aan.com/globals/axon/assets/7913.pdf Also, ESPN did a write up on it. Enjoy. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=5763375&campaign=rss&source=twitter&ex_cid=Twitter_espn_5763375 Any athlete who is even suspected of sustaining a concussion should be taken out of competition and evaluated by a doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of brain injuries, according to new recommendations issued by the American Academy of Neurologists. In addition, after concussions, specialists should be consulted before clearing athletes for return to play, according to the group, which is the largest professional association of neurologists (doctors who treat the brain and nervous system) in the U.S. These guidelines are part of a position statement on sports concussions that the Academy published on Monday. The statement urges athletes, parents and coaches to exercise caution when it comes to dealing with potential brain trauma. "No athlete should be allowed to participate in sports if he or she is still experiencing symptoms from a concussion," the statement said. The statement, the first update to the Academy's concussion guidelines since 1997, puts the neurologists firmly on one side of a pitched battle over who needs to be on hand when young athletes could suffer brain injuries. Under rules put in place earlier this year by the National Federation of State High School Associations, schools are supposed to remove any athlete from play who shows signs of a concussion, and not return them to the field until "cleared by an appropriate health-care professional." The neurologists are more specific: "A certified athletic trainer should be present at all sporting events, including practices, where athletes are at risk for concussion." Concussions can be difficult to diagnose and typically don't show up on tests such as CT scans and MRIs. Currently, however, just 42 percent of high schools have access to a certified athletic trainer, according to the National Athletic Trainers Association -- and those athletic trainers often are not present during all contact sport practices as well as games. Many local school officials have complained they don't have the resources to hire a fuller complement of athletic trainers. And only seven states mandate that high school players be evaluated or cleared for return to play by medical professionals trained to manage concussions. The Centers for Disease Control has estimated that more than 400,000 athletes high-school age or younger suffer concussions every year, and sports now rank second (behind car accidents) as the leading cause of serious brain injury in the U.S. Recent research indicates the problem of concussions in youth sports may be even more serious than athletes, parents or coaches generally realize. A new study by Canadian researchers who directly examined youth hockey players, rather than relying on athletes or team doctors to report injuries, found concussions occurring 3.3 times as often as the highest previous estimates. In September, the Center for Injury Research and Policy issued a report looking at emergency room visits by basketball players aged 5 to 19 from 1997 through 2007. Its conclusion: while overall injuries dropped 22 percent over that period, the number of brain injuries jumped 70 percent. Despite the explosion of popular interest in the subject, Lara McKenzie, co-author of that study, said, "Many athletes do not recognize the symptoms of concussions or do not report them." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battleftbl 42 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Im not a big fan of the new rule, because helmet to helmet hits are usually not intentional. Remember, you're hitting a moving target, and if the reciever moves his head/body any at all, it can cause a helmet to helmet collision, when the defensive player was going in for a clean tackle. The intentional leading with the helmet type of hits do need to be stopped though. The one positive that may come of this , is that NFL coaches will actually have to start teaching to fundamentals of tackling again. As each year passes, tackling gets worse and worse. The poor fundamentals that the pro's use are like a domino effect. It trickles down to the college level, and on to the high school level. After all, these teenagers strive to be like the men they watch on sunday's. Maybe the art of tackling can be saved after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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