Looks Like UFL Will Succeed

[USCChifan]

I really hope this doesn't happen.

 

[Wildcard]

Vince McMahon was right.

No Fun League.

 

[bringbackjimmy]

Slowing becoming soccer....

 

[hoodyallen]

Slowing becoming soccer....

Ah yes, slowing becoming soccer.

 

:smug:

 

[BigBucs]

This is some ridiculously stupid shit. Goddell, these fucking owners, players and etc... know what the fuck they are getting theirselves into when they chose their profession. If they are gonna cut back on hitting cut back on ticket prices, players salarys, owners revenue etc...

 

[FedEx227]

lol yeh, those bastard players not wanting to end up in wheel chairs when they retire

damn them!

What idiots!!!111!!! AAARRRRGGGGG!!!! The owners not wanting to shell out millions of dollars in pension money to their former players who at 40 year olds barely know where they are at. UGGGGHHH!!!!!

 

[FedEx227]

Sounds like the NFL is slowly going by the wayside. Gosh golly, Goodell. You're fucking with the wrong people. The People will not stand for this kind of shit. I say the fans need to boycott the NFL.

Not gonna happen, but still, they're quickly turning the NFL into a league full of pussies.

Or a league full of people at age 40 who can actually function in society. Crazy, I know.

 

[SuperKevin]

The way people are talking you'd swear the NFL was supposed to be some sort of gladiator fight to the death

 

[FedEx227]

Actually, they aren't that far off...

 

[Sven Draconian]

Nothing about the two biggest issues. Mouthpieces and Spearing.

Most of that stuff is fine. Limiting off-season contact is good. Roster exemptions for concussions? Fine. Even scaling back practice hitting is fine. But stop screwing with Sundays.

 

[1ke]

LOL @ everyone who is actually upset. Yall fools are still gonna watch this shit regardless. If you dont. Well....there are X amount of millions of people who still will.

The NFL will do what they want, when they want.

 

[Maynard]

peoples responses are pretty funny. you guys dont seem to realize that these steps are being placed to prevent the long term injuries and fatalities that could happen.
you guys complaining are probably the first ones online to post your sorrow for some no name DLmen who is paralyzed due to a hit on the field

the only thing i dont understand is eliminating the 3 point stance. but off season workouts and mid week practice should be limited or controlled so these guys dont kill themselves during the week for no reason. Maybe then we can get a 19-20 game season and dump the worthless 4 game pre season

 

[Maynard]

btw....WTF does this have to do with the UFL?

 

[Sven Draconian]

peoples responses are pretty funny. you guys dont seem to realize that these steps are being placed to prevent the long term injuries and fatalities that could happen.
you guys complaining are probably the first ones online to post your sorrow for some no name DLmen who is paralyzed due to a hit on the field

the only thing i dont understand is eliminating the 3 point stance. but off season workouts and mid week practice should be limited or controlled so these guys dont kill themselves during the week for no reason. Maybe then we can get a 19-20 game season and dump the worthless 4 game pre season

Great point about the pre-season, and one I've overlooked. You are having these guys risk concussions in 4 worthless games. Let alone the talk of lengthening the season.

I wonder how many concussions they could save by dumping the pre-season and SHORTENING the regular season? So much talk (including the 3 point stance stuff) is about the prolonged, low level impact of the day to day grind. No easier way to relieve that than by cutting 2 to 4 games off the schedule.

Until the NFL starts taking real steps, this is all just a PR stunt to save face from lawsuits.

 

[Saluki]

Players not wearing helmets in non-contact practice? Why? Most teams already don't hit in practice in season anyway? I don't see how this will make any difference at all. Really it just sounds like their doing this so it looks like their doing something, i dont think they know what the fuck to do so they said "fuck it, lets just do something so it looks like we know what we're doing"

 

[FedEx227]

http://www.mlive.com/sports/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/12/hudsonville_dentist_creates_pa.html

Robert Van Essen pointed at “Fred the Head” and said Fred’s mouth guard could eliminate certain types of concussions, and at the same time enhance athletic performance.

The only thing that can cut down on concussions is no helmets. No mouthpiece or perfectly designed helmet is going to help your brain not hit your skull.

 

[MrBill]

In 100 years, football players will be able to link up to a holographic image of themselves suited up on the field and play their opponents in a game of virtual football. Trouble will arise when the use of glitches, jet packing and money plays are exploited by players that discovered a time capsule with a PS3 and a copy of Madden '10.

 

[bringbackjimmy]

people fail to realize that these injuries are caused more from practicing one way and playing another. we already have to deal with the 1st 4 weeks of players trying to get back to game speed... doing this just makes the play of the game diluted.

 

[Sven Draconian]

Hudsonville dentist creates patented mouth guard to help cut down on concussions | Grand Rapids Sports - - MLive.com


The only thing that can cut down on concussions is no helmets. No mouthpiece or perfectly designed helmet is going to help your brain not hit your skull.

Why would not having helmets decrease concussions? I've seen this arguement tossed around, but never really justified. I'm assuming the theory goes that if you aren't wearing a helmet, you won't lead with your head. This ignores a couple of things.

1) Normal people won't lead with their head. NFL players are fucking nutjobs. Hell, a ton of small-school college kids are fucking nutjobs.

2) There is a ton of shots to the face involved blocking/sheddling blocks. Let's say a fullback is coming up to lead block a linebacker, that linebacker is coming into with a forearm shiver to the face.

3) Guys end up on the ground, a lot. That's a ton of knees to the head that have nothing to do with tackling.

The only way to flat out eliminate concussions is to eliminate football. Otherwise, enforce the ruels about leading with your head (spearing), and use these mouthguards that are designed to absorb the shock (keeping it off your brain).

 

[FedEx227]

Why would not having helmets decrease concussions? I've seen this arguement tossed around, but never really justified. I'm assuming the theory goes that if you aren't wearing a helmet, you won't lead with your head. This ignores a couple of things.

1) Normal people won't lead with their head. NFL players are fucking nutjobs. Hell, a ton of small-school college kids are fucking nutjobs.

2) There is a ton of shots to the face involved blocking/sheddling blocks. Let's say a fullback is coming up to lead block a linebacker, that linebacker is coming into with a forearm shiver to the face.

3) Guys end up on the ground, a lot. That's a ton of knees to the head that have nothing to do with tackling.

The only way to flat out eliminate concussions is to eliminate football. Otherwise, enforce the ruels about leading with your head (spearing), and use these mouthguards that are designed to absorb the shock (keeping it off your brain).

Well yes, taking away helmets pretty much kills football, which was my general point in that the only way you can TRULY prevent them.

The idea is like rugby, how players won't lead with their head, be less prone to use their heads, won't drive as much, be less aggressive, etc. It won't eliminate them, but it would greatly reduce the worst type of concussions which are not the big ones we see on the field but rather the slow degeneration that happens to linemen over time.

Again, I agree though that eliminating helmets pretty much ruins the game.

There's really no way to combat it. People just have to understand that football is an extremely dangerous sport, not only to your knees/back, etc but your brain... it's that reason I would never let a kid play football.