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re: Bob Costas: Football May Soon 'Collapse Like a House of Cards'
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:10 am to cameronml
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:10 am to cameronml
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the cumulative effects that CTE has on the brain.
I think this is the real issue. In cycling and most of those other sports you have a trauma once in a blue moon. In football it's dozens of microtraumas every day in practice and in games. It doesn't show up in the statistics, but damage is accumulating.
I played football, I watch football, and I love the game. AFAIK I don't have any lingering effects from it, but I am conflicted, and I worry about younger relatives who are currently playing. If I had veto power, I would consider not letting them play.
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Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:11 am to Turbeauxdog
NFL is being propelled by Gambling.
If Fantasy football, office pools and sports betting was stopped, they would lose 50%+ of their audience.
That is their house of cards. Gambling industry is their backbone.
If Fantasy football, office pools and sports betting was stopped, they would lose 50%+ of their audience.
That is their house of cards. Gambling industry is their backbone.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:13 am to SeeeeK
Gambling is the backbone of damn near all sports.
This post was edited on 11/9/17 at 11:15 am
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:14 am to Turbeauxdog
quote:You forget to take your pills this morning?
Turbeauxdog
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:18 am to GumboPot
While he's probably right, this makes me incredibly sad that I will probably live to see this day. Some of my greatest and happiest memories revolve around football in some way. I don't want to think about a world without big time football.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:19 am to Jim Rockford
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I played football, I watch football, and I love the game. AFAIK I don't have any lingering effects from it, but I am conflicted, and I worry about younger relatives who are currently playing. If I had veto power, I would consider not letting them play.
Same for me, but I have a 13yo son who plays. I have been doing a lot of soul searching about it. I tend to not kneejerk, but the evidence is compelling I think.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:24 am to Harry Caray
pretty well stated. agreed on all points.
and heck, two minutes is probably an outlier. if you leave your D shift out there for two minutes you are for sure giving up a goal. 45 seconds is the ideal
and heck, two minutes is probably an outlier. if you leave your D shift out there for two minutes you are for sure giving up a goal. 45 seconds is the ideal
This post was edited on 11/9/17 at 11:26 am
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:24 am to JBeam
truest thing posted today
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:25 am to GumboPot
sweet. then we could focus all of our resources on becoming a power in soccer.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:27 am to GumboPot
Collapse like house of cards the show? Are nfl players getting Kevin Spacey with the pass, punt and kick kids?
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:29 am to Master of Sinanju
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Maybe, but the sport is safer now than it has ever been in the hundred years of playing it.
Nah, put this back on players and traumatic head injuries via collision will plummet.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:31 am to iamAG
Yep, some derivation of flag football in 30 years or so.
I wonder how many cities are going to invest in new NFL stadiums over the next few years.
I wonder how many cities are going to invest in new NFL stadiums over the next few years.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:33 am to TejasHorn
quote:hockey, baseball, and soccer fidna eat
I wonder how many cities are going to invest in new NFL stadiums over the next few years.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:39 am to JBeam
They are supposedly on the brink of developing a test that can detect CTE. Once that happens we should have a lot more insight as to how prevalent this actually is. Their percentage football players who have CTE is a bit skewed. The test subjects have all been players with concerned families who had the players brains tested. It's more likely than not that those players had CTE
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:39 am to TejasHorn
las vegas seems unfazed.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:47 am to GumboPot
Back in the late 2000’s most football concussions stayed between coach and player and were not reported up. I’m guessing that’s changed now at high school level but unsure
This post was edited on 11/9/17 at 11:51 am
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:50 am to GumboPot
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the game's not going to be around
20 years ago the stadiums were as packed as they are today. It'll be that way 20 years from now. Costas isnt happy unless he's kicking up dust, but I do think the game will evolve more into rugby style
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:54 am to MrSpock
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Lacrosse
Near the bottom in head injury stats.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:55 am to GumboPot
MLB finna eat
Posted on 11/9/17 at 12:11 pm to GumboPot
quote:What you don't see here is the percentage of head injuries to the number of players/incidents of games/practices.
Football: 46,948
Baseball and Softball: 38,394
Basketball: 34,692
Rugby/Lacrosse: 5,794
My son plays lacrosse. They wear pads and helmets. A kid or two goes down every game, usually from being whacked hard by a stick but sometimes from a helmet collusion. But how many kids play lacrosse and have games/practices vs. the number and extent of those other sports? You can't really judge by just one set of numbers.
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