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Ivy League mulls banning tackles at football practices
DerekJohnson
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Obviously it isn't just tackling that causes head injury. All of the emphasis is on tackling. There is helmet to helmet contact all over the field on every play in every game. It sounds like a typical ivory tower type of idea without being grounded in reality.
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OK!ApostleofGrief said:Obviously it isn't just tackling that causes head injury. All of the emphasis is on tackling. There is helmet to helmet contact all over the field on every play in every game. It sounds like a typical ivory tower type of idea without being grounded in reality.
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What the fuck is this argument?ApostleofGrief said:Obviously it isn't just tackling that causes head injury. All of the emphasis is on tackling. There is helmet to helmet contact all over the field on every play in every game. It sounds like a typical ivory tower type of idea without being grounded in reality.
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you guys are just watching the running back. If you've played on the line, eg., you know there is constant helmet to helmet contact. Just banning tackling is only the tip of the iceburg.
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I'm for flag football
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basically that is the point. You never heard stories of guys that played football with just leather helmets having lifelong brain debilitation. Why? Because they drank themselves to death first. Seriously, it's because when helmets became safe *enough* they were used as a big part of the collision. So in order to stop brain injury you need to fundamentally change the game. Tackling has some of the worst head injuries, but you could have a guy fly airborne at you blocking, take a knee to the head, or whatever.greenblood said:I'm for flag football
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True, but lets all be honest. If this goes any further, people are going to stop watching.ApostleofGrief said:
basically that is the point. You never heard stories of guys that played football with just leather helmets having lifelong brain debilitation. Why? Because they drank themselves to death first. Seriously, it's because when helmets became safe *enough* they were used as a big part of the collision. So in order to stop brain injury you need to fundamentally change the game. Tackling has some of the worst head injuries, but you could have a guy fly airborne at you blocking, take a knee to the head, or whatever.greenblood said:I'm for flag football
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Well, I agree. Part of the fun part has always been the violence.greenblood said:
True, but lets all be honest. If this goes any further, people are going to stop watching.ApostleofGrief said:
basically that is the point. You never heard stories of guys that played football with just leather helmets having lifelong brain debilitation. Why? Because they drank themselves to death first. Seriously, it's because when helmets became safe *enough* they were used as a big part of the collision. So in order to stop brain injury you need to fundamentally change the game. Tackling has some of the worst head injuries, but you could have a guy fly airborne at you blocking, take a knee to the head, or whatever.greenblood said:I'm for flag football
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No they won't.greenblood said:
True, but lets all be honest. If this goes any further, people are going to stop watching.ApostleofGrief said:
basically that is the point. You never heard stories of guys that played football with just leather helmets having lifelong brain debilitation. Why? Because they drank themselves to death first. Seriously, it's because when helmets became safe *enough* they were used as a big part of the collision. So in order to stop brain injury you need to fundamentally change the game. Tackling has some of the worst head injuries, but you could have a guy fly airborne at you blocking, take a knee to the head, or whatever.greenblood said:I'm for flag football
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MMA, Rugby, Boxing. La Crosse, Hockey say Hi.greenblood said:
True, but lets all be honest. If this goes any further, people are going to stop watching.ApostleofGrief said:
basically that is the point. You never heard stories of guys that played football with just leather helmets having lifelong brain debilitation. Why? Because they drank themselves to death first. Seriously, it's because when helmets became safe *enough* they were used as a big part of the collision. So in order to stop brain injury you need to fundamentally change the game. Tackling has some of the worst head injuries, but you could have a guy fly airborne at you blocking, take a knee to the head, or whatever.greenblood said:I'm for flag football
