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Originally Posted by crash_override
I don't support taking the hits out of football, but everytime I hear Troy Aiman or Steve Young talk, it's pretty pathetic. They're both semi-retarded from from multiple concussions they've had from the game, and that's sad.
Bottom line, it's American Football, one of the most dangerous sports in the world. If we take the hard hitting tough guys out, it will just be soccer except you can carry and throw the ball.
How is it that the NFL has made it nearly 100 years playing the most barbaric sport on the planet and head injuries are being addressed only now? I say, players aren't as tough as they once were. How about instead of changing the rules, you recruit and sign tougher players? There would be no such thing as a defenseless receiver if the receiver was equally as big and strong as the person hitting them.
If these players can't take a hit, maybe they should switch to Baseball, or Soccer.
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One of the dumber things I've ever heard. Instead of the rules...get tougher players? Lol, I can't tell if you are serious or just being sarcastic. Where exactly do you get these tougher players?
The game today is different in a million ways than it was back in the day. Players are bigger and faster. It doesnt matter how tough you are, if you don't see it coming and get crushed by a 250 pound linebacker running at full speed, its like the equivalent of a car wreck. It has nothing to do with being tough, nobody can take hits like that and be expected to just walk it off.
"There would be no such thing as a defenseless receiver if the receiver was equally as big and strong as the person hitting them."
Again, are you trolling? For one it wouldn't matter how big the WR is, they'd still be defenseless. If you are running a route and looking for the ball and somebody maims you, there's really nothing you can do. Even if you weighed the same and everything, the momentum and force are way different. Not to mention it is ridiculous to think receivers could be as big as the people hitting them. Hahaha, I don't know what world you are living in where it is realistic for all receivers to be like 250 pounds.