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Doomsday football scenario
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/...k-end-football
Interesting.... Quote:
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02-12-2012, 06:31 PM | #2 |
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Don't wanna read the whole thing
Summary? |
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02-12-2012, 06:40 PM | #3 |
**** the Raiders
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Eh, it would save me a lot of heart ache and frustration.
It would also really suck.
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02-12-2012, 06:48 PM | #4 |
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concussions lead to football becoming obsolete. parents keep their kids from playing football, play something else. high school programs stop offering fb then college. Communities lose money from loss of team and stadium revenue. Bob Barker becomes a zombie. Eats a few homeless people. Starts working at an amusement park as a pirate. Only ever says one thing, a joke. Whats a pirates favorite ski company???? Arrrrrrrmada.
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02-12-2012, 06:55 PM | #5 |
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The only doomsday scenario in my football world, is a double down on Cassel, a gimpy Charles & no Bowe, entrusting the #1 spot to a flashy but unproven Baldwin.
I'm really not the least bit worried about the D, just a few select moves can ensure a great young core for years, with a coach who's proven he knows how to use them. The fortunes of 2012 will rest solely on the offense... QB, new gaurd & tackle, keep the receiver trio... get those right & this can be a very dangerous team. |
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02-12-2012, 07:04 PM | #6 |
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Think they should try a test league of leather helmets and pads.. People wont head hunt as much..
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02-12-2012, 07:42 PM | #7 |
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Eh, if lawsuits prevent people from playing, they'll play football with robots.
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02-12-2012, 07:50 PM | #8 | |
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02-12-2012, 07:51 PM | #9 |
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Meh, stupid.
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02-12-2012, 07:52 PM | #10 |
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02-12-2012, 07:53 PM | #11 |
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02-12-2012, 07:54 PM | #12 |
Quit your bullshit
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Meh, we'll just start watching less dangerous sports like boxing, MMA, and auto racing.
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02-12-2012, 08:12 PM | #13 |
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As a parent of a 5 year old boy, about to start playing sports, I always imagined him playing football and me coaching his team. I still expect he will, but I have serious reservations about the entire thing.
Until being a parent was a reality, I never thought about the risks of football seriously. I would never encourage my son to be a boxer. That same thought process (football is like boxing) has started creeping in a bit. I want him to have fun playing football, but I don't want him to have fun playing football (and taking the risks associated with it), just because I always imaged playing/coaching with him. And the funny thing is, that it doesn't take a parent prohibiting a kid from playing the game to change the trajectory of a kids career. All I'd need to do, is just actively play basketball or baseball with him. And that's what he'd be excited about. The things you (or I) think about as a parent. |
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02-12-2012, 08:17 PM | #14 |
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youre the exact reason why the nfl will cease to exist. U need to be doing oklahoma drills right now!!! Get him ready!!!
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02-12-2012, 08:19 PM | #15 |
Dumbass!
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So they're going to cancel football before Dec. 21?
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