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Taz
Derrr
This is a sad effect that most people don't know about, although this year concussions were talked about more than they used to be.
+5 to Ravenclaw for "denialism".
I saw this article which I thought was interesting ... considering banning the 3pt stance for linemen. Not really sure how many linemen get concussions due to the 3pt stance. Seems like more of the high speed collisions in the open field would cause concussions.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/02/07/three-point-stance-could-get-the-boot/
Ah, yes. Two different things, really. The high speed collision would be the "catastrophic hit" on a single play. The 3-pt stance means lots of not-catastrophic headshots over the course of the game. Kind of like boxing and how a boxer gets punch drunk after getting pasted in the head too many times.
We see pictures of QBs and WRs getting taken out by the snot cleaner play, but it would seem a whole lot more veterans are suffering than this. Like linemen.
MoBramExam
Do not know any former pro players, but do have some friends and co-workers who played at college level. Not a single one does not have some sort of knee, back, or hip problem. Most have at least one "concussion" story.
Its a violent, violent sport. (So is boxing, so is hockey, so are several others -- including, to some degree, us pounding our feet and legs on the hard pavement mile after mile.) My friends traded their bodies for a college education. The pros trade their bodies for a livelihood. They gotta know that going in?
lonely planet boy
They gotta know that going in?
Sure, but those 8-year-old youth-league players sure are gullible.
Like I was, until in high school I quit being a stupid quarterback to become a stupid cross-country runner.
