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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I support pretty much any rule change which helps prevent injuries to other human beings, but I'm a wacko liberal pinko ***, apparently.
Hyperbole may have gotten the better of me here. I just took exception to the notion that this rule suddenly is the first stepping stone to flag football and how I "damn well know it", when there are numerous examples of society being perfectly willing to accept dangerous behavior... assuming they've reached an acceptable level of mitigation.
I support pretty much any rule change which helps prevent injuries to other human beings, but I'm a wacko liberal pinko ***, apparently.
Yep, a punt. It was also called back because of a penalty, so it was a meaningless play in a meaningless game. What a shame.That and Dane Fletcher in pre-season also (and that might have been a punt?)
So you'd support the elimination of tackling, and it's replacment with the idea of a "tackle" being the grabbing of a piece of fabric from around the waist of the player with the ball? That would certainly help prevent injuries.
Yes. Absolutely.
Because my entertainment isn't worth injuries to another human being.
Yes. Absolutely.
Because my entertainment isn't worth injuries to another human being.
You are aware these are human beings doing this voluntarily right? And you choose your entertainment willingly?
And yet you watch it and post about it on a message board. Your actions don't seem to be meshing with your words.
I knew I was going to get this sort of response.
It's really very simple. I love watching football. I hate watching people get injured. I'm not going to boycott football but I will support anything that results in improved player safety - specifically reducing concussions which have been shown to lead to a lot of problems after a career ends.
Call me a hypocrite for continuing to watch it, if you want. But I'd prefer that to being someone who is erring on the side of what makes for better watching when it comes to choosing over improvements to player safety or not.
It will be the opposite of soccer: Hands only - No feet allowed.might as well get rid of all the kicking.
I knew I was going to get this sort of response.
It's really very simple. I love watching football. I hate watching people get injured. I'm not going to boycott football but I will support anything that results in improved player safety - specifically reducing concussions which have been shown to lead to a lot of problems after a career ends.
Call me a hypocrite for continuing to watch it, if you want. But I'd prefer that to being someone who is erring on the side of what makes for better watching when it comes to choosing over improvements to player safety or not.