Head-to-Head Hits & New Rule Discussion

Spunkonmyback DPOY

@calfoxwc said:
Very strange. Everything is fine, until I start reading the troublemaking steeler girlietrolls' posts....
then all of a sudden, it's like a stupid skunk walked by the window.

but THEN, the skunk scent immediately goes away when I read on, where they aren't posting.

It's obvious you don't care about the player's opinion on the issue.

Who are who to tell the players what rules they have to play by? Let them decide. You go nuts when you think Obama is taking away your rights, but you seem to like controlling the rules other people have to play by and have no interest on their opinion in the matter.

But anyways, the fact that you made a stupid, whiny comment inside of anything slightly resembling a logical rebuttle is very evident. And honestly, it doesn't surprise me at all.

longhorn

Let's just get rid of the helmets which are the real weapons. Go back to those leather helmets and see if the players continue to play as they are. Those hard helmets changed the way the game was played. Better yet, let's let these bad ass players play with nothing on their head and see if Harrison et al continue to play as they do.

Technology (helmets, pads, shoes, turf, etc have all made the game morphe over the years. As technology changed, play adapted, even with many, many rule changes along the way. Why not remove fair catches, touchbacks, etc. too. Couple the technology changes with the changes in the average NFL player's size, speed, talent and experience and the game has to evolve.

This is all much ado about nothing. Play by the rules, tackle fairly and adjust as a rule changes. It's happened throughout the history of the NFL and should not be a big deal now with the latest emphasis on player safety.

DawgTracker

One thing that the league could implement fairly quickly would be to put foam padding on the back of a helmet. Many QBs and receivers suffer concussions when their heads hit the turf

calfoxwc

It's obvious you don't care about the player's opinion on the issue. spunkedontherack

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It's obvious you are a waste of this board's time.

What I've been saying has nothing to do with your asinine conclusion.

I don't post all that often over here, because there's a lot of BROWNS fans who are quick on the money,

and it's just fun to read it.

It's also obvious that you just want to make trouble, and whine like a little muskrat that is afraid of the dark.

Spunkonmyback DPOY

@calfoxwc said:
It's obvious you don't care about the player's opinion on the issue. spunkedontherack
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It's obvious you are a waste of this board's time.

What I've been saying has nothing to do with your asinine conclusion.

I don't post all that often over here, because there's a lot of BROWNS fans who are quick on the money,

and it's just fun to read it.

It's also obvious that you just want to make trouble, and whine like a little muskrat that is afraid of the dark.

All that because I restated what dozens of players all of the league (including on the Browns) have already said?

kshutchins

@spunkonmyback-dpoy said:
It's obvious you don't care about the player's opinion on the issue.

Actually, I DON'T care about the players' opinions on the issue. I don't really even care about the coaches' opinions unless they're teaching correct techniques and enforcing the rules. I DO care about the opinions of medical experts, scientists, and the NFL. The League is obviously able to enforce its own rules. (Which are not new.) I also care about the families of the players and the health of the players when their careers are over. And I care about watching the best test of skill that's available.

You can question the sincerity of the League given the state of their relationship with the players' union but it is disingenuous to argue the dangers of continuing to allow unrestrained violence on the field of play.

I've never been disappointed by a game that did not contain violent hits that sent players to the bench. I don't want to see the third team on the field because the rest were knocked out by injury. I want to see the best, most skilled players competing within the rules on both sides. As funny as it was in the movie, I don't REALLY want to see the football game from M*A*S*H every week. I want to see the best of the best.

miktoxic

HEY HOW ABOUT THIS STEELER'S DOUCHEBAGS. GAMES WERE PLAYED THIS PAST SUNDAY AFTER THE LEAGUE SAID THAT ILLEGAL 'HITS' (NOT TACKLES) WOULD BE PENALIZED AND THE PLAYER INVOLVED COULD BE SUSPENDED AND PENALIZED..............AND WHAT HAPPENED? NOTHING. THERE WAS ONE QUESTIONABLE HIT BY ONE PLAYER THAT WAS DEEMED INAVOIDABLE THEREFOR LEGAL. NO PUSSIFICATION OF THE GAME. NO POWDER PUFF FOOTBALL. SO ALL YOU DUMB ASSES THAT SAID THAT'S WHAT WE AS BROWNS FANS WANTED CAN GO F YOURSELF! DUMMIES.

kshutchins

Formerly Stone said:
And when the NFL turns a blind eye to the fact that these guys get bigger, faster, and stronger every single year because of HGH and steriods......THAT IS THE PROBLEM

That is definitely A problem. Maybe THE problem is that the men who use these substances lack the maturity, character and integrity to make better decisions. Adherence to the rules seems to have fallen out of fashion.

The Gipper

@calfoxwc said:
I thought it was sulfur burning, but it was only sqeeler roid "fans" trolling for trouble...

Do you take all your lines from Hugo Chavez, Cal?

calfoxwc

that damn chavez quoted me?

that sob.

kshutchins

Formerly Stone said:
But look at it from the point of view of a player.
If you don't "keep up" with the other players who do the drugs you run the risk of being injured and you run the risk of being outplayed and replaced.

Why yes. That could happen. And what did you plan to do AFTER football? Professional football is for the best of the best. You are one of the elite to have made it AT ALL. Take pride in that and move forward.

Formerly Stone said:
I would be willing to bet that most players wish that nobody did the drugs but if some do it, the rest have to do it to keep up.

"Have to?" Nope. Are WILLING to, maybe. This is where the character issue comes in. Are you the kind of person who does something against the rules or against the spirit of the rules for personal gain? Or, does doing the RIGHT thing, no matter what the consequences are, take priority? Character.

sisky fringo

@atenears said:
T.J. Ward got fined Heavily and immediately FLAGGED for same type of hit and he had much less time and room to avoid it.

hey, i never realized Wright defensed that TD pass. !! nice D, kid!

i thought Ward's hit separated Shipley from the ball but this vid clearly shows the ball bouncing away before TJ's hit. now how bout them apples.

Unsympathetic

I was pleasantly intrigued to learn that Hines Ward got a concussion yesterday. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

Focus: Our old buddy Sean Jones, dropped by the Browns for receiving too many concussions as a player, gave a helmet-to-helmet greeting to Jimmy Clausen this past week.

Spunkonmyback DPOY

@unsympathetic said:
I was pleasantly intrigued to learn that Hines Ward got a concussion yesterday. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
Focus: Our old buddy Sean Jones, dropped by the Browns for receiving too many concussions as a player, gave a helmet-to-helmet greeting to Jimmy Clausen this past week.

That's because you are a classless Clevetard.

Unsympathetic

@spunkonmyback-dpoy said:
I am a classless troll.

Fixed your post. Now go whine to someone who cares what you think.

Spunkonmyback DPOY

@unsympathetic said:
Fixed your post. Now go whine to someone who cares what you think.

If you are going to screw with my post atleast make it funny. Don't just be stupid about it. Here's your chance to redeem yourself.

FearTheRoo

@spunkonmyback-dpoy said:
If you are going to screw with my post atleast make it funny. Don't just be stupid about it. Here's your chance to redeem yourself.

I thought his fix was hilarious.

pizzadeliveryguy

@unsympathetic said:
I was pleasantly intrigued to learn that Hines Ward got a concussion yesterday. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
Focus: Our old buddy Sean Jones, dropped by the Browns for receiving too many concussions as a player, gave a helmet-to-helmet greeting to Jimmy Clausen this past week.

Nothing like showing off your lack of class.