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The concussion issue

  • Junior Seau's death has sparked immense debate over the concussion issue, and it's arguably front page news for the first time in football history. It has never before been discussed in the capacity that it is now. What (if any) impact do you think this issue will have on football in 10,20, 50 years?

    To me, there seems to be a crossroads looming on the horizon. There seems to be a few possible outcomes:

    1) research is brought to a level never before seen in this area of medicine due both to the public's interest and the funding that will come from the multi-billion dollar Industry that is football. Advances will be made in equipment and/or prodedure & further rule changes (though I hope football doesn't become even more diluted than what is already being put into practice by the NFL).

    2) Football will experience a slight "recession" in years to come due to an increasing number of parents and individuals who decide early on that the risk of football to their health is too great
    (hopefully/ probably the least likely of the potential scenarios but the threat is there)

    3) little change. Football weathers this temporary storm and the whole issue is placed on the back-burner, and it fades as both scientific & "trial and error" progress is made that enhances the safety of the game in time.

    For the avid football fanatics (which we all are), the issue of safety and it's impact on the game is more than a little concerning to us.

    What do yall think comes of this?

    This post was edited by briarwoodback on 5/8/2012 at 12:25 PM

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  • My lab is developing a prophylactic for concussions. High risk persons will be able to take the drug BEFORE battlefield/football for protection from mTBI/concussion. Your welcome.

    fsuberua

  • I think everyone is and has been overreacting.

    Greedy lawyers, hoping to make their retirement on ONE single "lucky" class action lawsuit, drive ALL these things and LOVE to get the public to overreact. Note the drug ads for EVERY single drug out there by lawyers on the tv and radio nowadays---they love to make us live in fear, cast a big net, and bring us all in in the hope they can build a dramatic case or sign up with other lawyers around the country to make their share...

    It is sickening. We need to wake up, or we are going to kill off our country with this sort of crap all the time.

    This post was edited by crimsonbleeder on 5/8/2012 at 12:56 PM

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  • I think our nation is a bunch of PC ginas. Its part of the game. We should continue to try to make the game safer through advancements in technology but should be careful about changing the actual rules of the games which may take away from what has made the sport great.

    bamadvm

  • briarwoodback said...

    Junior Seau's death has sparked immense debate over the concussion issue, and it's arguably front page news for the first time in football history. It has never before been discussed in the capacity that it is now. What (if any) impact do you think this issue will have on football in 10,20, 50 years?

    To me, there seems to be a crossroads looming on the horizon. There seems to be a few possible outcomes:

    1) research is brought to a level never before seen in this area of medicine due both to the public's interest and the funding that will come from the multi-billion dollar Industry that is football. Advances will be made in equipment and/or prodedure & further rule changes (though I hope football doesn't become even more diluted than what is already being put into practice by the NFL).

    2) Football will experience a slight "recession" in years to come due to an increasing number of parents and individuals who decide early on that the risk of football to their health is too great (hopefully/ probably the least likely of the potential scenarios but the threat is there)

    3) little change. Football weathers this temporary storm and the whole issue is placed on the back-burner, and it fades as both scientific & "trial and error" progress is made that enhances the safety of the game in time.

    For the avid football fanatics (which we all are), the issue of safety and it's impact on the game is more than a little concerning to us.

    What do yall think comes of this?

    Makes you wounder? I had 2 concussions while playing high school football and two more after that.It is nothing to play around with(now where was I) oh yeah,I just wounder how this will all turn out.Look at Craig Turner,they now think that his ALS may be caused by too many concussions.Some of these guys have had 15-20 and maybe more,they really don't know.

    IF IT FEELS GOOD,YOU AIN'T DOING IT RIGHT!

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  • It is amazing how the same technology that is supposed to protect players from head injuries may also be contributing to the issues. Back when there were no face masks and helmet technology was nowhere near where it is today, concussions were not as prevalent because players did not lead with their heads to tackle, but as technology has made the helmets lighter and stronger in the past 15 years, they have become human battering rams. The rule changes in pro and college football may help, but until kids are taught properly from a young age, it will be tough to see real changes in the way players hit. It is very hard to change the style of play when players have been taught from the time they start playing football to dislodge the football by any means necessary. If real change is going to happen, then it needs to start at the youth level.

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  • BOL_Trevor H said...

    It is amazing how the same technology that is supposed to protect players from head injuries may also be contributing to the issues. Back when there were no face masks and helmet technology was nowhere near where it is today, concussions were not as prevalent because players did not lead with their heads to tackle, but as technology has made the helmets lighter and stronger in the past 15 years, they have become human battering rams.

    Yep, the more the equipment protects the head, the more the head is used for contact... unintended consequences.

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  • BOL_Trevor H said...

    It is amazing how the same technology that is supposed to protect players from head injuries may also be contributing to the issues. Back when there were no face masks and helmet technology was nowhere near where it is today, concussions were not as prevalent because players did not lead with their heads to tackle, but as technology has made the helmets lighter and stronger in the past 15 years, they have become human battering rams. The rule changes in pro and college football may help, but until kids are taught properly from a young age, it will be tough to see real changes in the way players hit. It is very hard to change the style of play when players have been taught from the time they start playing football to dislodge the football by any means necessary. If real change is going to happen, then it needs to start at the youth level.

    the earth is flat
    global warming
    the bp oil spill has ruined the gulf coast for forty years
    Y2-K
    silicone brest implant garbage science
    anit depressants cause suicide in depressed people

    *** why don't we just get rid of the lawyers ?

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  • PhilBlake said...

    the earth is flat global warming the bp oil spill has ruined the gulf coast for forty years Y2-K silicone brest implant garbage science anit depressants cause suicide in depressed people

    *** why don't we just get rid of the lawyers ?

    YES!!! This would be a MAJOR solution...is there a rocket going to interstellar space anytime soon???

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  • crimsonbleeder said...

    I think everyone is and has been overreacting.

    Greedy lawyers, hoping to make their retirement on ONE single "lucky" class action lawsuit, drive ALL these things and LOVE to get the public to overreact. Note the drug ads for EVERY single drug out there by lawyers on the tv and radio nowadays---they love to make us live in fear, cast a big net, and bring us all in in the hope they can build a dramatic case or sign up with other lawyers around the country to make their share...

    It is sickening. We need to wake up, or we are going to kill off our country with this sort of crap all the time.

    I do not agree at all. If this was all about "greedy" lawyers then Roger Goodell would not be handing out the strictest possible penalties for players who violate the new rules; which, by the way, are targeted at the types of conduct that cause these injuries. As to this point, since conduct that affects the brain in such a way has been "within the rules" since the creation of the NFL, the league has, in a sense, caused this problem.

    Remember, if a player does something to injure another player, and the way that said player achieves this is against the rules, then the injured player can absolutely sue the player who injured him for damages. However, if the player who caused the injury was playing within the rules, then the league tolerated behavior that caused serious injury to its players, and provided no penalty for the act.

    Make no mistake, this has nothing to do with "greedy" lawyers, but it has everything to do with a MAJOR lawsuit. Honest question: Everyone has heard the player complaints with regard to the new rules, but how many complaints have you heard from the owners? It is simple, the owners don't complain because they get sued if the rules don't change.

    RTR

    beatUT

  • beatUT said...

    I do not agree at all. If this was all about "greedy" lawyers then Roger Goodell would not be handing out the strictest possible penalties for players who violate the new rules; which, by the way, are targeted at the types of conduct that cause these injuries. As to this point, since conduct that affects the brain in such a way has been "within the rules" since the creation of the NFL, the league has, in a sense, caused this problem.

    Remember, if a player does something to injure another player, and the way that said player achieves this is against the rules, then the injured player can absolutely sue the player who injured him for damages. However, if the player who caused the injury was playing within the rules, then the league tolerated behavior that caused serious injury to its players, and provided no penalty for the act.

    Make no mistake, this has nothing to do with "greedy" lawyers, but it has everything to do with a MAJOR lawsuit. Honest question: Everyone has heard the player complaints with regard to the new rules, but how many complaints have you heard from the owners? It is simple, the owners don't complain because they get sued if the rules don't change.

    Must be a lawyer .

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  • I think it warrants some serious research as the data is real. Outside the Lines is discussing the topic now on ESPN.

    Like it or not.....this is starting to approach the early death numbers of Professional Wrestling. Perhaps the key is making modifications before the problem becomes more common.

    Admitting that there is an issue doesn't mean you don't still love the game.

    Tell people what they want to hear, they will like you. Tell them the actual truth...they may not.

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