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FB Helmets Don't Protect Side Of Head
02-18-2014 10:56 AM
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RE: FB Helmets Don't Protect Side Of Head
Speaking of football and brains, this is an interesting watch: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/...of-denial/
02-18-2014 07:44 PM
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RE: FB Helmets Don't Protect Side Of Head
The brutal truth, which most sports fans don't want to hear, is that a helmet can't be designed to provide adequate protection from brain injury. If there are significant blows to the head, with or without a helmet, the brain is forced against the wall of the cranium producing subdural hematoma (bruising) and the possibility of cell death. How many brain cells do you imagine it's OK to lose? Data is increasingly robust on the risks and it is highly unlikely that anything significant can/will be done to alleviate the risk.
02-19-2014 05:16 PM
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RE: FB Helmets Don't Protect Side Of Head
This may seem counter-intuitive, and you may call me crazy, but, how about they remove helmets and pads all-together?

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If you were a RB going up the middle on short yardage, would you just plunge forward leading with your head? No!
If you were a safety lining up to nail a WR coming across the middle, would you lead with your head and shoulder? No!
If you were a DE trying to tackle a large RB coming outside would you throw your head at his knees to tackle him? No!

I think pads and helmets allow guys to play more aggressively. They can hit bigger because they don't think they'll get hurt. Remove the armor and now you need to rely on technique to tackle somebody, not brute force.
02-20-2014 07:58 AM
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Re: RE: FB Helmets Don't Protect Side Of Head
(02-20-2014 07:58 AM)FtLauderdaleRocket Wrote:  This may seem counter-intuitive, and you may call me crazy, but, how about they remove helmets and pads all-together?

Stay with me here...

If you were a RB going up the middle on short yardage, would you just plunge forward leading with your head? No!
If you were a safety lining up to nail a WR coming across the middle, would you lead with your head and shoulder? No!
If you were a DE trying to tackle a large RB coming outside would you throw your head at his knees to tackle him? No!

I think pads and helmets allow guys to play more aggressively. They can hit bigger because they don't think they'll get hurt. Remove the armor and now you need to rely on technique to tackle somebody, not brute force.

Essentially like Rugby, that has far less head injuries than Football. My high school Football coach dissed rugby and put false facts in the school newspaper to try and make rugby seem more dangerous, wanna know what happened? Rugby fought back and grew by twice as much 03-wink while football lost 10-15 players with most of those playing rugby instead. I was one of only two to sustain a concussion in my 4 years if high school rugby. Maybe 6 injuries total with no broken.bones but a couple broken noses.

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02-20-2014 08:42 AM
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RE: FB Helmets Don't Protect Side Of Head
(02-20-2014 07:58 AM)FtLauderdaleRocket Wrote:  This may seem counter-intuitive, and you may call me crazy, but, how about they remove helmets and pads all-together?

Stay with me here...

If you were a RB going up the middle on short yardage, would you just plunge forward leading with your head? No!
If you were a safety lining up to nail a WR coming across the middle, would you lead with your head and shoulder? No!
If you were a DE trying to tackle a large RB coming outside would you throw your head at his knees to tackle him? No!

I think pads and helmets allow guys to play more aggressively. They can hit bigger because they don't think they'll get hurt. Remove the armor and now you need to rely on technique to tackle somebody, not brute force.

Could be your right. Rugby has fewer head injuries in part I think due to a more congested field of play which limits the force of the impact. Not sure if that's true but that is my perception.
02-20-2014 12:53 PM
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