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To: strider44

The tone of your 2nd post was not nearly as insulting as your first, so I will reply civilly.

When I say there is “no issue,” I am not saying people do not hurt their heads playing football.

I AM saying (and Rush agrees 100% for what that is worth):
1. There is NOTHING new about these injuriesl.
2. They are probably not as bad as they were in, say 1940, or 1928, or 1961.
3. The injuries have been discovered by a liberal media out to destroy football for reasons already noted.
4. There are a LOT of welfare begging former players who see a grand opportunity to score more welfare dollars from the rich white man.
5. The courts have NO place in this discussion.


30 posted on 03/25/2014 7:01:41 AM PDT by Doctor 2Brains
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To: Doctor 2Brains

I only posted once to you. Someone else laughed at your post not me. But you’re still ignorant on some basic football issues. The collisions that occur now in football vastly exceed those in the past. The height, weight, and speed of the players has increased dramatically. It was very rare for players to exceed 300 pounds during the years you listed. Now, every team has offensive lines averaging way over 300. Running backs routinely weigh over 220 pounds.

I’m not saying football wasn’t violent back then. It was. But the pure physics have changed. Again, I’m not for banning it. But I think a billion dollar plus league can pay medical care for its gladiators as they age. We’re not talking about a ton of people.


31 posted on 03/25/2014 7:25:37 AM PDT by strider44
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