Posted on 02/05/2016 1:17:27 PM PST by Bender2
“The demonizaton of the sport of football is in full swing. The left and media want us to all turn to soccer and be like the Eurowenies and South Americans. Within 10 years football will be either 2 hand touch or flag while the media continues to pump the world cup down our throat. I cant stand watching 12 lawn fairies kicking a ball back and fourth for 60 minutes without scoring. Watching paint dry is more exciting.”
That could have been claimed, 50-40-30-20-10 years ago.
American football is just as popular as ever. It isn’t going anywhere. The players get paid huge money. Fans pay big money to be in the stands.
It remains an interesting game. (The beauty of soccer is the simplicity.)
Professional auto racing is continually working to reduce head injuries and deaths.
I see nothing wrong with doing the same, with American football. I am certain the football players support this, too.
It will not diminish the sport. If anything it will strengthen it.
Possibly. Except...it isn't about fun.
That is...the guy who just got his C2 vertebrae separated from the C1 and will be spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair...won't be thinking, "Oh, what fun!"
Many fouls up does a commissioner get before he loses his job? Seems like infinity.
I say we go back to leather helmets with no face masks. That will put an end to a lot of the nonsense that goes on now. I really believe that it was the introduction of those cage masks that started it. At the very least get rid of those!
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