Tank McNamara by Bill Hinds for October 29, 2013

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    flyertom  about 11 years ago

    Dawg has a point there. If a player got his bell rung every time he stuck his noggin into a play, he wouldn’t be so inclined to lead with his head.Either that, or put everybody in hamster balls.

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    ajr58  about 11 years ago

    Take the rugby approach.

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    Linguist  about 11 years ago

    The operative words here are battering rams. It is true that what was designed to to a piece of protective equipment has become a destructive weapon. This can be changed by enforcing the rules but the culture that breeds this type of behavior will still, unfortunately, prevail.

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    YatInExile  about 11 years ago

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    zeprin  about 11 years ago

    Helmets ain’t the answer. Concussions come the rapid/sudden ‘DECELERATION’ of the brain inside the skull.Not from the impact to the head. When a player goes from 20mph to 0 in a millisecond his brain continues going forward until stopped by the skull. Sometimes resulting in bruising, bleeding or tearing. Concussion.

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    toothpickgrin  about 11 years ago

    It’s simple. Enforce the rules that are already in place.

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    BeniHanna6 Premium Member about 11 years ago

    could be the solution, get rid of all pads. Linemen end up with more broken bones, but you would have less concussions.

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    Michael Ritter  about 11 years ago

    My high school in the late ‘50s was one of the last local teams to get rid of leather for plastic – and the players hated it. The leather was comfortable to wear, it didn’t echo, and the entire structure was flexible and padded – no rock hard surfaces. The only downside was that the helmets had to spend off season in the storage facility at a local furrier.

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