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I understand why they did this, I'm sure there is a lot of pain and sadness they are dealing with involving the loss of Junior Seau. To me though, suing the NFL is entirely the wrong way to go for two reasons.
One, it makes this look like a money grab. It makes it look like they are more interested in benefiting financially from all of this. I know it might be harsh to say, but wouldn't it be more respectful and helpful in the name of their lost family member to partner with the league in forming new ideas for safety. One of the points of the lawsuit stated that the NFL was negligent in deliberately ignoring the risks associated with traumatic brain injuries endured through an NFL career. Obviously the concussion issue has come to the forefront much more over the last five years or so, but I ask, what more can the NFL do? I mean, they have 'pussified' the game a lot as it is. They have clearly made a lot of changes, the fines are through the roof. Helmet technology is examined, then re-examined over and over again to find the best ways to protect players heads. I mean really, what more can they do? Make the NFL a flag football league? Which leads to point two.
How much will this damage the game as we know it? I don't know about some of you, but i really think the game has lost some value with the insane amount of roughing calls. I mean, I saw a play in the Falcons-Niners game where a Falcon "touched Kaepernicks' helmet and was penalized for roughing the passer. That call turned what was a third and long into a first down that changed the entire complexion of that game! That isn't the only call either. There have been so many the last few years it's hard to count. Yes, there have been some legitimate calls. Defensive players launching, or spearheading, towards defenseless recievers is dirty in my opinion. It should be called. To me, the rest of this stuff is just destroying the game. With lawsuits like this continuing, the damage to the game will only get worse.
These players know what they are getting into. They strive to compete at this level. They know the risks. They've played the game from the beginning of their lives. You can take serious hits at all levels of football. It's part of the game, and to me, even though I've taken a few brutal hits myself, I say it should stay part of the game ( I also dished them out). The offenses in the NFL and NCAA are setting records week in and week out. This is due to the protection the NFL is giving them across the board. It's diminishing the game. The stats, the records from the old days are being blown out of the water and everyone thinks it's because the players now are so great. Well, though that might be part of it, it is not the whole case. The game was different back then. The game was tougher. It was harder to earn the numbers. We had Calvin Johnson and Adrian Peterson both trying to break single season records in the same year. ALL TIME RECORDS. Records held by guys like Jerry Rice and Eric Dickerson! We have multiple quarterbacks throwing for 4500 yards now in a single season like it's just the "norm". Throw out the record books if this is what the game is coming to. In my opinion it is almost becoming a whole other game.
Question is, would Junior Seau have wanted his family to go on damaging a game that he devoted so much of his life to?
One, it makes this look like a money grab. It makes it look like they are more interested in benefiting financially from all of this. I know it might be harsh to say, but wouldn't it be more respectful and helpful in the name of their lost family member to partner with the league in forming new ideas for safety. One of the points of the lawsuit stated that the NFL was negligent in deliberately ignoring the risks associated with traumatic brain injuries endured through an NFL career. Obviously the concussion issue has come to the forefront much more over the last five years or so, but I ask, what more can the NFL do? I mean, they have 'pussified' the game a lot as it is. They have clearly made a lot of changes, the fines are through the roof. Helmet technology is examined, then re-examined over and over again to find the best ways to protect players heads. I mean really, what more can they do? Make the NFL a flag football league? Which leads to point two.
How much will this damage the game as we know it? I don't know about some of you, but i really think the game has lost some value with the insane amount of roughing calls. I mean, I saw a play in the Falcons-Niners game where a Falcon "touched Kaepernicks' helmet and was penalized for roughing the passer. That call turned what was a third and long into a first down that changed the entire complexion of that game! That isn't the only call either. There have been so many the last few years it's hard to count. Yes, there have been some legitimate calls. Defensive players launching, or spearheading, towards defenseless recievers is dirty in my opinion. It should be called. To me, the rest of this stuff is just destroying the game. With lawsuits like this continuing, the damage to the game will only get worse.
These players know what they are getting into. They strive to compete at this level. They know the risks. They've played the game from the beginning of their lives. You can take serious hits at all levels of football. It's part of the game, and to me, even though I've taken a few brutal hits myself, I say it should stay part of the game ( I also dished them out). The offenses in the NFL and NCAA are setting records week in and week out. This is due to the protection the NFL is giving them across the board. It's diminishing the game. The stats, the records from the old days are being blown out of the water and everyone thinks it's because the players now are so great. Well, though that might be part of it, it is not the whole case. The game was different back then. The game was tougher. It was harder to earn the numbers. We had Calvin Johnson and Adrian Peterson both trying to break single season records in the same year. ALL TIME RECORDS. Records held by guys like Jerry Rice and Eric Dickerson! We have multiple quarterbacks throwing for 4500 yards now in a single season like it's just the "norm". Throw out the record books if this is what the game is coming to. In my opinion it is almost becoming a whole other game.
Question is, would Junior Seau have wanted his family to go on damaging a game that he devoted so much of his life to?
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