the VG board football thread (2 Viewers)

[buzd]

That games the day after Christmas right? I'll be lucky to be there for kickoff.

 

[zeetes]

I'll be at that game.

Therefore...

me > zeetes

hey, i'm still trying!

 

[St. Widge]

I love me some football, but these studies about ex football player brains are scary. Enjoying watching a human get concussed and break bones for entertainment is a dark road. Roman Colosseum dark. And it's human nature to some extent, but i don't think it's a part of the human nature we need to actively cultivate.

Think about it. We take football injuries for granted. If you got your knee pushed backwards by a car that nudged you at an intersection, you'd be taken away in an ambulance, have surguries, visitors at the hospital with flowers, and likely never walk the same your entire life. Someone has that injury every week in football, and we almost trivialize it because it's so frequent. "Man, another ACL tear. Damn, there goes my fantasy season." Dark road.

Damn, didn't mean to WATS, but that's a scary thought if you think about it.

/soapbox

Not to be a downer, but to add to this, there are studies that suggest that ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) is related to the damage that player's brains take from playing football. Apparently, there is a high incidence of ALS is former football players. Given the recent news about Steve Gleason, it's a sobering thought that makes me think maybe the NFL really just has to do something about the issue.

 

[zeetes]

Not to be a downer, but to add to this, there are studies that suggest that ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) is related to the damage that player's brains take from playing football. Apparently, there is a high incident of ALS is former football players. Given the recent news about Steve Gleason, It's a sobering thought that makes me think maybe the NFL really just has to do something about the issue.

if that's true, then the nfl hates drew brees. otherwise they wouldn't have let that no-flag-spear go. i hate anyone, and antipop, who hates drew brees.

 

[Twyst]

I love me some football, but these studies about ex football player brains are scary. Enjoying watching a human get concussed and break bones for entertainment is a dark road. Roman Colosseum dark. And it's human nature to some extent, but i don't think it's a part of the human nature we need to actively cultivate.

Think about it. We take football injuries for granted. If you got your knee pushed backwards by a car that nudged you at an intersection, you'd be taken away in an ambulance, have surguries, visitors at the hospital with flowers, and likely never walk the same your entire life. Someone has that injury every week in football, and we almost trivialize it because it's so frequent. "Man, another ACL tear. Damn, there goes my fantasy season." Dark road.

Damn, didn't mean to WATS, but that's a scary thought if you think about it.

/soapbox

I agree that helmet to helmet calls need to be adressed, there is no room for hits like the one dunta robinson had in the eagles game last week, here is the play in question from the game last night, and another play from week one. How are you supposed to play any defense at all if the refs are going to make these calls?



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[zeetes]

so it's week 4, saints vs. hoculi

 

[antipop]

Sproles continues to make Reggie Bush look like a chump

 

[gpupil]

Sproles is exactly what we always wanted Reggie to be.

 

[saintsbank]

Who?

 

[Sackhappysaint]

I really somehow hope we can catch green bay.

No team in the NFL will be able to beat them in the playoffs in the middle of winter at Lambeau field..and us being a dome team? That's a real tall order. Drew would have to play the game of his life.

I actually think it might actually be better for the Falcons to beat the Packers this weekend as far as the Saints are concerned.

Honestly, if we have to worry about the Falcons stopping our playoff chances then this team isn't for real anyway and we aren't going anywhere- because I know the Falcons aren't gonna do anything in the playoffs. We can take care of them later this year.

The more Green bay loses, the better.

 

[Jonesy77]

I don't think they sweep Detroit, so that's one loss.

 

[Sackhappysaint]

I don't think they sweep Detroit, so that's one loss.

Detroit can be our savior here. I don't fear playing in a dome against any team. If the lions win the division it doesn't matter what the Pack does. If we win the division we will not have to play at LAmbeau field.

The thing is though, it's hard to believe the Lions can take that division over the Pack.

 

[zeetes]

packers schedule is kinda weak. here is to hoping lions sweep them, well win at least one, and it would be both unfortunate and fortunate for them to become injury prone and lose to a few other teams.. maybe mcnabb gets lucky.

i'd say bucs maybe have a an outside chance, but that's late in the season, so doubtful. hmm maybe not too late, shouldn't be snowing at least!

 

[antipop]

packers schedule is kinda weak. here is to hoping lions sweep them, well win at least one, and it would be both unfortunate and fortunate for them to become injury prone and lose to a few other teams..

didn't they put 16 guys on IR last year??

 

[Optimusaint]

didn't they put 16 guys on IR last year??

yeah they lost like half of their starters just in that eagles game at the beginning of the season.