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On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:30:50 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 1/21/2018 11:57 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 1/21/18 11:35 AM, wrote: On 21 Jan 2018 14:45:06 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: Why didn’t President ******** simply sign an Exec Order mandating broadcast of the game?* He could have just stroked a check to pay those AFN people necessary to get that out on the air. I doubt it would take more than a few dozen people for a day or two (who are not already called essential and working anyway). He paid more than that to cut the grass at Mar a Lago this week I knew two pro football players pretty well. One was a year ahead of me at my high school and the other I met as an adult. The latter was a neighbor of a close friend. One was a halfback and the other was a linebacker, and both were stars. In any case, both were glad to get out of the game with their brains intact and their bodies in reasonably decent shape. The funny thing is the high school fella was a terrific basketball player, too, and he might have had a longer and safer career in the NBA. Another great player I did get to see play in college was Gale Sayers. He had a great but short career in the NFL, got out, had several successful careers in sports and business but I read recently he is suffering from dementia, probably as a result of the head injuries he suffered playing pro football. I wonder how much longer the NFL will be allowed, what with the seriousness and extent of the brain injuries. The NFL has come a long way with both protective gear, severe penalties for unnecessary hits or roughness and mandatory concussion protocols. The days of "Mean Joe Greene" and players like him are over. I think they should remove all the protective gear - rugby style. You don't hear much about concussion problems with rugby players. |
#3
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On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 13:47:08 -0500, John H
wrote: On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:30:50 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 1/21/2018 11:57 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 1/21/18 11:35 AM, wrote: On 21 Jan 2018 14:45:06 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: Why didn’t President ******** simply sign an Exec Order mandating broadcast of the game?Â* He could have just stroked a check to pay those AFN people necessary to get that out on the air. I doubt it would take more than a few dozen people for a day or two (who are not already called essential and working anyway). He paid more than that to cut the grass at Mar a Lago this week I knew two pro football players pretty well. One was a year ahead of me at my high school and the other I met as an adult. The latter was a neighbor of a close friend. One was a halfback and the other was a linebacker, and both were stars. In any case, both were glad to get out of the game with their brains intact and their bodies in reasonably decent shape. The funny thing is the high school fella was a terrific basketball player, too, and he might have had a longer and safer career in the NBA. Another great player I did get to see play in college was Gale Sayers. He had a great but short career in the NFL, got out, had several successful careers in sports and business but I read recently he is suffering from dementia, probably as a result of the head injuries he suffered playing pro football. I wonder how much longer the NFL will be allowed, what with the seriousness and extent of the brain injuries. The NFL has come a long way with both protective gear, severe penalties for unnecessary hits or roughness and mandatory concussion protocols. The days of "Mean Joe Greene" and players like him are over. I think they should remove all the protective gear - rugby style. You don't hear much about concussion problems with rugby players. Then it would be soccer and nobody would watch. They used to admit the NFL was all about the "big hits". |
#4
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On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 13:59:19 -0500, wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 13:47:08 -0500, John H wrote: On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:30:50 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 1/21/2018 11:57 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 1/21/18 11:35 AM, wrote: On 21 Jan 2018 14:45:06 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: Why didn’t President ******** simply sign an Exec Order mandating broadcast of the game?* He could have just stroked a check to pay those AFN people necessary to get that out on the air. I doubt it would take more than a few dozen people for a day or two (who are not already called essential and working anyway). He paid more than that to cut the grass at Mar a Lago this week I knew two pro football players pretty well. One was a year ahead of me at my high school and the other I met as an adult. The latter was a neighbor of a close friend. One was a halfback and the other was a linebacker, and both were stars. In any case, both were glad to get out of the game with their brains intact and their bodies in reasonably decent shape. The funny thing is the high school fella was a terrific basketball player, too, and he might have had a longer and safer career in the NBA. Another great player I did get to see play in college was Gale Sayers. He had a great but short career in the NFL, got out, had several successful careers in sports and business but I read recently he is suffering from dementia, probably as a result of the head injuries he suffered playing pro football. I wonder how much longer the NFL will be allowed, what with the seriousness and extent of the brain injuries. The NFL has come a long way with both protective gear, severe penalties for unnecessary hits or roughness and mandatory concussion protocols. The days of "Mean Joe Greene" and players like him are over. I think they should remove all the protective gear - rugby style. You don't hear much about concussion problems with rugby players. Then it would be soccer and nobody would watch. They used to admit the NFL was all about the "big hits". Not quite. Apparently you've not watched a lot of rugby. Much different than soccer and much more action than our football. |
#5
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On Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 3:22:16 PM UTC-5, John H wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 13:59:19 -0500, wrote: On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 13:47:08 -0500, John H wrote: On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:30:50 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 1/21/2018 11:57 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 1/21/18 11:35 AM, wrote: On 21 Jan 2018 14:45:06 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: Why didn’t President ******** simply sign an Exec Order mandating broadcast of the game?Â* He could have just stroked a check to pay those AFN people necessary to get that out on the air. I doubt it would take more than a few dozen people for a day or two (who are not already called essential and working anyway). He paid more than that to cut the grass at Mar a Lago this week I knew two pro football players pretty well. One was a year ahead of me at my high school and the other I met as an adult. The latter was a neighbor of a close friend. One was a halfback and the other was a linebacker, and both were stars. In any case, both were glad to get out of the game with their brains intact and their bodies in reasonably decent shape. The funny thing is the high school fella was a terrific basketball player, too, and he might have had a longer and safer career in the NBA. Another great player I did get to see play in college was Gale Sayers. He had a great but short career in the NFL, got out, had several successful careers in sports and business but I read recently he is suffering from dementia, probably as a result of the head injuries he suffered playing pro football. I wonder how much longer the NFL will be allowed, what with the seriousness and extent of the brain injuries. The NFL has come a long way with both protective gear, severe penalties for unnecessary hits or roughness and mandatory concussion protocols. The days of "Mean Joe Greene" and players like him are over. I think they should remove all the protective gear - rugby style. You don't hear much about concussion problems with rugby players. Then it would be soccer and nobody would watch. They used to admit the NFL was all about the "big hits". Not quite. Apparently you've not watched a lot of rugby. Much different than soccer and much more action than our football. A co-worker's son was set to get a full-ride scholarship playing rugby. He was a star, and played on the "all star" team that played across the pond several times. He ended up hurting his knee and when it all shook out, it turned out he had been playing with a concussion for a year or so. His "career" is now over, and after concussion rehab he's getting his academic and social capabilities back together, and going to college. |
#6
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On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:55:30 -0800 (PST), Its Me wrote:
On Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 3:22:16 PM UTC-5, John H wrote: On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 13:59:19 -0500, wrote: On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 13:47:08 -0500, John H wrote: On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:30:50 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 1/21/2018 11:57 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 1/21/18 11:35 AM, wrote: On 21 Jan 2018 14:45:06 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: Why didn’t President ******** simply sign an Exec Order mandating broadcast of the game?* He could have just stroked a check to pay those AFN people necessary to get that out on the air. I doubt it would take more than a few dozen people for a day or two (who are not already called essential and working anyway). He paid more than that to cut the grass at Mar a Lago this week I knew two pro football players pretty well. One was a year ahead of me at my high school and the other I met as an adult. The latter was a neighbor of a close friend. One was a halfback and the other was a linebacker, and both were stars. In any case, both were glad to get out of the game with their brains intact and their bodies in reasonably decent shape. The funny thing is the high school fella was a terrific basketball player, too, and he might have had a longer and safer career in the NBA. Another great player I did get to see play in college was Gale Sayers. He had a great but short career in the NFL, got out, had several successful careers in sports and business but I read recently he is suffering from dementia, probably as a result of the head injuries he suffered playing pro football. I wonder how much longer the NFL will be allowed, what with the seriousness and extent of the brain injuries. The NFL has come a long way with both protective gear, severe penalties for unnecessary hits or roughness and mandatory concussion protocols. The days of "Mean Joe Greene" and players like him are over. I think they should remove all the protective gear - rugby style. You don't hear much about concussion problems with rugby players. Then it would be soccer and nobody would watch. They used to admit the NFL was all about the "big hits". Not quite. Apparently you've not watched a lot of rugby. Much different than soccer and much more action than our football. A co-worker's son was set to get a full-ride scholarship playing rugby. He was a star, and played on the "all star" team that played across the pond several times. He ended up hurting his knee and when it all shook out, it turned out he had been playing with a concussion for a year or so. His "career" is now over, and after concussion rehab he's getting his academic and social capabilities back together, and going to college. Sorry to hear about that. Injuries like that happen in soccer also, but not nearly as frequently as with our style football. From what I've seen and read, the incidence of concussions among rugby players is less than that of football players. Spinal injuries from the scrums is a big concern. Our football doesn't have the scrums. |
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On 1/21/2018 4:23 PM, John H wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:55:30 -0800 (PST), Its Me wrote: On Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 3:22:16 PM UTC-5, John H wrote: On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 13:59:19 -0500, wrote: On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 13:47:08 -0500, John H wrote: On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:30:50 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 1/21/2018 11:57 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 1/21/18 11:35 AM, wrote: On 21 Jan 2018 14:45:06 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: Why didn’t President ******** simply sign an Exec Order mandating broadcast of the game?Â* He could have just stroked a check to pay those AFN people necessary to get that out on the air. I doubt it would take more than a few dozen people for a day or two (who are not already called essential and working anyway). He paid more than that to cut the grass at Mar a Lago this week I knew two pro football players pretty well. One was a year ahead of me at my high school and the other I met as an adult. The latter was a neighbor of a close friend. One was a halfback and the other was a linebacker, and both were stars. In any case, both were glad to get out of the game with their brains intact and their bodies in reasonably decent shape. The funny thing is the high school fella was a terrific basketball player, too, and he might have had a longer and safer career in the NBA. Another great player I did get to see play in college was Gale Sayers. He had a great but short career in the NFL, got out, had several successful careers in sports and business but I read recently he is suffering from dementia, probably as a result of the head injuries he suffered playing pro football. I wonder how much longer the NFL will be allowed, what with the seriousness and extent of the brain injuries. The NFL has come a long way with both protective gear, severe penalties for unnecessary hits or roughness and mandatory concussion protocols. The days of "Mean Joe Greene" and players like him are over. I think they should remove all the protective gear - rugby style. You don't hear much about concussion problems with rugby players. Then it would be soccer and nobody would watch. They used to admit the NFL was all about the "big hits". Not quite. Apparently you've not watched a lot of rugby. Much different than soccer and much more action than our football. A co-worker's son was set to get a full-ride scholarship playing rugby. He was a star, and played on the "all star" team that played across the pond several times. He ended up hurting his knee and when it all shook out, it turned out he had been playing with a concussion for a year or so. His "career" is now over, and after concussion rehab he's getting his academic and social capabilities back together, and going to college. Sorry to hear about that. Injuries like that happen in soccer also, but not nearly as frequently as with our style football. From what I've seen and read, the incidence of concussions among rugby players is less than that of football players. Spinal injuries from the scrums is a big concern. Our football doesn't have the scrums. Rugby will never be popular here. Not enough time outs for commercials. |
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On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 16:23:43 -0500, John H
wrote: On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:55:30 -0800 (PST), Its Me wrote: On Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 3:22:16 PM UTC-5, John H wrote: Not quite. Apparently you've not watched a lot of rugby. Much different than soccer and much more action than our football. A co-worker's son was set to get a full-ride scholarship playing rugby. He was a star, and played on the "all star" team that played across the pond several times. He ended up hurting his knee and when it all shook out, it turned out he had been playing with a concussion for a year or so. His "career" is now over, and after concussion rehab he's getting his academic and social capabilities back together, and going to college. Sorry to hear about that. Injuries like that happen in soccer also, but not nearly as frequently as with our style football. From what I've seen and read, the incidence of concussions among rugby players is less than that of football players. Spinal injuries from the scrums is a big concern. Our football doesn't have the scrums. I heard once there are more injuries in girl's soccer than there are in amateur football. |
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On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:22:15 -0500, John H
wrote: On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 13:59:19 -0500, wrote: On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 13:47:08 -0500, John H wrote: On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:30:50 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 1/21/2018 11:57 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 1/21/18 11:35 AM, wrote: On 21 Jan 2018 14:45:06 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: Why didn’t President ******** simply sign an Exec Order mandating broadcast of the game?Â* He could have just stroked a check to pay those AFN people necessary to get that out on the air. I doubt it would take more than a few dozen people for a day or two (who are not already called essential and working anyway). He paid more than that to cut the grass at Mar a Lago this week I knew two pro football players pretty well. One was a year ahead of me at my high school and the other I met as an adult. The latter was a neighbor of a close friend. One was a halfback and the other was a linebacker, and both were stars. In any case, both were glad to get out of the game with their brains intact and their bodies in reasonably decent shape. The funny thing is the high school fella was a terrific basketball player, too, and he might have had a longer and safer career in the NBA. Another great player I did get to see play in college was Gale Sayers. He had a great but short career in the NFL, got out, had several successful careers in sports and business but I read recently he is suffering from dementia, probably as a result of the head injuries he suffered playing pro football. I wonder how much longer the NFL will be allowed, what with the seriousness and extent of the brain injuries. The NFL has come a long way with both protective gear, severe penalties for unnecessary hits or roughness and mandatory concussion protocols. The days of "Mean Joe Greene" and players like him are over. I think they should remove all the protective gear - rugby style. You don't hear much about concussion problems with rugby players. Then it would be soccer and nobody would watch. They used to admit the NFL was all about the "big hits". Not quite. Apparently you've not watched a lot of rugby. Much different than soccer and much more action than our football. We watched some rugby in New Zealand "Go All Blacks" and I agree it is not exactly like soccer but more like it than NFL football. The biggest single difference is no line of scrimmage. |
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On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 22:44:03 -0500, wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:22:15 -0500, John H wrote: On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 13:59:19 -0500, wrote: On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 13:47:08 -0500, John H wrote: On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:30:50 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 1/21/2018 11:57 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 1/21/18 11:35 AM, wrote: On 21 Jan 2018 14:45:06 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: Why didn’t President ******** simply sign an Exec Order mandating broadcast of the game?* He could have just stroked a check to pay those AFN people necessary to get that out on the air. I doubt it would take more than a few dozen people for a day or two (who are not already called essential and working anyway). He paid more than that to cut the grass at Mar a Lago this week I knew two pro football players pretty well. One was a year ahead of me at my high school and the other I met as an adult. The latter was a neighbor of a close friend. One was a halfback and the other was a linebacker, and both were stars. In any case, both were glad to get out of the game with their brains intact and their bodies in reasonably decent shape. The funny thing is the high school fella was a terrific basketball player, too, and he might have had a longer and safer career in the NBA. Another great player I did get to see play in college was Gale Sayers. He had a great but short career in the NFL, got out, had several successful careers in sports and business but I read recently he is suffering from dementia, probably as a result of the head injuries he suffered playing pro football. I wonder how much longer the NFL will be allowed, what with the seriousness and extent of the brain injuries. The NFL has come a long way with both protective gear, severe penalties for unnecessary hits or roughness and mandatory concussion protocols. The days of "Mean Joe Greene" and players like him are over. I think they should remove all the protective gear - rugby style. You don't hear much about concussion problems with rugby players. Then it would be soccer and nobody would watch. They used to admit the NFL was all about the "big hits". Not quite. Apparently you've not watched a lot of rugby. Much different than soccer and much more action than our football. We watched some rugby in New Zealand "Go All Blacks" and I agree it is not exactly like soccer but more like it than NFL football. The biggest single difference is no line of scrimmage. We must be talking different sports. If soccer players hit like rugby players, they'd all be 'red carded' off the field. Other than the requirement to move the ball downfield, I can't see many similarities between soccer and rugby. Between rugby and football, yeah. You said it in your last sentence. |
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