Comments on: League study finds link between football and dementia

By: tom coughlin's coat holder

tom coughlin's coat holder — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:12:20 +0000

crow…great observations.
what really gets me is the fact that the nfl thinks that they can fix this with a five cent washer.

By: FumbleNuts

FumbleNuts — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:48:47 +0000

Maybe they should line the entire inside of the football helmet with Indestructible water balloons?

By: Resolution

Resolution — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:49:39 +0000

Where is CAPTAIN OBVIOUS, and why is he not weighing in on this.

By: VoxVeritas

VoxVeritas — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:10:34 +0000

“I wish I was smart”
I’m smart enough to get my own fan club at PFT.
You’re not smart enough to come up with an original name.
You’re obviously a lowbrow Eagirls fan and can’t help it.

By: VoxVeritas

VoxVeritas — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:25:37 +0000

Bearing in mind how the NFL treats it’s fallen warriors after they’ve given up so much, can anybody really blame the players that hold out for as much money as they can get? The average NFL career is probably still around 2-3 seasons and the ones that stick around longer are virtually guaranteed to have problems later in life, IMO. Especially the big guys up front that make everybody else look good.

By: VoxVeritas

VoxVeritas — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:20:16 +0000

“But that milkman is still a man is it not???”
Yes. The implication is that Eagirls fans THINK that they’re men that are capable of impregnating a woman, but they’re really not so it must be the milkman. I don’t hold it against you that you didn’t connect those dots. It was late. For me, not necessarily for you.
“I expect better “comedy” from you!”
Me too, but even Hank Aaron couldn’t hit every one out of the park.

By: PackerHaiku

PackerHaiku — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:40:32 +0000

Brett Favre dimentia? Maybe that explains comebacks Too many head blows? http://FavreHaiku.com

By: thecrow025

thecrow025 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:04:32 +0000

This is a unflattering study for the NFL, but Aiello does bring up a valid point in saying that study was done via telephone interview. First, from all of the information presented this is a correlational study. The first rule of a correlational study is that you cannot prove causation (cause/effect) through it. The main reason is the researchers have zero control over extraneous factors that could very well have impact on whether or not someone develops dementia. For example, we know that drinking alcohol is/used to be a major part of the NFL culture. Could drinking large amounts of alcohol contribute to the development of dementia? Did this study control for that? What about steroids role? Listen, I’m not defending the NFL at all for their lack of support of retired NFL players. Frankly it makes me sick. But this study that has come out has opened up a whole new can of questions

By: Big Stretch

Big Stretch — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:51:00 +0000

Wow,,,,, hard to believe getting your head smashed in for a living is damaging.
Million dollar contracts are essentially hazard pay. Ever person to ever step on a football field Pro or otherwise is aware of the risks involved in playing the game. The only way to avoid head injuries all together would be to make the players wear a belt with velcro flags handing of the sides. Of course judging by the way the game is going we may see that in the next 5 years.

By: EdgarSnyder

EdgarSnyder — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:33:54 +0000

wait, what were we talking about, filters?

By: shannscott2000

shannscott2000 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:02:24 +0000

A radical new helmet design is called for. It should have a soft shell with a faceguard on it to protect the jaw and teeth. The faceguard could resemble those of today, or it could be clear plastic like on hockey masks.
A soft shell helmet would lead to players taking smarter risks on the field. This would reduce head trauma in the game, I believe.
Leatherneck,
Do you think Tim Tebow would even be alive if he was wearing this? Or how about when Mike Alsott fell head first into Joe Jurevicous’s knee? You could have a foot of padding and it wouldn’t prevent a concussion, and most on-field accidents that I’ve seen are the result of just that, “accidents” that are hard to avoid. It’s a risky game. That’s why they get paid so much.

By: Abe Froeman

Abe Froeman — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:44:09 +0000

The prior decisions of the NFL constitute negligence.
If they fail to act on current and concrete data they should be prosecuted.
The past legends of football should be provided for by the billions the NFL rakes in.
Denying them decency at the end of their lives because of the desire for profit sickens me.
Truly, it sickens me.
Please, don’t stop hounding on the NFL until they do what is right.
No one is asking them to do anything more than what is merely right.

By: VoxVeritas

VoxVeritas — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:52:17 +0000

You know that rule that says that you can’t hit a QB in the knees? They used to call that the “Andre Waters Rule”. You know, like the “Michael Irvin Rule”, the “Deion Sanders Rule”, the “Erik Williams Rule”, the “Emmitt Smith Rule”. Only nobody knew who the hell Andre Waters was. Sort of like how the rule against calling out the offense’s cadence used to be named after Jerome Brown. Nobody knew who he was, either.
But that Reggie White Rule… well everybody knows who Reggie White was, may God rest his soul. His rule is now called “Free Agency” because he worked so hard to break the chains that bound him to a loser franchise that never showed him any respect.

By: timegambit

timegambit — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:39:34 +0000

Does this mean Conan O’Brien is going to get worse!?

By: Fart Face Killa

Fart Face Killa — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:16:19 +0000

“Unless you’re an Eagirls fan, then you really need to check the milkman’s DNA.”
But that milkman is still a man is it not??? So that statment is pretty dumb and unfunny….
BTW… I’m not an Eagles fan, and I dislike nearly every one of their fans… but c’mon man, I expect better “comedy” from you!

By: ItalianArmyGuy

ItalianArmyGuy — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:05:54 +0000

VoxVeritas says: September 29, 2009 11:30 PM
“When a man has sex with a woman, it can result in a child!”
Unless you’re an Eagirls fan, then you really need to check the milkman’s DNA.
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Hey Vox – 44-6. Those Eagirls fans will never let you live that one down. Even if they don’t know who their pappy’s are

By: 10mm

10mm — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:56:10 +0000

I know that all eagle fans have dementia
godallascowboys!!!!!

By: WashingtonRedstorms

WashingtonRedstorms — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:50:17 +0000

Just ask Al Davis

By: HarrisonHits

HarrisonHits — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:47:13 +0000

“Have they found a link between dementia and working in the front-office of Detroit or Oakland yet?”
I thought it was a requirement that you had to have dementia in order to be nuts enough to take a job with either of those franchises.

By: Debacled

Debacled — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:38:49 +0000

@ penguininbondage says: September 29, 2009 10:36 PM
“What? You think Emmett got stupid on his own?”
You called?

By: JoeSixPack

JoeSixPack — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:38:25 +0000

But this still doesn’t explain why Randy Lerner hired that train wreck of a coach MangIdiot.

By: leatherneck

leatherneck — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:34:47 +0000

By: VoxVeritas

VoxVeritas — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:30:43 +0000

“When a man has sex with a woman, it can result in a child!”
Unless you’re an Eagirls fan, then you really need to check the milkman’s DNA.

By: rolltide

rolltide — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:29:55 +0000

“the NFL as an organization not interested in getting to the truth regarding the consequences of repeated blows to the brain box.”
Yeah, expose this horrible practice to the light, Edward R. Florio. Why, the NFL thinks it can just pay these players off by giving them millions of dollars! HAVE THEY NO DECENCY?

By: florio's_mom

florio's_mom — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:15:22 +0000

They also found a link between Football reporters and mental retardation.

By: Fart Face Killa

Fart Face Killa — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:12:30 +0000

Wow! So you’re telling me that getting hit in the head and having your brain bang against the side of your skull can cause damage to your mental health??? Who woulda thought!
BREAKING NEWS:
When a man has sex with a woman, it can result in a child!

By: iclightpounder

iclightpounder — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:05:57 +0000

What explains me liking canned cheese and living in the armpit of of Ohio and West Virginia?
It may be the trailer parks, the meth labs and the abundance of good lookin’ cousins.
Go Steelers…One more for the scrotum!

By: doric44

doric44 — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:05:32 +0000

they must have used dick jauron as one of the test subjects he defiantly has dementia

By: Anrkist

Anrkist — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:01:54 +0000

Multiple concussions to the head is a good thing, why does no one understand this simple fact?
There is, however, nothing anyone can do about it. This is the NFL… your paid to get hurt. That’s why people are watching. The sad thing is, no one is watching you when your 60 and can’t drink a glass of water without drooling.
You want to see the ultimate NFL player? Take a look at Muhammed Ali… that’s what happens when you have to many hits to the head. There’s no science needed here, it an obvious observation.

By: VoxUcker

VoxUcker — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:57:23 +0000

Don’t be so hard on Vox.
He’s not really stupid, he’s just possessed by a retarded ghost.