They also run loops of Nick Collins tackling Michael Vick in one of the coolest highlight sequences of the year…
plus, it’s a network dedicated to football and tackling happens in football games…

I mean, I guess they could just run video loops of kickers practicing hours before a game if that makes you happy?

“Let the opponent score a touchdown rather than risk getting hurt”?

I personally hope he doesn’t try to return and goes on to his second career and enjoys spending time with his wife and child while he’s still healthy enough. Then again I felt the same with Bruschi and tat turned out ok for him.

I think with this issue players and teams share responsibility.

At the pro level players HAVE to have that mentality of “immortality” football wise. No player would last any length of time nor would they be able to return from devastating injuries if they weren’t mentally tough enough to put out of their minds the fact that at any time they could be permanently injured. Some of these guys come back several times from unbelievably serious injuries to play. Sure some is money related and some is love of the game related too.

So I would wager that in their OWN minds a lot of them think combinations of that they don’t want to let teammates down, they don’t want another player to get their spot if they sit out and the thing can’t be that serious, they can go back in, etc. Players, be HONEST with your med staff and coaches.

The team’s responsibility is NOT to let winning a game take precedence over doing what is right for the player’s health. If they know damn well the guy is hurt (i.e. tangible proof like an x-ray or failed concussion tests which now make their return a no-go), TAKE HIS HELMET AWAY…SEND HIM TO THE LR and tell him to shower and get in street clothes, whatever it takes. Because almost ALL players are gonna say “Coach, I can go back out there.” The real weak pathetic coach is the one who knows the guy shouldn’t be playing and lets him play to try to save his own job and rationalizes it by hearing from the player that he wants to go back in. Coaches, don’t listen to what you want to hear, listen to the facts.

This is one reason I am STRONGLY in favor of that whole “second opinion” rule where players are allowed to seek another Dr’s opinion of their own choosing to be paid for by the team. It’s a MUST.

Yes, there were those who tore Cutler apart for not retaking the field. But I still maintain that his greater sin was his refusal to keep his head in the game and act as a sideline mentor for Caleb Haney.

Lol, not sure that was McDermott’s message… at all… but hey, not much of a post without that reach of a translation.

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Did he never look across the field and wave to Asante Samuel while this thought was going through his head..?

Did he actually say it or did he “essentially” say it. Nice attempt at trying to bend his words around. Weak… When he says, ‘Nothing changes about us. Nothing changes in your guys’ mentality,’ what he really is “essentially” saying is to stay aggressive. Don’t play soft. He’s not saying go out and hurt somebody. He’s not saying slam your neck full blast into someone’s knee. No, he’s saying keep playing hard. Don’t shy away from contact. Don’t start playing like Asante Samuel.

Reid already made McDermott the scape goat. Looks like Hobbs is jumping on that wagon. As long as the NFL still plays TACKLE football, there will always be injuries. Guys are running as fast as they can trying to make the big play or stop the other team to the best of their ability. Split second decisions are unavoidable and will always happen no matter how much padding you put on the helmets. It’s the nature of the freakin game! They all know it. If they don’t like it, they can start putting their college degrees they all worked so hard for to some good use.

Sorry but how could it be “more manly” to tap out?

Just wondering.

Also all we keep hearing from the NFL is how they want to stop hits to head and concussions. How they are committed to player safety. Ok then tell me why on every episode of Total Access on an NFL owned and opperated channel do they show a multiple times a clip of Clay Matthews driving Kevin Kolbs head into the ground. Kolb suffered a severior concussion on that play and it was also a couple plays before 1 of the worse lapse in player safety in NFL history. Where Stewart Bradley suffered a concussion stood up passed out fell flat on his face laid there and slowly got up and stayed in for the next play. Without 1 trainer, doctor, coach, or referee stopping the game to check on him and get him off the field. That all happened bc all the trainers were working on Kolb bc how badly he was concussed.

And thats the clip you wanna show in the background on a loop during every single episode of Total Access on NFL Network. If they truly cared about concussions and player safety they would never have allowed that clip to be constantly played on their station.

A more accurate interpretation could be: “This film isn’t about us. With very few exceptions we tackle hard and clean. Nothing changes about us.”

It’s also possible that Levens, being an offensive player, misinterpreted Sean’s message. He may have an alternative motive because his film needs shock value.

that freaks me out just reading about that and hes still considering coming back after this and another neck sugery on top of that? he needs to retire before hes wheeling himself around for the rest of his life…

it comes down to the question would you wanna be a millionare who couldnt walk or a regular joe who could? id rather walk