I understand Bart’s sentiment, but when Bart can actually make a fist in retirement without having to deal with terrible pain he’ll be thankful. When he doesn’t need to be escorted to the bathroom at 50 he’ll be thankful. When he can play with his kids after football he’ll be thankful.

I went through what was technically 3 a days in high school even though one practice was an hour and a half shells ST walkthrough, and that was brutal. I can only imagine the damage the human body goes through knocking heads with some of the worlds fastest and strongest men on a daily basis. In the end it doesn’t matter how tough you are, everyone has a limit.

Holy crap!

Yep, gotta agree with him here. He’d dead on with his statement.

Also, if you just graze a helmet with your own helmet or your hand is a stupid, stupid penalty.

THAT is way too protective.

BUT what I am in favor of, is that they are trying to eliminate brute helmet to helmet hits, that can cause concussions or worse.

I remember two-a-days in high school and college and there were times when players would not come back for the second practice because they quit the team after the first one! It’s 90-95 degrees and you’re practicing in full equipment! It’s physically and mentally exhausting but you push thru it!

Now the NFL is going to have players on teams who don’t have the intestinal fortitude to play the game but, yet and still, will collect paychecks instead of being sent packing because they “quit” during training camp!

Watching SB highlights over the weekend on NFLN the Colts Mike Curtis would be a poster child back then like James Harrison.
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Mike Goodell happened to be watching those highlights too. He subsequently fined Curis $50,000

It could also be the case, however, that teams and coaches will find ways around it. I can’t see some of these coaches checking the CBA every practice…

Why dont you,James Harrison,Ray Lewis,Brian Dawkins and Brian Urlacher go to NY and advocate against eliminating the two a days.

Bet you wont.

When I lived in Bethlehem, I used to frequent a sports bar near the Lehigh campus. By happy hour, half the Eagles roster would be in there drinking.

Really didn’t seem like training was killing them to me.

“big daddy bull whip you know his a## dont have no friends. if you take a poll of every linebacker in the league i can guarantee you bart scott isnt even in the top 100 of the best. he is garbage the jets are garbage. there quarterback sucks, so what he can win a few games here ans there so can jason campbel does that make him good. NO the jets will finish with an ok record but the PATS will be in the superbowl. and the league better pray number 85 doesnt come over to boston. if that happens who knows how many tds tom will have.”

Has there ever been a post more relevant to the subject matter of the article than this? Great summary, chowderhead! (sarcasm).

He certainly has a WWE career ahead of him if he choses…….

the continued ‘pu$$ification’ (thank you George Carlin) of the NFL is getting drastic.
can’t touch QBs , can’t hit receivers dumb enough to come over the middle, limits on kick returns.. WTF..

someone has to take control of this ish before it’s too late. & now even the players are bitching out..

we all want the lockout to end ,, but what will we be left with when it’s all said and done.

And on punts, gunners can’t release from the LOS until the official says “Simon says”.

Oh…and did you hear about the manadatory nap during halftime???

I’m always amazed at the whining (subtle or otherwise) that you hear from so many footballers regarding the 2-a-days.

Its this conditioning that will help them avoid injury.

Pro athletes are, for the most part, lazy buffoons.

” Sgt it’s too hot to train today, can’t we just go to Afganistan and wing it?”

I quote Tyler Durden (Fight Club):

“How much can you know about yourself if you’ve never been in a fight? Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing”