The violent hits appeal to some, no doubt. But, the vast majority of fans don’t want to see any player seriously hurt, let alone left crippled, physically or mentally.

And most fans (by far) prefer the beauty of a well-executed play, an electrifying Adrian Peterson run, the laser accuracy of an Aaron Rodgers pass, the acrobatic catch of an Andre Johnson, the thrill of a Devin Hester return, etc., etc.. Those are the things that most excite the fans.

In the past, we didn’t know any better; now that we’re starting to understand the long-term implications of concussions, there is no excuse not to do better. That being said, I still think its going to take a massive lawsuit to get the NFL to change it’s ways.

me no like what maddan say

madan dont know wht me know

me no sissie

It was the violent hits that has made the NFL a multi-billion dollar industry. How many VHS tapes of great hits has the NFL made. In this day and age it seems that any “great hit” is now a 15yard penalty. They are taking away part of what has made this game great. Yes, ultimate ramifications that has inflicted past players is a tragic tale, but it had to be known that getting sh!t kicked out of you week in and week out is not good for you.

So how about we quit with all of the beauracratic red tape and just put the flags on already. Because watching the powers that be inch by inch rob the game I love of it’s physicality is sickening and is a twisting of a knife in my smashmouth heart.

HYPOCRITE
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Tatum’s coach, John Madden, and many of his teammates extended their sympathies to Stingley.[2] Madden’s post-game rush to the hospital was the beginning of a close friendship.[11] In fact, during his visit Madden found himself the lone visitor in the hospital. No one from the Patriots was there, until Madden called their team and the team’s charter plane, in takeoff mode, finally returned to the gate.[12]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darryl_Stingley

What happens when these guys can’t walk or bend anymore at the age 50 because of all the pain shots they take just to suit up on sunday? I’m sorry but the whole sport is dangerous so either let it play out or move it to two hand touch to PREVENT ALL serious injuries.

Sure you stop flagrant hits but just like everything else in the use the threshold of what is dangerous today compared to yesterday is getting so small that affects

I sure as hell would take the “risks” these people have (which are nothing compared to police, firefighters, our troops overseas, many in the construction trades) if I was getting millions of dollars for playing a game. If they don’t want to play a man’s game, there’s always other things to do.

Sad to see someone you thought had the old school mentality turn soft and politically correct too! If you’re hurt, you’re hurt. If we’re going to get to the points where we have pencilnecks and bureaucrats on the sidelines they may as well just shut down the sport altogether. Have they forgotten smelling salts? Always worked back in the day when I was playing high school ball!
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I’m not so sure those smelling salts worked. You still sound pretty concussed to me.

-Madden

And apparently, Holmgren is acting like he didn’t see the hit either, nor will he accept any responsibility for the dumb actions of the on field team management (Shurmur).

In order to” change the culture” someone on the Browns Coaching staff should be suspended and/or fined. Sending McCoy back on the field for possible further injury was as egregious as the hit itself.

Players and rules change people. Clearly nobody posting on here has ever had a concussion. If McCoy wasn’t getting paid millions of dollars, id put money on it he would have told Holmgren to shove it. Reputation plays a lot into these guys going back out there and playing (Crosby, and NHL enforcers are included in this.)

No, because the Steelers never send players with “concussion-like” symptoms back into the game.

Yeah, we should just let ‘em play! And, if some NFL player ends up with severe mental problems like dementia, memory loss, CTE and related problems and dies or commits suicide (e.g., former Steeler C “Iron Mike” Webster, former Bears S Dave Duerson, etc., etc.) as a likely result of too many hits to the head, then that’s their tough luck.

steelcitymasterrace just wants to be entertained and damn the consequences to the players!

Without concussions we would have none of these great Madden gifts.