This is not a zero-sum thing. Broken legs, sprains, etc are a part of growing up.

But it’s becoming pretty clear that football puts players as young as high school age under a constant barrage of sub-concussive and concussive hits, which even in HS can cause CTE.

Mr. Hoge:

Head trauma is not the issue here — it’s how head trauma is treated

Is it that crazy to want to avoid worrying about how head trauma is treated and just avoid putting your child at risk of head trauma in the first place?

Speaking of “uneducated” did anyone ever tell Hoge that you are responsible for your health? Going and seeing a doctor you trust to diagnose an issue was well with in his grasp. But he took the american way and sued someone for his incompetence.

Truth is Warner spoke from a position as a parent worried that his kids are going to take big hits that will limit their abilities to function later in life (Chances are slim they will get into the NFL). I don’t agree with it, but it does not sound “uneducated” considering you read about kids in the jr.high and high school level being treated for head trauma. Doesn’t make him hate football, or be ungrateful for all that it has given him. If Warner didnt squander his money his kids will get what he doesnt spend not having to subject the body to the physical toll of the sport.

They should simply ban football, so that nobody’s sons, including his, can play it.

This would go a long way towards protecting innocent children from that scourge of our society which is football.

Of course it would mean that Warner would not be able to continue to draw his paycheck from NFL Network where he serves as a talking head, promoting and narrating the sport which others bash their heads in while playing, and which he doesn’t want his own kids playing.

But, so what. Warner is 100% right.

Oh, and BTW………another NFL season full of head bashing is on tap in a few months, and Warner will be right back at NFL Network narrating the carnage.

PAY THE MAN.

http://www.tie-a-tie.net/halfwindsor.html

Evidently your lack of skills in how to tie a simple necktie have cut off circulation to your brain.

Does one person on this earth (even his wife)
like Merril Hoge? I love how these marginal players become tough guys once the pads are off.

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I like him. Don’t always agree with him, but he’s as entitled to his opinion as the rest of the talking heads. And I watched him play football. He was a tough guy on the field.

And what Kurt Warner wants or doesn’t want for his kid is between him and his kid. He knows his kid and maybe football isn’t the sport for him.

For instance, I have two sons. Both played football. My eldest son is skinny, but he plays good, fundamental football. He also plays like he’s 250 lbs. For him, I kinda don’t want him to play, even though I know that he will again. But he’s getting really good at basketball, so perhaps he can major on that.

Now I got another son, my youngest. He’s 12, but he’s built like a man. And his mentality is that football isn’t physical enough for him. So he wrestles. But wrestling came to natural for him. So he does Jiu Jitsu. He likes fighting grown men.

With him, he will be a freak on the football field. The only problem that I have with him is that he doesn’t care about winning or losing. All he wants to do is hit, hurt and be physical. The only reason why he’s not playing now, though, is that he wants to hurt kids. So his attitude must change (even though the head coach REALLY want him to play right now.)

So you have to judge the kid, not just the sport.

It’s irresponsible for parents to not want thier children to put on protective gear and smash thier head into the opposing childs head, body, knee, sidelines, etc? Really? Hmmm thought that was called being an informed, educated, parent?

Merrill maybe you are a little spiteful over the MVP’s and super bowls? I guess that doesn’t make you irresponsible just narcissistic and a jerk.

Let Kurt raise his kids make his opinions and you can do the same, but the uneducated one does not look like Kurt here???

Merrill what graduate course did you last finish?

Brian Billick: this game is basketball on grass!!!

Hoge is an absolute moron. Sure, Warner’s probably overreacting, but can you blame him? Seeing some of the hits that guy took during his career, it will be a miracle if he doesn’t have some sort of degenerative neurological issues in his early 60s that destroys his quality of life.

The only problem with your kids not playing football is the only alternative in most towns is soccer. You should never let your kids play soccer.