Comments on: Raiders’ Ron Bartell: I won’t wear leg pads, so I’m saving fine money

By: bigfuzzy

bigfuzzy — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:58:00 +0000

Rod who?

By: tweeter75

tweeter75 — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:25:32 +0000

Were Bartell and James Harrison raised by the same family of Neanderthals in the cave?

By: ambrosej31

ambrosej31 — Thu, 24 May 2012 07:03:14 +0000

I guarantee that at least 90% of you responding have not played football past the high school level which warrents you no real experience to speak off of. Alot of these veterans that have been playing 5 6 7 years plus are used to not wearing knee pads. You all well know when a major change takes place after working a job for several years you do nothing but bitch to your fellow co-workers!! Everyone one of you would bitch! Concussions from a knee to a head is rare. Knee pads will not even stop that from happenin! Why!? Because the players all have their pants rise above their knee cap so therefor the knee pads wouldn’t even cover the knee!! Players do wear leg pads and those are the players that are on the front 7, the guys that see the most contact. DB’s don’t wear leg pads, especially cornerbacks because they rarely if ever get hit in their legs. So the players that are most likely to experience knee to head contact are already wearing leg pads.

I understand the NFL is trying to make this a safer game but setting an example!? All other levels don’t have a choice so that’s irrelivent.

By: emphraser

emphraser — Thu, 24 May 2012 02:10:00 +0000

Perhaps lessening the impact of collisions by slowing the game down is the point.
Harm reduction strategies generally address a host of variables, so surely the ever increasing pace of the game has been discussed. If that’s the intent of the knee pad renaissance then I’m all for it. Rather see a shift towards extra padding than a shift from field turf to sand.

By: jomochiefsfan84

jomochiefsfan84 — Thu, 24 May 2012 01:35:33 +0000

Bartell might just wanna save his $ as much as he because it won’t be because he is going to get fined its because he’s gonna get burnt on every play & he won’t have a job after this yr! RAIDER NATION REJECTS BABY!!!

By: raiderapologist

raiderapologist — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:38:35 +0000

jhicks1116 says: May 23, 2012 9:10 AM

Who the hell is Ron Bartell?

Drafted in the second round of 2005 draft by St. Louis. Resigned to a 4 year, 28M contract in 2009. Broke his neck in the season opener in 2011, went on IR. Fisher didn’t want to pay 6.2M for a 30 year old guy coming off a broken neck, so he got cut, and Oakland picked him up. Capable guy, will never be confused with Revis.

By: raiderapologist

raiderapologist — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:43:00 +0000

pantherpro says: May 23, 2012 1:29 PM

Another Raider moron! No wonder the Raider fans relate. Good thing no IQ test for either Raider or the sorry nation!

I see pantherpro is still giving himself a thumbs up every time he posts. It’s a good thing for him an IQ test isn’t required in order to comment on PFT.

By: spinmovr

spinmovr — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:32:06 +0000

So the usual cast of haters on here are commenting that a player should a)shut up and play b)give into the demands of management c)not sue for any post-career health issues d)some variation of the above.

YET

…will still have their collective feelings hurt when NFL player express their disregard for fans.

Lots of whiny sniveling going on here.

Fans opinions on what kind of equipment NFL players wear are 100% useless. Bartell has played in the NFL and knows what he’s talking about in regards to his choices in equipment.

NFL is the most gangster organization in sports. You can slobber all over them and their greatness while at the same time bitching that the cost of going to a game or the Sunday Ticket is too high. Why? Because you’ve been suckered into believing the players are responsible for those high prices. They’re running the conservative political playbook chapter and verse on us and too many dummies are falling for it all over again.

By: radrntn

radrntn — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:58:07 +0000

i can see it now….class action lawsuit for “thigh contusions” and the league failed to do anything about the bruises. C,mon commish…this is the nfl, let the men be men. Nobody put a gun to their head and said they had to play football.

By: melikefootball

melikefootball — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:44:11 +0000

The NFL has allowed these players to think they are more important than the game. If they don’t want to follow the rules send them home.

By: maximusprime107

maximusprime107 — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:29:01 +0000

Seems like the guys opposed to the pads are some of the slower ones in the league aka Jarret Johnson

By: mullman7675

mullman7675 — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:01:49 +0000

@pantherpro: You are quite the RAIDER hater. It takes a special team with a rich tradition to stir up that kind of ire.

For instance, I don’t think twice about your panthers. It’s an expansion team compared to the RAIDERS.

By: pantherpro

pantherpro — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:29:17 +0000

Another Raider moron! No wonder the Raider fans relate. Good thing no IQ test for either Raider or the sorry nation!

By: arizonapetdoctor

arizonapetdoctor — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:06:58 +0000

If the players are arguing that it will slow them down and that soft tissue injuries are the only ones that will be prevented, then, should they be injured (thigh bruise, hip injury, etc. non-orthopedic), they should immediately be docked their salary duirng their recovery period. A few thousand dollars worth of fines have been shown to do nothing, withholding gamechecks will make these so-called “tough-guys” buckle quickly I imagine

By: mullman7675

mullman7675 — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:01:35 +0000

The league is running amok. Roger needs to reel in his minions.

By: rando74

rando74 — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:56:38 +0000

I love when people try to sound tough when say they are absolutely not ging to do something when in reality we all know they absolutely will. Shut up Bartell.

By: conormacleod

conormacleod — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:49:04 +0000

Way to tell em Ron! What the heck do billionaires know about running the most popular sport in the world, and one that generates over $9 billion a year? Oh, wait a second…

By: str8cashomie2

str8cashomie2 — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:43:12 +0000

sorry but ur not a true football fan if u dont even know who ron bartell is. secondly u never played football if ur complaining about the players complaining about this

By: dcbassguy

dcbassguy — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:34:45 +0000

If 3 ounce thigh pads slow you down, maybe you aren’t fast enough to play the game?

By: alaricsrevenge

alaricsrevenge — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:07:48 +0000

I think Ronnie is missing a bigger picture. He can wear the pads and blame every TD scored on him on the fact that he was forced to wear them.

By: hrmlss

hrmlss — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:59:31 +0000

Hell, I wore pads and a helmet running track and cross country. It can be vicious out there.

By: all32

all32 — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:55:15 +0000

The players should have no voice in this the employer has the voice. Some players are claiming they didn’t know repeated blows to the head could lead to problems after football. Ya right the players know best!

By: bullcharger

bullcharger — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:47:12 +0000

Bartell should just worry about still being in the NFL by Sept 2013.

By: rkblitz56

rkblitz56 — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:41:00 +0000

First of all have any of you ever played football? Now has anyone ever played without knee pads? It’s a big difference, trust me I know. I understand the players being pissed.

By: billymc75

billymc75 — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:38:47 +0000

I won’t wear them but I’ll still sue for injury after I retire!

By: rexryanschoolofpodiatry

rexryanschoolofpodiatry — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:31:19 +0000

iluvnfl says: May 23, 2012 9:12 AM

This is just ridiculous. First of all, tearing an acl IS a soft tissue injury.

Second, the leg pads are not to prevent torn acls… they are to soften the impact when people get kneed (be it in the head, leg, arm, etc.). Good thing for all.

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Ligaments and tendons are connective tissue and not included amongst soft tissues such as skin, muscle, and subcutaneous fat…..

By: justwaittilnextyear

justwaittilnextyear — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:24:34 +0000

Ron first of all you will do what your employer tells you to or you will be fired. Welcome to the real world coddeled athelete. See you in the arena league or CFL…bye-bye.

By: bmadccp

bmadccp — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:22:23 +0000

The Raiders defensive playersought to be happy about mandatory knee pads, this way they can more comfortably knee opposing players in their heads when on the ground and the ref isn’t looking. JUST WIN BABY! (from a die-hard Raider fan)

By: castleofcheese

castleofcheese — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:19:13 +0000

Who the hell is Ron Bartell?

By: bmadccp

bmadccp — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:15:50 +0000

#1 – Ron Bartell is making a big assumption that he will even play.

#2 – Will leg pads slow players down? Maybe, but if they are ALL wearing leg pads, the playing field is even once again. WTF?

#3 – Seems like a lot of players have voiced some major concerns about the NFL not taking enough action to protect players from injuries. Now, when the NFL takes protective action, the players fight it? I thought these guys had college degrees.