Comments on: Priest Holmes recalls hits changing the color of the sky

By: brainsmasher

brainsmasher — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 02:33:54 +0000

What is really sad is that Priest Holmes career might have lasted several more years and Larry Johnson’s, too. LJ would have been happy to back up Priest; but Dick Vermeil had him third string.

By: jjackwagon

jjackwagon — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:38:09 +0000

You are right on target Chazz. If the players helmets were padded on the outside they would be less likely to use them as a weapon.

By: chazzmon

chazzmon — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 19:14:09 +0000

Somewhere along time the helmet went from protection to a weapon. It may sound goofy but padding on the outside of the helmet may cushion blows and make less of weapon.

By: halfdoctor84

halfdoctor84 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:43:03 +0000

ummm “sky changing color’s” was jus an example holmes used… its almost an every hit occurence for alot of pepl…. jus cuz we’d look at the sky and it would obviously look very different hence the reason its a good example…. but i guarantee u ask old me or any other <140lb hs football player… its everyday… almost every hit… THE WORST WAS PRACTICE…. DRILLS WHERE U'D HAVE TO RUN INTO ANOTHER TEAMATE WITH MAYBE a 10 YARD RUNNING HEAD START…. i jus remember crumpling after getting crushed atleast once a day… we'd prbly have bout 10-15 these simulated hits everyday…. i dont know the name of the drill but it was the same every year of football and every school i went to ….. but i dont know if it shoudl be banned cuz u want players to be not afraid of getting hit… and this is prbly the best at doing that… i dont know…

By: fink

fink — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 14:53:31 +0000

I love football and I love boxing. When I was in high school, I played a lot of football and when I was in the Army, I used to compete in boxing tournaments (my dad was a Golden Gloves boxer in his day). I am a tough guy. But I have two sons. I will not allow my sons to be boxers, nor will I ever allow them to play football. Too dangerous.

By: quonce

quonce — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:48:15 +0000

by no means am I comparing the two, but I can (vaguely) remember 2 hits in high school football that changed the sky color.

No one was as big nor as fast as the pros so I can only imagine the jolts they must take.

By: icewalker946

icewalker946 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:09:26 +0000

Wow.

About 15 years ago I got hit playing football and I described having the feeling of having negative vision…what was supposed to be white was black and so on. Just for a second, maybe less.

I thought it was just an illusion. After reading this I guess I better think about seeing a doctor.

By: bosssixty

bosssixty — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:03:53 +0000

i think todays game is alot safer just because the advanced helmet technology. i wore an old schutt helmet once, and it was horrible. but with the revolution i have no problems at all