Fixed.

The declining attendance and plummeting TV ratings are a sure sign the American public has had about as much as they are going to take of Goodell’s meddling with the game.

Oh wait…….

Really? If Pollard is such a “clean” player then why all the penalties and fines? And that hit against Welker was unnecessary…he was already in the hands of another Ravens Defensive Player…he was trying to take him out of the game because that’s the kind of player he is and that is the way they are coached. Pees said it himself….hit them hard..who cares about the penalties…it’ll make them think before catching another ball.

On a side note….the above Poster who said they should play without helmets….that would be a great idea…that way when they put these huge hits on the players…both will be knocked out….and the Defensive Player will be the one thinking twice before hitting them…why is it they can’t tackle withouth putting “hits” on them? And what is worse..people on here complaining that the game is turning soft….you want to see someone take a beating watch UFC Caged or watch the Series “Spartucus” I actually watch the game as a sport to see if my team wins or loses…not for the useless and unnecessary “hits”.

To have Jim McMahon suing the league over hits to the head is the ultimate irony. This idiot would bang his helmet against his own players helmets to celebrate a good play. I am sad that he has problems today, but everyone told him he was nuts when he was doing that stupid stuff. Now he says that “nobody told me” and “they hid this information”. This is all about lawyers, money, and young men making poor decisions after being advised to walk away. You can’t have it both ways.

Folks that call him dirty don’t watch his games. He aims for the chest of players, and the receivers duck their head because they know they are about to get plowed. Not only is Welker several inches shorter than Pollard, he was also bent down slightly. Pollard was aiming lower than were Welker’s head was, and that describes the problem. Receivers clinch up, and the strike zone becomes the knees to the waist.

For those of you who don’t think football can’t become irrelevant in 30 years, take a look at boxing.

This game, as we know it today, will not survive. It’s own success on television will undo the stadium experience, and the CTE findings will eliminate young people from the game.

Football will be a side show in 30 years.

How can we as a society continue our lust for sanctioned gladitorial combat short of the ultimate price in the face of the realities of physics and collision trauma?

Even potential improvements in helmets and protective equipment that would make players look like balloon-headed Michelin men may not be enough to prevent even more serious traumas than those that presently occur, given future improvement in player power and speed.

Though we spectators may wish we could be participants, the reality is that very few have the physical capacities and mental fortitude to engage in this regulated brutality at this elite level.

The players, like those that choose a military career, deserve our utmost respect, regardless of their often asinine behavior.

Hopefully, collectively we fans, team staff, players, coaches, owners, and league administrators will be able to continue this spectacle long into the future, if the legal and moral costs do not become prohibitive.

Solutions will require real creative efforts — fortunately the passion for the game is undeniable.

Contraction will be the first step

Exactly!

The same players who whine today about fines will be suing the league in 10-15 years. They know what they’re getting into, you either accept the inherent risks, or you become an accountant and forgo playing football.

In 1976, you had WR Darryl Stingley paralyzed by a vicious hit from Oakland’s Jack Tatum.