12-18-2015, 04:28 PM
(12-18-2015, 04:22 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: They accepted the risk of their job. They are getting a higher wage for the risk they are accepting.
It's annoying that some random Doctor is watching on the sideline and is incentivized to pull guys to validate his job and this ridiculous policy.
Players constantly say they would prefer to be hit in the head vs the knees. Then we have the mike Mitchell's of the league who constantly launch head first and tell everyone that they are next. Just let them all go head first and allow the players police themselves . Eventually they will brother in law each other and the game will get safer.
It's not a knee jerk reaction, it is an understanding of the dangers concussions pose. The lawsuits probably sped up the adoption, but it was coming sooner or later. I am not denying it detracts from the game, but as an employer it is their responsibility to do the best they can to protect their employees within reason. Having a procedure for concussions definitely meets that criteria. MMA and Boxing both have a procedure for how to handle things after a knock out and it requires a 2 month layoff. That rule is one of the reasons it is allowed to exist rather than being illegal.
