04-27-2016, 04:07 PM
(04-27-2016, 01:22 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: 1. The union doesn't look out for all players. It looks out for the 1% of players who are constantly in trouble for doing things they aren't supposed to be doing anyway.
Player benefits and salary affect 100% of players.
Quote:2. How many years has this neurologist been studying the effects on football players?
Head trauma isn't specific to football players. Neurologist and neurosurgeons have been studying head trauma as long as there have been neurologists and neurosurgeons to study head trauma.
What's the difference in a concussion between a football player, a boxer, a skier, or a soldier? None. It's "disingenuous" to insinuate concussions are specific to football only or only studies involving football players can be used to guide treatment. The concussion protocol is used across many sports, not just football, not just the NFL.
Quote:The court case is a joke as well.
The owner's voluntarily settled out of court. Why would they volunteer to give away $1 billion? It was the owner's choice. Why are you upset the owner's decided to do something in their own best interest?
Quote:Everyone knows the risks.
A couple of responses ago you wrote, "They don't even know the long term issues associated yet." So which is it? Everyone knows the risks? Or the doctors don't know the risk?
Quote:To pretend that you didn't after the fact is disingenuous.
The NFL systematically denied a link between concussions and any sequelae, even when their own research indicated otherwise. They even tried to destroy the careers of medical researchers.
Quote:3. The real reason I am upset is because playing professional football is voluntary. They get high pay because of the risk they take.... If pro football was forced employment then I would support the protocol. But the players can choose to not play anytime.
If that were true, you wouldn't feign outrage about Chris Kemoeatu needing a kidney transplant. He could have stopped playing at any time.
Right?
