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Post by doc on Nov 10, 2017 13:29:57 GMT
They're taking all these precautions to protect QB's and being vigilant in regard to head injuries but for the sake of money they're making teams play on Thursday nights and flying them over to England to make the game international. For safety there's no way teams that play on Sunday should be playing Thursday nights but there they are. Thre games are horrible, the players are just trying to survive and in many cases injuries occur that wouldn't given normal rest and recuperation. Hard to feel sorry for some of these guys but they truly are pieces of meat when you consider some of the things they're expected to do.
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Post by Bevo on Nov 10, 2017 14:11:13 GMT
They're taking all these precautions to protect QB's and being vigilant in regard to head injuries but for the sake of money they're making teams play on Thursday nights and flying them over to England to make the game international. For safety there's no way teams that play on Sunday should be playing Thursday nights but there they are. Thre games are horrible, the players are just trying to survive and in many cases injuries occur that wouldn't given normal rest and recuperation. Hard to feel sorry for some of these guys but they truly are pieces of meat when you consider some of the things they're expected to do. I heard this morning that Goodell, in the last year records were available (2012) was paid $44 Million. I'm sorry, but... that's "borderline obscene". Thursday night game need to GO AWAY! I'm pretty sure the short turn around hurt Richard Sherman last night. |
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Post by FLORIDA HERD FAN on Nov 10, 2017 15:06:02 GMT
Why are your so sure? How many other delicate NFL players were injured?
Armwood High School recently played (and won) 4 games in 11 days, in order to make up for 2 games that were postponed because of Hurricane Irma. No one whined. No one complained.
Other area high school football teams had to go through similar ordeals. I assume that it was the case throughout much of Florida, Texas and perhaps some other states.
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Post by Bevo on Nov 10, 2017 15:59:37 GMT
Why are your so sure? How many other delicate NFL players were injured? Armwood High School recently played (and won) 4 games in 11 days, in order to make up for 2 games that were postponed because of Hurricane Irma. No one whined. No one complained. Other area high school football teams had to go through similar ordeals. I assume that it was the case throughout much of Florida, Texas and perhaps some other states. Seven players left the game with injury last night... several of those are OUT for the season. I can't know, for sure, that Sherman wouldn't have suffered the same injury on Sunday. But, he already had a strained Achilles. I think there's a good chance, with a few more days of healing, he might have recovered enough to survive the strain. Maybe.... Your comparison to High School football is too ridiculous to comment on. You've outdone yourself on ridiculousness. |
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Post by FLORIDA HERD FAN on Nov 10, 2017 16:13:22 GMT
Why are your so sure? How many other delicate NFL players were injured? Armwood High School recently played (and won) 4 games in 11 days, in order to make up for 2 games that were postponed because of Hurricane Irma. No one whined. No one complained. Other area high school football teams had to go through similar ordeals. I assume that it was the case throughout much of Florida, Texas and perhaps some other states. Your comparison to High School football is too ridiculous to comment on. You've outdone yourself on ridiculousness. I don’t ever recall watching a football game at any level, on any day of the week, where a number of players weren’t injured - including games following a bye week. College teams play weekday games on a regular basis, and no one complains. MAC teams played a bunch of games on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The comparison with Armwood High is legitimate. If high school players can handle 4 games over an 11-day span, big tough NFL players should reasonably be expected to handle an occasional weekday game. Perhaps you can explain why the comparison is “ridiculous”. |
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Post by doc on Nov 10, 2017 16:21:52 GMT
It's hypocritical because they do all these things to appear that they care about player safety and then expect them to be ready to play 4 days after their previous game. It's all about money - safety takes a back seat. And my guess is those high schoolers wouldn't be playing 4 games in an 11 day span if the Minnesota Vikings were lining up on the other side of the ball. That's the point of my post. Like I said, its hard to feel sorry for them but I can understand why they feel Thursday games shouldn't be played.
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Post by FLORIDA HERD FAN on Nov 10, 2017 17:08:33 GMT
Baloney.
High school football players line up against their equals, just as a featherweight boxer lines up against his equal. A featherweight can knock out another featherweight boxer just as convincingly as a heavyweight can knock out another heavyweight.
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Post by Bevo on Nov 10, 2017 17:49:13 GMT
Baloney. High school football players line up against their equals, just as a featherweight boxer lines up against his equal. A featherweight can knock out another featherweight boxer just as convincingly as a heavyweight can knock out another heavyweight. High school players are 16-18 years old and weigh HALF of what NFL players do. NFL players are 22-40 years old and face forces NO High School player will ever see. It's patently ridiculous to compare the two. |
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Post by doc on Nov 10, 2017 18:31:15 GMT
Baloney. High school football players line up against their equals, just as a featherweight boxer lines up against his equal. A featherweight can knock out another featherweight boxer just as convincingly as a heavyweight can knock out another heavyweight. Let's see how long it takes that heavyweight to beat the hell out of the featherweight - you're actually supporting my side. Who's going to win if you line a high school team up against an NFL team? It would be stopped shortly after it started. |
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Post by FLORIDA HERD FAN on Nov 10, 2017 21:35:17 GMT
Baloney. High school football players line up against their equals, just as a featherweight boxer lines up against his equal. A featherweight can knock out another featherweight boxer just as convincingly as a heavyweight can knock out another heavyweight. High school players are 16-18 years old and weigh HALF of what NFL players do. NFL players are 22-40 years old and face forces NO High School player will ever see. It's patently ridiculous to compare the two. High school players might weigh half of what NFL players weigh where you live, but they are NFL-sized, including on the OL and DL, at Armwood High, and at other top Class 6A - 8A football programs in Florida. It is not uncommon for Armwood players to become starters as true freshmen for FBS teams. It is similarly true that many FBS players became NFL starters as rookies. The difference, at least according to you and Doc, is that NFL players somehow lose the ability to play two games within 5 days. However, you know full well that I wasn’t comparing high school players with NFL players. That is why I cited the example of featherweight boxers. It is all relative. High school football players suffer major injuries, just as do NFL and college players. The apparent difference is that Armwood players have the conditioning to play 4 games over an 11-day period. |
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Post by FLORIDA HERD FAN on Nov 10, 2017 21:42:39 GMT
Baloney. High school football players line up against their equals, just as a featherweight boxer lines up against his equal. A featherweight can knock out another featherweight boxer just as convincingly as a heavyweight can knock out another heavyweight. Let's see how long it takes that heavyweight to beat the hell out of the featherweight - you're actually supporting my side. Who's going to win if you line a high school team up against an NFL team? It would be stopped shortly after it started. I have come to expect that kind of illogic out of Bevo, but I thought that you had more sense than that, Doc. Of course a heavyweight v. featherweight would be a mismatch, as would an NFL team vs. a high school football team. But, if high schoolers have the conditioning to play and win 4 games over an 11-day period v. equivalent opposition, then why can’t NFL compete twice over a 5-day period? The answer, of course, is that NFL can do so, and have done so for many years. This is a manufactured controversy. |
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Post by tigercpa on Nov 12, 2017 22:06:43 GMT
Let's see how long it takes that heavyweight to beat the hell out of the featherweight - you're actually supporting my side. Who's going to win if you line a high school team up against an NFL team? It would be stopped shortly after it started. I have come to expect that kind of illogic out of Bevo, but I thought that you had more sense than that, Doc. Of course a heavyweight v. featherweight would be a mismatch, as would an NFL team vs. a high school football team. But, if high schoolers have the conditioning to play and win 4 games over an 11-day period v. equivalent opposition, then why can’t NFL compete twice over a 5-day period? The answer, of course, is that NFL can do so, and have done so for many years. This is a manufactured controversy. All right then, let's have UCF play GT on Dec 2nd at noon to make up that game, and then in the AAC championship at 8pm.
Shouldn't be a problem....
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Post by FLORIDA HERD FAN on Nov 13, 2017 17:58:09 GMT
I have come to expect that kind of illogic out of Bevo, but I thought that you had more sense than that, Doc. Of course a heavyweight v. featherweight would be a mismatch, as would an NFL team vs. a high school football team. But, if high schoolers have the conditioning to play and win 4 games over an 11-day period v. equivalent opposition, then why can’t NFL compete twice over a 5-day period? The answer, of course, is that NFL can do so, and have done so for many years. This is a manufactured controversy. All right then, let's have UCF play GT on Dec 2nd at noon to make up that game, and then in the AAC championship at 8pm.
Shouldn't be a problem....
Lol. Since when has any football team at any level been asked to play 2 games on the same day? Ooops - my bad. It has happened. This season, in fact. To UCF, in fact. Unfortunately, one of Maine’s players had the hiccups, and they had to cancel their part of the double-header: m.espn.com/ncf/teamschedule?teamId=2116&src=desktop |
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Post by tigercpa on Nov 13, 2017 19:55:58 GMT
All right then, let's have UCF play GT on Dec 2nd at noon to make up that game, and then in the AAC championship at 8pm.
Shouldn't be a problem....
Lol. Since when has any football team at any level been asked to play 2 games on the same day? Ooops - my bad. It has happened. This season, in fact. To UCF, in fact. Unfortunately, one of Maine’s players had the hiccups, and they had to cancel their part of the double-header: m.espn.com/ncf/teamschedule?teamId=2116&src=desktopHeck, do one Thursday or Friday night, then one Saturday
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