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<blockquote data-quote="takethepoints" data-source="post: 311017" data-attributes="member: 265"><p>I played from about 10 to 20. I had to quit because of recurrent knee injuries.</p><p>In my day, the normal blocking and tackling technique was spearing. I wore a horse collar to protect me from neck injuries from my senior year in high school to my year of college ball. In general, there was absolutely no emphasis or concern about head injuries at all. I also had only one teammate who was held out for a concussion in my whole time playing.</p><p>I think the reason for this was simple physics. The largest people on both my high school and college teams were exactly the same size: 6'3", 220. The typical OL when I was in high school was about my size: 5'9", 190. The backs were even smaller. (I remember playing against Kim King when I was a junior and thinking he was way too big to be a QB. He was bigger then almost every lineman on my team and almost impossible to bring down.) Today, of course, <em>HBs</em> are often 6'3", 220 and the OLs/DLs are immense, even in high school. They are also faster and in much better shape. Result: the collisions are much more dangerous and head (and other) injuries are a lot more frequent. </p><p>My son went out for high school football, but decided to go for wrestling instead. I was willing to have him play, but I'm not sure I'd say the same today. The danger is greater and we know a lot more about the long term effects. Oth, as was pointed out above, driving is a lot more dangerous then football and, in this state, we let (God help us all) 16 year olds do it. </p><p>I love watching football. I know the young men who play the game love it too. It's part of our national culture and a not unimportant one. For all that, I'm behind efforts to make the game safer. If it calls for softer play, particularly on the lines, I say let's do it. There's no reason to ignore preventable injuries.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takethepoints, post: 311017, member: 265"] I played from about 10 to 20. I had to quit because of recurrent knee injuries. In my day, the normal blocking and tackling technique was spearing. I wore a horse collar to protect me from neck injuries from my senior year in high school to my year of college ball. In general, there was absolutely no emphasis or concern about head injuries at all. I also had only one teammate who was held out for a concussion in my whole time playing. I think the reason for this was simple physics. The largest people on both my high school and college teams were exactly the same size: 6'3", 220. The typical OL when I was in high school was about my size: 5'9", 190. The backs were even smaller. (I remember playing against Kim King when I was a junior and thinking he was way too big to be a QB. He was bigger then almost every lineman on my team and almost impossible to bring down.) Today, of course, [I]HBs[/I] are often 6'3", 220 and the OLs/DLs are immense, even in high school. They are also faster and in much better shape. Result: the collisions are much more dangerous and head (and other) injuries are a lot more frequent. My son went out for high school football, but decided to go for wrestling instead. I was willing to have him play, but I'm not sure I'd say the same today. The danger is greater and we know a lot more about the long term effects. Oth, as was pointed out above, driving is a lot more dangerous then football and, in this state, we let (God help us all) 16 year olds do it. I love watching football. I know the young men who play the game love it too. It's part of our national culture and a not unimportant one. For all that, I'm behind efforts to make the game safer. If it calls for softer play, particularly on the lines, I say let's do it. There's no reason to ignore preventable injuries. [/QUOTE]
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