The end of football will look like this.

[mrt144]

Perhaps thats where the game goes. Limit offensive line play and reduce pads?

It's already headed in this direction. Every new "point of emphasis" based rule is moving towards minimizing dangerous contact.

- hitting a defenseless receiver
- putting all your weight on QB
- no initiating contact with helmet
- protecting runners who "give themselves up"
- new kickoff rules

So this all is moving towards a more rugby or seven on seven style of "safer" football. I know some people hate that, they love the old school forearm shiver break your opponents will style, but as this article states, as well as even the league offices now dealing with massive class action CTE and injury lawsuits state.........something has to give for football to continue.

Two ways to possibly react to this idea:

1. Get mad at football for changing and find nothing satisfactory to fill that football shaped hole in your soul
2. Learn to enjoy the game of Rugby more in supplement to watching football.

 

[chris98251]

Well we could sue for injury to arms in baseball and softball, makes people irritable and dysfunctional in later years from not being able to masturbate properly and for the correct length of time.

I am sure the Insurance industry would balk at having to pay out for pumps and vibrators.

 

[Uncle Si]

We just need to change things up so that people are responsible for their own health.

More responsible for the risk is where its headed

 

[Uncle Si]

Well we could sue for injury to arms in baseball and softball, makes people irritable and dysfunctional in later years from not being able to masturbate properly and for the correct length of time.

I am sure the Insurance industry would balk at having to pay out for pumps and vibrators.

If you knew that throwing a 12 to 6 curve 50 times a week would later lead to masturbation struggles... would you accept the risk

 

[Sgt. Largent]

Perhaps thats where the game goes. Limit offensive line play and reduce pads?

It's already headed in this direction. Every new "point of emphasis" based rule is moving towards minimizing dangerous contact.

- hitting a defenseless receiver
- putting all your weight on QB
- no initiating contact with helmet
- protecting runners who "give themselves up"
- new kickoff rules

So this all is moving towards a more rugby or seven on seven style of "safer" football. I know some people hate that, they love the old school forearm shiver break your opponents will style, but as this article states, as well as even the league offices now dealing with massive class action CTE and injury lawsuits state.........something has to give for football to continue.

Two ways to possibly react to this idea:

1. Get mad at football for changing and find nothing satisfactory to fill that football shaped hole in your soul
2. Learn to enjoy the game of Rugby more in supplement to watching football.

I don't think it has to be this drastic.

Even with the most recent rules changes, football is as popular as ever..............because the driving force behind football isn't what we're talking about, it's gambling.

Our own state has a bill in front of WA congress to allow casinos to have sportsbooks. So the appetite for gambling on football isn't shrinking, it's growing.

So IMO whatever version of football we're watching in 20-30 years isn't going matter, as long as we still get to play fantasy football and gamble on games.

Is that "evolving" or "devolving" is certainly up for debate, but football isn't going anywhere.

 

[mrt144]

Perhaps thats where the game goes. Limit offensive line play and reduce pads?

It's already headed in this direction. Every new "point of emphasis" based rule is moving towards minimizing dangerous contact.

- hitting a defenseless receiver
- putting all your weight on QB
- no initiating contact with helmet
- protecting runners who "give themselves up"
- new kickoff rules

So this all is moving towards a more rugby or seven on seven style of "safer" football. I know some people hate that, they love the old school forearm shiver break your opponents will style, but as this article states, as well as even the league offices now dealing with massive class action CTE and injury lawsuits state.........something has to give for football to continue.

Two ways to possibly react to this idea:

1. Get mad at football for changing and find nothing satisfactory to fill that football shaped hole in your soul
2. Learn to enjoy the game of Rugby more in supplement to watching football.

I don't think it has to be this drastic.

Even with the most recent rules changes, football is as popular as ever..............because the driving force behind football isn't what we're talking about, it's gambling.

Our own state has a bill in front of WA congress to allow casinos to have sportsbooks. So the appetite for gambling on football isn't shrinking, it's growing.

So IMO whatever version of football we're watching in 20-30 years isn't going matter, as long as we still get to play fantasy football and gamble on games.

Is that "evolving" or "devolving" is certainly up for debate, but football isn't going anywhere.

Don't make me throw myself off this football shaped ledge, man!