03-17-2016, 03:55 AM
So where to we go from here, short of banning the sport?
I've heard it suggested that they'd better off with no helmets, so they go back to rugby-style wrap-up tackles instead of full-steam-ahead collisions.
I love watching the sport, but my personal increasing awareness of the injury threat is beginning to take out the joy. Crushing tackles, regardless of which team, make me flinch, not cheer. Then there's all those middle-schoolers being suited up...
I've heard it suggested that they'd better off with no helmets, so they go back to rugby-style wrap-up tackles instead of full-steam-ahead collisions.
I love watching the sport, but my personal increasing awareness of the injury threat is beginning to take out the joy. Crushing tackles, regardless of which team, make me flinch, not cheer. Then there's all those middle-schoolers being suited up...