(05-02-2012 02:57 PM)papachaz Wrote:  the number of ex NFL players who commit suicide is simply astounding. now tell me the league is REALLY trying to do something about the head injuries, and that they don't have something to do with it

(05-02-2012 08:12 PM)ggp Wrote:  It is alarming. I can't comment on this matter intelligently. I hear that the data is piling up with reports of long term effects of repeated head injuries. I can tell you that the medical literature did not feature much of this as recently as ten years ago. Sure, we can cite a person or two that may have recognized the problem way ahead of every one else, but the serious studies have just recently started to point to the truth.

Idealy, we all pick up on problems early and fix them immediately. People in positions of responsibility usually do the best that they can. That includes NOT jumping on every cry from every researcher. Doing so would paralyze any organization.

Now that the studies are closing in on some real associations, the NFL has to react. In my opinion, they have begun to make some responsible moves. A lot more needs to get done. Rules of play have to be changed. The high-flyhing passing attacks must be dialed down. That will cost the NFL a lot of money, but less than the legal costs it will face if they sit on their hands.

I will be watching the NFL closely for some serious changes.

On a more personal note, I want to say that I feel really bad about this news. I have never met Junior Seau. From what I have heard, he was a kind and thoughtful man. I feel sad thinking about the torment he must have been feeling. He was a guy that seemed to have it all.

RIP Junior Seau.

(05-02-2012 08:12 PM)ggp Wrote:  It is alarming. I can't comment on this matter intelligently. I hear that the data is piling up with reports of long term effects of repeated head injuries. I can tell you that the medical literature did not feature much of this as recently as ten years ago. Sure, we can cite a person or two that may have recognized the problem way ahead of every one else, but the serious studies have just recently started to point to the truth.

Idealy, we all pick up on problems early and fix them immediately. People in positions of responsibility usually do the best that they can. That includes NOT jumping on every cry from every researcher. Doing so would paralyze any organization.

Now that the studies are closing in on some real associations, the NFL has to react. In my opinion, they have begun to make some responsible moves. A lot more needs to get done. Rules of play have to be changed. The high-flyhing passing attacks must be dialed down. That will cost the NFL a lot of money, but less than the legal costs it will face if they sit on their hands.

I will be watching the NFL closely for some serious changes.

On a more personal note, I want to say that I feel really bad about this news. I have never met Junior Seau. From what I have heard, he was a kind and thoughtful man. I feel sad thinking about the torment he must have been feeling. He was a guy that seemed to have it all.

RIP Junior Seau.