Comments on: Get rid of the football helmet http://rc3.org/2009/11/15/get-rid-of-the-football-helmet/ Strong opinions weakly held Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:36:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Rafe http://rc3.org/2009/11/15/get-rid-of-the-football-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-7214 Rafe Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:19:34 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=10297#comment-7214 <p>I think it would be fun if players still had to play both ways.</p> I think it would be fun if players still had to play both ways.

]]> By: Bryan http://rc3.org/2009/11/15/get-rid-of-the-football-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-7213 Bryan Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:30 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=10297#comment-7213 <p>While you're at it, why not get rid of special teams and the whole offensive/defensive concept?</p> <p>In the "good old days" of leather helmets and Knute Rockne players stayed on the field until they were injured or tired out. Once a player left the field, he was not allowed to return.</p> While you’re at it, why not get rid of special teams and the whole offensive/defensive concept?

In the “good old days” of leather helmets and Knute Rockne players stayed on the field until they were injured or tired out. Once a player left the field, he was not allowed to return.

]]> By: Keith Gaughan http://rc3.org/2009/11/15/get-rid-of-the-football-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-7143 Keith Gaughan Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:23:57 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=10297#comment-7143 <p>@Yaov: Union or League? The two codes are really separate, but similar, sports. For the record, Rugby League is the closest to American and Canadian football, so you'd want to use the Rugby League injury statistics for a decent analysis.</p> <p>@Rafe: I'd go further - I'd get rid of all the body padding too, though you do that, and the only pracical things that separate American and Canadian football from Rugby League are the ability to forward pass, a different scrum/scrimmage formation, and the constant stopping and starting, which, for those of us who enjoy League and Union, is a constant irritation.</p> @Yaov: Union or League? The two codes are really separate, but similar, sports. For the record, Rugby League is the closest to American and Canadian football, so you’d want to use the Rugby League injury statistics for a decent analysis.

@Rafe: I’d go further – I’d get rid of all the body padding too, though you do that, and the only pracical things that separate American and Canadian football from Rugby League are the ability to forward pass, a different scrum/scrimmage formation, and the constant stopping and starting, which, for those of us who enjoy League and Union, is a constant irritation.

]]> By: Yoav http://rc3.org/2009/11/15/get-rid-of-the-football-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-7137 Yoav Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:47:37 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=10297#comment-7137 <p>I wonder how football injury statistics stack up against professional rugby.</p> I wonder how football injury statistics stack up against professional rugby.

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