ATHLETIC ASSHOLES

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My first paragraph was a general observation about the league in response to handling public outcry, not a specific expectation that the NFL will change its protocols in regards to concussion protocols, Gunnar.

I don't know what, if anything, the NFL will do if the Concussion movie stirs up a lot of controversy and there are calls on the NFL to respond. You and Cutz and others here know a lot more about how the league operates than I do. I only know about their handling of public outcry in regards to players' bad, violent, and/or criminal conduct off the field.

Anyway, I won't be surprised if Cutz is right about some parents pulling away from encouraging their kids to play football after seeing the film. And, I won't be surprised if you're right and the NFL says nothing until pushed and then toots its horn about the actions its already taken to help prevent and address concussions.

But, Goodell has kinda surprised me over the last couple of years with some of this statements and actions and policy changes, so I'm interested as to whether he and the leagues' owners and attorneys have a strategy to address the potential backlash from the film.

It may be that people watch it and mostly go, "meh, what's new?" IDK. I read some reviews last night and several of the reviewers didn't think the movie went far enough to have a profound effect on anyone.

We'll see.

I think most football fans won't see it. We already know how it ends. I agree with Cutz that some moms will not allow their kids to play, but that will be mostly the white middle class kids. Your inner city kids that use sports to get out of the projects will continue to compete because their odds of survival are better on the field then they are up in da hood.