ATHLETIC ASSHOLES

[HairOfTheDog]

If it wasn't for the eighties i'd still be a genius, I do pretty damn good for being a fat retard though.

The 90s called, Biggie. They want their 80s-blaming back.

Merry Christmas, you fat, retarded, former-genius.

As long as they have shell helmets, players will use them as battering rams.

Rugby tackling and no helmets would probably be safer.

You got me curious. Based on what I just read, there seem to be some credible arguments for helmets causing the play to result in more, not less, injuries.

"It's referred to as risk compensation, or risk homeostasis," Dr. Erik Swartz told Sporting News. "When a player has a body part that's protected, and the contact with somebody else is imminent, you're going to put your protected body part first, just reflexively."

Swartz, a former rugby player, is a kinesiology professor at the University of New Hampshire. It's there he implemented a two-year study to test the effectiveness of what he calls the Helmetless Tackling Training Technique.

That's right ... no helmets. Inspired by a clear difference in tackling habits between football and rugby, Swartz developed the procedure hoping to train football players to "keep their heads out of the game."
Story: http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl-news/464...ue-lawsuit

However, as the research into CTE develops and gains more exposure, rugby leagues are starting to invest in study and monitoring of their players who've suffered concussions or head injuries. The results of that research may affect rugby regulations/protocols. Story: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2...l-scrutiny & http://www.theguardian.com/sport/shortcu...-dangerous