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[Firefox]

Im a huge President Obama supporter, but that poo is FUNNY!!!

Yeah, one is a righty and one is a lefty, yet you see the same side of their body from the same camera angle.

[Panthers_in_Afghanistan]

Steve Smith has his kid in Soccer.

His son also played football. Played for the Carmel cats with my youngest brother.

[thatlookseasy]

Play rugby

Kinda funny that a sport almost as violent as football has significantly fewer head injuries because instead of giving the player more pads and harder helmets, they gave them nothing

[Panthro]

Kinda funny that a sport almost as violent as football has significantly fewer head injuries because instead of giving the player more pads and harder helmets, they gave them nothing

Yep.

You get hit when you have the ball. That is it. The only times I had my bell rung was when I had the ball and I knew it was coming. In football I was chopped blocked and guys would go for my knees on every play. Thankfully nothing happened to me.

In rugby there isnt any chop blocking or any blocking, clipping, no high tackling (well there is but it is illegal). It also revolves around possession and not yards gained. I would rather give you 4-5 yards if I could put you in a position that might give my team the ball back.

When we looked for guys to play wrestlers always made better players than ex football players. It was easier to teach a kid to tackle properly with a one or two legged take down than a kid who wants to run up and clobber someone. (there's technique to tackling in rugby. If you come in to tackle me football style I can still pass the ball etc)

If you want to smash into someone you can but it's going to hurt you as well. There are no pads that turn my shoulder into a weapon it's just my shoulder.

[CatMan72]

People are evaluating the safety of playing football now based on the health of men who played in an era before concussions were taken seriously...

[CarolinaPanthersCynic]

This thread is good for a few laughs.

[mmmbeans]

what about daughters? would we all allow our daughters to play football?

[themikestrick]

Manly Man



or Girly Man

[RockyTopVol]

Who cares what this guy thinks? He isn't even a real man...he only has daughters.

[Stannis]

If I had a son I would make him put ketchup on his eggs. and Texas Pete on everything because that is motherfuging America

No lie, ketchup on eggs is probably one of my favorite things in life. That poo is just good. If somebody doesn't like ketchup on eggs, they can giiiit out.

[SIGCHI222]

I wouldn't let Obama's son play football either.

[I Registered To Post This]

Yeah, one is a righty and one is a lefty, yet you see the same side of their body from the same camera angle.

so is your avatar a picture of your face on november 7 2012

[Davidson Deac II]

so is your avatar a picture of your face on november 7 2012

Wait, firefox is black?

[Jump Zone]

^ If i had a son, I would let him decide for himself. Since it's America and all and not Nazi Germany

Said like a true Nazi liberal. I will raise my child the way I see fit, not the way someone else implies I should.

[Mr. Scot]

People are evaluating the safety of playing football now based on the health of men who played in an era before concussions were taken seriously...

Valid point. Add in that the speed and power involved at the professional level is infinitely higher than what you'd see in youth football.

That, plus I expect most people's perspective on how many people become seriously injured playing football is probably a little skewed. Stories about famous players suffering brain traumas get loads of news coverage. But for every one of those guys, how many others are there who played for years with no such lingering effects?

Bottom line for me? If I had a son who wanted to play, I'd let him. Mind you, I'd also make sure he knew exactly what to expect once he hit the field.