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Martellus Bennett dropping truth bombs


LinvilleGorge
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Your talents and skill sets get you an opportunity to make life changing money  for you and your family, 9.9/10 of us would take that all day regardless of the inherent risks. You’re in a sport that you retire at an age (30s) that most adults are starting to launch their careers

 

 As far as coaches not being nice, guess what CEOs aren’t much better, ego, greed, limelight isn’t any different

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14 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

There are good reasons why parents today don't want their children to play football...the injury risk is one, but the psychological toll, as Bennett points out, may be even greater. If it's used to encourage teamwork, good sportsmanship, et. al., then the coach is doing a good job. If the kids get the message that winning is the only thing and we must win at all costs, then they are gonna be fuged up teens and probably fuged up adults.

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27 minutes ago, Pup McBarky said:

There are good reasons why parents today don't want their children to play football...the injury risk is one, but the psychological toll, as Bennett points out, may be even greater. If it's used to encourage teamwork, good sportsmanship, et. al., then the coach is doing a good job. If the kids get the message that winning is the only thing and we must win at all costs, then they are gonna be fuged up teens and probably fuged up adults.

I played football through my junior year in high school.  I was injured for my senior season.   My brother played through high school and walked on for a d1 school and played two years.  That said I have 2 boys and there is no way in hell I would ever in a million years let them play tackle football.  My shoulders to this day are completely shot as is my right ankle and lower back.  Most days I can navigate around the minor pulls and pains but when the left shoulder flairs up I know its going to be a long day.  Thank god I never hurt my knees.  My brother however broke his ankle during football and has some major back issues to the point he cannot exercise to lose weight creating a whole separate dilemma.   Its just not worth it and that is even before considering the affects of your brain getting jarred around.

 

That said if guys know the drill going into it then let them play and I will gladly watch but my kids aint playing under any scenario.

 

edit to say I played wr and corner.  I got literally knocked out going over the middle one day in practice and my brother was a guard.

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8 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

I played football through my junior year in high school.  I was injured for my senior season.   My brother played through high school and walked on for a d1 school and played two years.  That said I have 2 boys and there is no way in hell I would ever in a million years let them play tackle football.  My shoulders to this day are completely shot as is my right ankle and lower back.  Most days I can navigate around the minor pulls and pains but when the left shoulder flairs up I know its going to be a long day.  Thank god I never hurt my knees.  My brother however broke his ankle during football and has some major back issues to the point he cannot exercise to lose weight creating a whole separate dilemma.   Its just not worth it and that is even before considering the affects of your brain getting jarred around.

 

That said if guys know the drill going into it then let them play and I will gladly watch but my kids aint playing under any scenario.

 

edit to say I played wr and corner.  I got literally knocked out going over the middle one day in practice and my brother was a guard.

For reasons you listed above I have absolutely no qualms with Luke stepping away before turning 30. Fun as hell to watch him play, but I hope he got out soon enough to where he can still live a normal life without severe physical pain on the daily. 

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4 minutes ago, Ricky Spanish said:

For reasons you listed above I have absolutely no qualms with Luke stepping away before turning 30. Fun as hell to watch him play, but I hope he got out soon enough to where he can still live a normal life without severe physical pain on the daily. 

I think Lukes deal was the concussions, Luck was the one that didnt like dealing with pain, rehab, reinjury rinse and repeat.  Good for him

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1 hour ago, LinvilleGorge said:

You forgot that you're actually almost always being forced into retirement because you're physically broken and quite possibly brain damaged.

“You choose your path.” That’s what I hear people telling our soldiers getting blown up overseas anyway. At least one of the two parties is getting compensated albeit arguably not proportionately.

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