tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21548272.post8562155583884585831..comments2023-10-23T13:21:24.662-07:00Comments on Muata's Truth Telling: Controlled Violence, the Direction of FootballMUATA NOWEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163803445038361728noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21548272.post-91466734306315610952009-12-02T09:08:19.130-08:002009-12-02T09:08:19.130-08:00Muata responds to LS:
Actually, Larikus, I never ...Muata responds to LS:<br /><br />Actually, Larikus, I never thought too much about the hits not until Judah started playing football . BTW, I hated that he played. Thank goodness he has decided not to play next year! Now, when I watch football I am always prepared to cover my eyes so that I will not see those hits that can be life altering/threatening. Football is too brutal, and there is entirely too much stress put on hitting another player HARD. The impacts have proven that. Also the stronger and faster these guys get the more preoccupation that needs to be considered. Goodell recognizes that he needs to 'protect' players. These guys need protection from themselves too. It is not the responsibility of the league to police them when it comes to their health. Barry Sanders was smart to retire. Tiki Barber was smart too. People called Deion Sanders a punk when he said, "I do everything possible to avoid contact." Smart Guy! <br /><br />-MuataMUATA NOWEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10163803445038361728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21548272.post-33827189703484349402009-12-02T09:07:41.377-08:002009-12-02T09:07:41.377-08:00Reader Response:
Football has it's hold on us...Reader Response:<br /><br />Football has it's hold on us in America. I am a die hard georgia fan. I grew up in AthenS Ga. But I didn't always bleed red and black as we say at home. I hated the town. It wasn't until I left thAt I becAme a ga fan. If you knee me well you'd be shocked that I loved Nebraska football. They played the line it up and shove it down your throAt style that I love. It doesn't fit my personality at all. Anyway, I hAte boxing and I hate UFC. I don't like Floyd or Tyson but I will watch TO Ocho and Brian Dawkins all day long. I don't like the violence in the fighting sports but the texas vs Nebraska 2000 game where Eric Crouch (the toughest white qb ever) rAn over two Texas defenders to score a td makes my heart race. I know Nfl guys that plAy down on the trenches. They aren't violent but just like us. They are just trying to feed their families. Hahha<br /><br /><br />I like the way Goodell is trying to cleAn up the league. But the explosive hits and the collisions aren't all that make it exciting. If you watched the giants vs pats super bowl and your heart raced each time Brady threw to Moss 50 yArds down field in triple coverage then you know football is way more than the big hits. <br />I'd like to see more work on the benefits side for the players. It's ashamed thAt the older guys often end up dying early because when they were playing no one cared about saftey. If the league is to be cleaned up it should focus on the afterlife as well as the guys playing currently.<br /><br />-LSMUATA NOWEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10163803445038361728noreply@blogger.com