[53Fan]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

Me...in high school (well not injured just some bad shoulder pain the next morning). I personally hated that. I mean I always played hard but my senior year my coaches made me the wedge buster. At which point I was like "whats that?" "Oh your going to line up on one side of the kicker and run straight into the middle of the opposing teams wedge." Never a pleasant feeling running into a bunch of guys holding hands.

Anyway as far as the safety rules. I don't necessarily like them but I definitely don't oppose them. Especially after seeing what happens to the bodies of some of the guys that play. Hell I had a D-Line coach that was a backup for the Bronocs and he walked with a limp due to the damage football did on his body. Another played for the Packers in the 70's and he has horrible back pain. Some guys can't even walk without someone helping them. It's in the leagues best interest to protect their players besides it's not like all of a sudden ballerinas are suddenly going to be able to play football because it's no longer violent.

With all the flack the NFL and NFLPA has been taking lately about not taking care of former players, maybe they're trying to reduce the number of future former players who will hold the NFL liable for their injuries?