No Quarter wrote:
Is the reason for the observed / reported difference in concussion rates between the Ivies and the NFL the bigger and faster players in the latter?
After kick offs what is the play during which players are most likely to suffer a concussion? Punts maybe?
Was there a discussion on this board a while back about eliminating kick offs altogether?
Not sure, and those are good questions. I wouldn't be surprised to see the FBS and NFL take a hard look at these adjustments in an attempt to fix the issue, and if they can get rid of 80% of the risk by simply pushing the kickoff up 5 yards I don't see that play going away altogether.
mr. pony wrote:Oh,my!
And where does the concussion rate go if the game is eliminated -
and everyone stays indoors, safe and sound from all danger?
Ehhh, I don't really equate moving the kickoff 5 yards - something that has been done before for no other reason than to make the game more entertaining - to eliminating the game. It sounds a lot more like fixing the problem, to me.