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35straight wrote:I am sure that kids all over the country are not going to start taking off their helmets. You are missing the point. This kid's motor was running in high gear. I have seen tons of guys quit when they get hurt during a play or have an equipment failure, it makes me sick. This is an aggressive sport for aggressive players. If guys are worried about getting hurt, they are not giving a full effort. There are a handful of plays that define a game. This was one of those plays and without that effort this play doesn't happen.

Frognosticator wrote:Yeah, maybe he should lead with his head like your boy did on Christian and get knocked out for the season. That's a helluva lot smarter.

smuuth wrote:Again....stupid play by the young man from the Cove and TCU. I am sure his mother and father would he so proud of him if he was dead or maybe paralized facing a lifetime of diaper changes and bedsores and millions in bills. Of course I am sure you proponents of this type behavior would be right there to offer assistance on around the clock care and making sure his breathing tube was clear and helping with the diapers......I didn't think so. I am sure you would be there for him just like you were there for Charlie Waldrep. Oh, my mistake....that was Bear Bryant and Alabama who came through for the Waldrep boy when the TCU running back was paralized in a game in Tuscaloosa. Bunch of hypocrites! The Christian hit caused by the ballcarrier and defender both running with their heads down in traffic. Thank goodness it wasn't worse than it was!

smuuth wrote:Jason Witten did not throw a block. If you are referring to the play I think you are he was hit after catching a ball, helmet knocked off and he kept running. Did you see the look of terror on his face? I am unsure if it is college or pro or maybe just high school that the play is blown dead when a ball carriers helmet comes off. Do you know? I think there needs to be another rule(like we need another one) so something like the TCU incident doesn't happen again. I think the rules committee probably assumed players would use common sense and not try to block a guy running full speed down the field unless they had a helmet on their head.

smuuth wrote:Jason Witten did not throw a block. If you are referring to the play I think you are he was hit after catching a ball, helmet knocked off and he kept running. Did you see the look of terror on his face? I am unsure if it is college or pro or maybe just high school that the play is blown dead when a ball carriers helmet comes off. Do you know? I think there needs to be another rule(like we need another one) so something like the TCU incident doesn't happen again. I think the rules committee probably assumed players would use common sense and not try to block a guy running full speed down the field unless they had a helmet on their head.

35straight wrote:I am sure that kids all over the country are not going to start taking off their helmets. You are missing the point. This kid's motor was running in high gear. I have seen tons of guys quit when they get hurt during a play or have an equipment failure, it makes me sick. This is an aggressive sport for aggressive players. If guys are worried about getting hurt, they are not giving a full effort. There are a handful of plays that define a game. This was one of those plays and without that effort this play doesn't happen.

deepellumfrog wrote:If you play football, and quit mid play due to an equipment failure, then you are a baby. He took the kid out on a great block, helmet or no. You don't just run off the field crying. I hope you guys [deleted] are chicks, otherwise, WTF?