Junior Seau Found Dead in Home

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Makes me wonder what I was thinking deciding to start playing full contact at the age of 10.

Either way, I agree -- football as we know it is coming to an end.
 
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The guys at Freakonomics wrote about this issue and predicted the golden age of football is behind us and that it would no longer exist in 50 years. I believe it's possible, though I don't think football will cease to exist. However, it will have to fundamentally change to survive. I also don't believe we're getting "soft" because of this evolution, we're just discovering the ugly long-term consequences of slamming young men's heads against each other 100 times a day for four months a year.

I can't figure out why the outside of the helmet isn't soft. Wouldn't it make sense for there to be an outer soft shell to disperse the energy?

I love football, but it needs to change for the sake of our sons.
 
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OCIVol said:
Apparently it was suicide. He's the 8th member of the 1994 Chargers Super Bowl team that has died.
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Thats a big number -- I never realized that - who were the others ? (sorry not a Chargers fan )
 
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milohimself said:
Makes me wonder what I was thinking deciding to start playing full contact at the age of 10.

Either way, I agree -- football as we know it is coming to an end.
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My son wants to start playing tackle this year. He is 7 :ermm:
 
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HSVol said:
The guys at Freakonomics wrote about this issue and predicted the golden age of football is behind us and that it would no longer exist in 50 years. I believe it's possible, though I don't think football will cease to exist. However, it will have to fundamentally change to survive. I also don't believe we're getting "soft" because of this evolution, we're just discovering the ugly long-term consequences of slamming young men's heads against each other 100 times a day for four months a year.

I can't figure out why the outside of the helmet isn't soft. Wouldn't it make sense for there to be an outer soft shell to disperse the energy?

I love football, but it needs to change for the sake of our sons.
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They have to find a way to do that. If the fx skull means no concussion, I'm taking the fx skull.
 
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Excellent point hs.. Aerogel or some such outer skin with the give of an inflated basketball would be a good place to start.. A soft yet very tough outer.. A thin shell hard middle of polymer or some such, and soft foam inside would dramatically disperse the energy.. It would also decrease the injury of other players who take a hit from a hard helmet on their forearm, shin, clavicle, etc

The press Conf with his mother is one of the saddest things I've seen
 
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StoVol said:
Excellent point hs.. Aerogel or some such outer skin with the give of an inflated basketball would be a good place to start.. A soft yet very tough outer.. A thin shell hard middle of polymer or some such, and soft foam inside would dramatically disperse the energy.. It would also decrease the injury of other players who take a hit from a hard helmet on their forearm, shin, clavicle, etc

The press Conf with his mother is one of the saddest things I've seen
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Let's file for a patent, StoVol. We can save football and make millions! :)
 
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HSVol said:
Let's file for a patent, StoVol. We can save football and make millions! :)
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You really could... Fortunately, proof of your intellectual property is posted on a forum so nobody can sneak in and steal it! I was thinking of a colloidal silica like substance for the outside mixed with any squishy polymer that would rebound within a few seconds... Basically it could Just go on the outside of existing helmets..It would be tough as hell Say 1/4 inch of our patent sprayed on like paint that expands like urethane
 
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Not a confirmed report, but allegedly Seau requested in his suicide letter that his brain be used in traumatic brain injury research.

Repeat: This is not a confirmed report. Saw it on Adam Caplan's Twitter.
 
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This is the type of stuff that makes me wonder about me watching football.

Condolances to his family.
 
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Yankee_Vol said:
Football isn't going anywhere
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There will be something called football. But it will look a lot different.

The lawsuits are one prong of it. The other will be medical technology. Right now you have to be dead before they can dissect your brain and see the damage. But at some point they're going to come up with a scanner that will show the damage while you're still alive. That'll destroy the sport.
 
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StoVol said:
You really could... Fortunately, proof of your intellectual property is posted on a forum so nobody can sneak in and steal it! I was thinking of a colloidal silica like substance for the outside mixed with any squishy polymer that would rebound within a few seconds... Basically it could Just go on the outside of existing helmets..It would be tough as hell Say 1/4 inch of our patent sprayed on like paint that expands like urethane
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Haha. You're well-versed on IP law, I see. Hopefully we'll be first to file!
 
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Vercingetorix said:
There will be something called football. But it will look a lot different.

The lawsuits are one prong of it. The other will be medical technology. Right now you have to be dead before they can dissect your brain and see the damage. But at some point they're going to come up with a scanner that will show the damage while you're still alive. That'll destroy the sport.
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I'm 19, and have already made the decision my kids will not be playing football at any point in their lives.

My mother did the same thing.
 
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Dear Roger Goodell:

Within the recent suicide deaths of Mr. Duerson and Mr. Seau, I hope this makes you understand that an eighteen game schedule is the most idiotic thing you can do, and I hope everyone sues you if you choose to do this.
 
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zjcvols said:
Dear Roger Goodell:

Within the recent suicide deaths of Mr. Duerson and Mr. Seau, I hope this makes you understand that an eighteen game schedule is the most idiotic thing you can do, and I hope everyone sues you if you choose to do this.
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I think we need to remember that football players play football of their own free will and are now becoming more educated of the consequences. I don't think an 18 game schedule will happen.

But let's not act like someone is holding a gun to the heads of NFL players. They're well-compensated for what they do and player safety is a new emphasis in the league.
 
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HSVol said:
I think we need to remember that football players play football of their own free will and are now becoming more educated of the consequences. I don't think an 18 game schedule will happen.

But let's not act like someone is holding a gun to the heads of NFL players. They're well-compensated for what they do and player safety is a new emphasis in the league.
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I agree. But the NFL deserves responsibilities for not protecting the players.

And that's the thing: It's risk vs. reward "Yeah, I might not live till 60, but if I make millions of millions of dollars (like Seau) I can make sure my great grandkids are set for life possibly."

That's a tough situation to say no to the money.
 
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