Collins fined $50,000. !!!!!

[denverYooper]

Good point - maybe the NFL should go to faceshields only, thickened at the chin area, and have a nice soft, compressible velcro-attached pillowy thingy on the front and top of the helmet.

I think they could definitely spend some time and money examining a better helmet design and mandating some minimum safety features.

[sheepshead]

Good point - maybe the NFL should go to faceshields only, thickened at the chin area, and have a nice soft, compressible velcro-attached pillowy thingy on the front and top of the helmet.

I think they could definitely spend some time and money examining a better helmet design and mandating some minimum safety features.

I did some work for Riddell when they were still here (I have a nice collection) anyway that new helmet works very well but players are still reluctant to wear it because of the way it looks. Requiring it would be a good step. Also, do the Packers still pay those fines??

[pbmax]

Good point - maybe the NFL should go to faceshields only, thickened at the chin area, and have a nice soft, compressible velcro-attached pillowy thingy on the front and top of the helmet.

I think they could definitely spend some time and money examining a better helmet design and mandating some minimum safety features.

[mraynrand]

Good point - maybe the NFL should go to faceshields only, thickened at the chin area, and have a nice soft, compressible velcro-attached pillowy thingy on the front and top of the helmet.

I think they could definitely spend some time and money examining a better helmet design and mandating some minimum safety features.

Look, I want to protect player's heads, but not like this, not at this cost. That dude (Shanahan?) looks like a pussy in there.

[pbmax]

Actually, all these fines are being brought up in the CBA discussions I believe. THe player union is pretty pissed off over it. Goodell can be the one man shwo all he wants, but guess what... without hte players union on your side there is no NFL for him to be the show of.

I highly doubt the Players Union backs off this issue either, making it all the more likely of a holdout next season. SOrry, it was a football paly. Throw the flag for helmet to helmet contact - fine, but don't run around fining people for a bang bang play. Essentially, based on what htey said, collins should of not touched him in any way. Allowed the catch to occure, and then take out his knees.

Then someone will blow their knee, and we'll get some rule about how tackling low isn't allowed.

Injuries are part of football. The packers know this better than any team in the NFL this year. If you start telling palyers they can't make football plays, need to stop using instincts and start holding back, I fear you will actually INCREASE the injury rate.


Look at this year. So many injuries on every play, with the new rules up, and most them happening in legal and irrelvant situations just from palying the game, and I am sure some happening out of hesitation - hesitation = more likely to get hurt.


You can be like Troy Aikman and hammer home the nfl wont be about hitting anymore, but bottom line is the NFL isn;'t the only law maker around. The Players Union can tell them to shove it.

The Union has already agreed to the rules as they are, nothing has changed in the rulebook during this year. And the Union agreed to the current appeals process, involving two former coaches.

The only difference is the attention being paid and the level of penalties assessed. While it is certainly possible that players agree with Harrison, Polamalu and Aikman, their avenues to change the current enforcement are probably limited to arguing about the level of fines and suspensions.

Having previously agreed to everything else, they would need to make significant concessions to pull back any of the remaining rules. And that would also be a hard PR battle to fight. If anything, I think the Union asked for the penalties to be more specific and certain.