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Interesting trends regarding the "fearlessness" in the NFL suggest that all the advances in modern head protection cause the player to feel a greater sense of i

Interesting trends regarding the "fearlessness" in the NFL suggest that all the advances in modern head protection cause the player to feel a greater sense of invincibility, thus resulting in bigger hits/injuries - Exibit one, Kam Chancellor, The Touchdown Canceller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mThE69llX34 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mThE69llX34 While it will never happen, what if they considered removing helmets from the game? - These guys would be so much more cautious (e.g., Rugby) of how they hit. Tons of injuries still? Sure, but I'd be willing to guess a massive decrease in major head trauma. Back to bikes, regardless of the data, I'm still protecting my own head whenever I'm commuting while not protected by a steel cage.

pacaro 12y ago
One fundamental difference between rugby and NFL is how many players are involved in frontal impact on each play or phase of play. In rugby football you are only allowed to tackle a player with the ball (except in rucks and mauls, which are by their nature more structured) whereas in american football there seem to me to be a whole lot of players running headfirst into each other on every play. Having said all that, my experience with rugby players is that there is a certain bravado about injuries, that if you haven't cracked a few ribs, broken a clavicle, had a stud through your cheek, etc. then you aren't playing hard enough; and should therefore buy the next round