Injuries

[smleh]

How did Tinglehoff, Yary, Tarkenton, Eller, Page, Bill Brown, and Marshall go YEARS without missing a game and now every week we have an injury report that can fill a hospital ward?

[Zanary]

How did Tinglehoff, Yary, Tarkenton, Eller, Page, Bill Brown, and Marshall go YEARS without missing a game and now every week we have an injury report that can fill a hospital ward?

Because injuries, especially concussions, are closely monitored nowadays. Back then, it was pure machismo keeping badly hurt guys in games.

Then came the CTE victims, and some overdue attention was achieved.

[smleh]

Because injuries, especially concussions, are closely monitored nowadays. Back then, it was pure machismo keeping badly hurt guys in games.

Then came the CTE victims, and some overdue attention was achieved.

 Bud Grant, “The greatest ability is durability”.

[greediron]

Because injuries, especially concussions, are closely monitored nowadays. Back then, it was pure machismo keeping badly hurt guys in games.

Then came the CTE victims, and some overdue attention was achieved.

Yes, nobody cared about head injuries back then.  Get them some smelling salt, get them back out there.

[StickierBuns]

 Bud Grant, “The greatest ability is durability”.

We've come out of the Dark Ages of medicine and understanding head injuries in the NFL, players need to be protected. Bud Grant coached when the players wore thin plastic helmets that ice cream is now served in at the stadiums. Look around the league, injuries everywhere. The 49ers are going through it again already, Purdy out for a few weeks. Bigger, faster men colliding. ACLs can't handle the new super-sized body masses. Cartilage being assaulted by hardcore torque. A person's individual skeletal structure can handle only so much muscle mass before something gives.

https://www.si.com/nfl/49ers-in-market-q...e-shanahan

Kittle and Purdy: OUT.

[StickierBuns]