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smleh · 3 hours ago

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 · 2 hours ago

(3 hours ago)smleh Wrote: 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 · 2 hours ago

(2 hours ago)Zanary Wrote: 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”.