Thread for Things That Made You Frown Today

[Sarika]

Entering the office to find that they are repainting the office and the smell of paint and/or turpentine is overpowering. Well, I'm off to go have a 6-hour lunch break, I think...

[Alfster]

Did you know Junior Seau was a motherfuckin linebacker? Do you know what it is a linebacker tends to do? Flag football!

edit: Also, since I doubt you know much about football, it's already illegal to hit any player in the head or lead with the head to make a tackle. The defenseless receiver rule has nothing to do with head injuries.

Your edit is false. It is not illegal to hit any player in the head...or lead with your head while making a tackle. Think running backs here - IE New England's running back. LOLZ

[Showal]

To be fair, a red ninja would blend in very well in Naperville with North Central and Naperville Central being right next to downtown.

A ninja who can find the owner of a set of keys AND refuse the reward like Bruce Wayne?

[Showal]

Did you know Junior Seau was a motherfuckin linebacker? Do you know what it is a linebacker tends to do? Flag football!

edit: Also, since I doubt you know much about football, it's already illegal to hit any player in the head or lead with the head to make a tackle. The defenseless receiver rule has nothing to do with head injuries.

Oh jesus. Someone's going to question Latrin about sports. I'll check this thread in a week when the ridiculous stats stop pouring out of his fingertips, like HAL the computer.

[WRoss]

WTF. My biscuits and gravy pack didn't have biscuits. Just gravy. I ain't honey boo boo just shoveling gravy down my throat.

[subzero]

Your edit is false. It is not illegal to hit any player in the head...or lead with your head while making a tackle. Think running backs here - IE New England's running back. LOLZ

I'm talkin helmet to helmet. You can't do it in today's league. As for Ridley, look, there's only so much that can be done when both men drop down and try to get as low as they can. It's not an intentional thing, but you can't stop it from happening all the time. If anything, it's Ridley that lead with his helmet. You'll notice Pollard is mostly upright and preparing to make a legal tackle when Ridley drops down and causes the head smashing.

Oh jesus. Someone's going to question Latrin about sports. I'll check this thread in a week when the ridiculous stats stop pouring out of his fingertips, like HAL the computer.

He can know (or google) whatever stats he wants, but when the following occurs:

Me: Defenseless receiver rule is bullshit
Him: Seau had CTE

You kinda have to think he doesn't know what's going on.

[Showal]

I'm talkin helmet to helmet. You can't do it in today's league. As for Ridley, look, there's only so much that can be done when both men drop down and try to get as low as they can. It's not an intentional thing, but you can't stop it from happening all the time. If anything, it's Ridley that lead with his helmet. You'll notice Pollard is mostly upright and preparing to make a legal tackle when Ridley drops down and causes the head smashing.





He can know (or google) whatever stats he wants, but when the following occurs:

Me: Defenseless receiver rule is bullshit
Him: Seau had CTE

You kinda have to think he doesn't know what's going on.

He's just operating on a whole separate level from you.

[subzero]

He's just operating on a whole separate level from you.

Cool story, bro!

Here's a nifty little site to help some of you guys brush up on your rules:

http://www.nflevolution.com/article/...-Rules?ref=256

"Since 1982, a defensive player was prohibited from using the crown or top of his helmet against a passer, a receiver in the act of catching a pass, or a runner who is in the grasp of a tackler." -- this is 'leading with the head'

"Defensive players are prohibited from lowering their heads to make forcible contact with the facemask, or with the “hairline” or forehead part of the helmet, against an opponent, instead of only with the top/crown."

"Defensive players are prohibited from forcibly hitting the defenseless player’s head, neck, or face with the helmet or facemask."

"Defensive players are prohibited from launching into a defenseless player in a way that causes the defensive player’s helmet or facemask to forcibly strike the defenseless player’s head, neck, or face, even if the initial contact of the defender’s helmet or facemask is lower than the defenseless player’s neck."

[Showal]

Cool story, bro!

Here's a nifty little site to help some of you guys brush up on your rules:

http://www.nflevolution.com/article/...-Rules?ref=256

"Since 1982, a defensive player was prohibited from using the crown or top of his helmet against a passer, a receiver in the act of catching a pass, or a runner who is in the grasp of a tackler." -- this is 'leading with the head'

"Defensive players are prohibited from lowering their heads to make forcible contact with the facemask, or with the “hairline” or forehead part of the helmet, against an opponent, instead of only with the top/crown."

"Defensive players are prohibited from forcibly hitting the defenseless player’s head, neck, or face with the helmet or facemask."

"Defensive players are prohibited from launching into a defenseless player in a way that causes the defensive player’s helmet or facemask to forcibly strike the defenseless player’s head, neck, or face, even if the initial contact of the defender’s helmet or facemask is lower than the defenseless player’s neck."

Cool story bro.

Two things are important to mention here. 1.) I didn't read that post. 2.) I don't give a fuck about football or the rules of the game.

You were actually just a macguffin for me to poke fun at Latrin. Get over yourself.

[Latrinsorm]

Did you know Junior Seau was a motherfuckin linebacker? Do you know what it is a linebacker tends to do? Flag football!

edit: Also, since I doubt you know much about football, it's already illegal to hit any player in the head or lead with the head to make a tackle. The defenseless receiver rule has nothing to do with head injuries.

Well, here's the announcement of the rule:

Players will be prohibited from "launching" (leaving both feet prior to contact to spring forward and upward into an opponent or using any part of the helmet to initiate forcible contact against any part of the opponent’s body) to level a defenseless player, as well as "forcibly hitting the neck or head area with the helmet, facemask, forearm or shoulder regardless of whether the defensive player also uses his arms to tackle the defenseless player by encircling or grasping him.", and lowering the head and make forcible contact with the top/crown or forehead/"hairline" parts of the helmet against any part of the defenseless player’s body. Offenders will be penalized 15 yards for unnecessary roughness and ejected from the game if the contact is deemed flagrant."

Although spearing has been illegal forever, they still stress "forcibly hitting the neck or head area" and making "contact with the... helmet".

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With all that said, I was primarily responding to your broader expounding, ending with "Don't wanna hurt anybody.". We are aware now of the real consequences of brain damage from football, and one consequence of that is that there will be a stronger emphasis on safety.