Pete Rose Poll

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Joshchisox08

Pete you forgot to mention that they are in the news every week for a shooting, battery, assault, domestic violence, murder, etc.

So in addition to getting away with PED's and other drugs they get away with all of that as well.

I to this day can't comprehend why anyone would support a league or organization full of criminals that go widely unpunished.

Just my opinion and it's worth less than two cents, but given the essentially violent nature of football, which deny it or not is a large part of its appeal, I don't think we really expect these guys to be normal the way we expect the same of baseball players -- who we relate to on a more personal level, because for the most part they are the same size as us, they don't wear helmets obscuring their faces, etc. I mean can you really relate to a 325 pound lineman under a helmet the way you relate to a baseball player?

[Joshchisox08]

I suppose you bring up a valid point there Pete. It's just some of the things that make me detest and not be able to relate further to that Organization.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Joshchisox08

I suppose you bring up a valid point there Pete. It's just some of the things that make me detest and not be able to relate further to that Organization.

What really bothers me about the NFL is its avoidance of and dancing around the concussion issue and the lip service it pays to caring.

[Joshchisox08]

Well I don't know. People who work at Power Plants know that they may be exposed to health defects.

Players back in the day weren't aware of (at least not to the extent) of what an NFL career could do to their body, but they should be now and they're getting millions as opposed to the earlier players.

Other reason uhhhh how about playing 15 or 16 games (whatever it is) a season and taking FOREVER by playing once a week?