why do it? because he is a 24 y.o. who probably enjoys tossing the ball around with buddies. i know i did, wish i could still throw more than twice now. there was 1 reporter snooping around. this isn't t.o. doing sit ups in his driveway in front of 15 reporters. you are doing though post a favor though by reacting to it. they thank you
This is reminding me of TO more than anything. Parking lot media visit, "no comment", it's like deja vu. What were reporters doing at his home anyway?
Considering he just had screws out in his jaw I would guess that he's on the good stuff. If they gave him what they gave me after shoulder surgery, everyone should just be happy he's wearing pants.
Well if he can throw a football around in front of his house why can't he show up to watch the Jets practice?
So because players have a routine they have probably done for 20 years, which includes putting eye black on before a game, and they go through the same routine during a snowy game, which by the way can still be bright, you think this proves your point that they don't wear it to help with the glare that "Nobody wears eye black at this point anymore for that reason, it's to look intimidating, it's to boost your own confidence" Does the sun not shine as bright anymore? Why did they wear it in the first place? Did you take a wrong stance and now are too stubborn to admit you are wrong? Do you really think Brady and Rothlisberger need eye black to boost their confidence? That is even more ridiculous than claiming they don't do it to help with glare.
Wrong. "Eye black" is used to reduce glare. Originally burnt cork ash was used (you burned the cork and applied/ground it into your cheekbones like a magic marker/pestle). Indirect light does more than make players blink. It creates "veiling glare," which reduces their ability to see clearly. Wearing eye black won't keep this optical phenomenon from happening altogether, but it does tone it down. The black stripes improve the eye's ability to differentiate between light and dark, and that increased contrast means you can see in greater detail.
Eye black (the patches, the one Geno wears) serves no purpose, there have been studies done on this believe it or not. Certain players wear eye black to look tough, others because it's just part of their routine, they wear it all the time no matter how bright it is. They just feel better having eye black on. Do you think Greg Hardy is worried about glare here? Or do you think it's more about fashion and looking "cool"? Ray Lewis talked about this. Urlacher did the same. They wear it because mentally they're prepared to go to war, it's war paint for them. It's strictly to indimidate and to boost their own confidence, not because they're worried about the glare. It doesn't even make sense if you think about it. Peyton Manning doesn't wear eye black, ever, no matter how hot/bright it is. Brady wears it all the time, no matter how snowy it is outside. It's no coincidence that left tackles or O-Linemen in general usually don't wear any eyepaint, but other than that everyone else does. Left tackles aren't born with better eyes...
Grrrrrrrr…. Apples and oranges. The fact that Lewis and Urlacher used it merely as 'war paint' does not invalidate carbon black's anti-glare properties. And as for "there have been studies on this believe it or not," yes there have been a handful of studies done in the past decade, including one by the University of New Hampshire and one by Yale University. Although these two and others originally began with skepticism and have all yielded slightly different results—while accounting for the effect of variables such as eye color and gender—they have agreed that traditional eye grease made of beeswax, paraffin, and carbon does in fact reduce glare and improve contrast sensitivity. They also all concluded that anti-glare stickers and petroleum jelly have no impact. back on-topic: don't know why Geno's throwing at this stage since the "installing hardware instead of wiring his jaw shut altogether" proceedure (while reducing his recoup time) was still supposed to involve sitting a week before throwing (then scrimmaging 4-5 weeks afterwards).
Oh yeah? Well what about this guy? Take that! Was Geno wearing paint like this? I suspect the reason you're bringing up something that wasn't even involved in the discussion is that you know you have a poor argument and now want to draw attention elsewhere. This guy looking like an idiot is completely irrelevant to the eye black Geno was wearing, so stop with that. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/02/does-eye-black-actually-do-anything/ I wouldn't be surprised if Geno was actually instructed to use eye black by his doctors/trainers. Offensive linemen don't need eye black because they play in a small area and don't need to be concerned with the glare hiding the football since they never need to worry about touching a flying ball. This is pretty obvious and I'm sorry I had to explain it. Snow != no glare.
If I looked and saw the entire opposing team lined up with Ultimate Warrior face paint I would consider them 10% more intimidating.
