I'm not saying that alcoholics should continue to drink either, but it is their choice. I am saying that bartenders that know that they're alcoholics shouldn't be serving them liquor.
Maybe people should just be responsible for themselves and if they decide to ignore the fact that they're putting themselves at risk it's there own decision to deal with?
They're not putting themselves at risk. Whoever hires them is putting them at risk. They can't take the risk, which is likely to go sour on them, if nobody is willing to assume the other end of the bargain and enable their risk-taking. Would you hire a race car driver who was very talented but prone to epileptic seizures?
Knowing you have a history of concussions and knowing what we now do about them they most certainly are putting themselves at risk by continuing to play. It's their personal decision, probably based on the fact that football is by far their greatest earning potential. I'm not in the business of hiring race car drivers but if I were and I thought they could win some races and/or make me more money than they would cost me I probably would. Football is a dangerous sport. Should the NFL close it's doors to protect all the young men who could potentially turn their brains into mush? Why is it never the fault of the person who actually makes the poor decision for themselves? Why can't people be responsible for their own decisions?
An employee is looking for work and an employeer has a need. This prespectieve employee is deemed "fit" and able to work by MD's. How is it the employers fault if said employee gets injured? Both are bound by their contract (truth be told Collie said he would sign a waiver for head tramua). Listen, I feel truly bad for guys like Al Toon, Chrebet ect, but this is an inharent risk of the profession they chose. Keep in mind the financial aspect of this as well. Think about the health risks for a blue collar employee in the steel industry? A roofer?
It truly depends on the brand of football the team is playing and the other resources they have. If a team has a great signal caller an adequate line and RB's then yes. If a team has a average QB, subpar line and an unproven backfield like the Jets the this position NEEDS quality talent.
Yea the jets offense didn't miss a beat without it's top 2 receivers last year. I actually kind of agree, but you need to have at least average receivers.
I mentioned in another thread that people are severely overrating the WR position & its effect on this team. Certainly WR is more important compared to what it was say 20 years ago. It's more than ever a game of match-ups. That said..you don't win or lose many ball games b/c your WRs are average. You win & lose based on the turnover battle & what you do on the lines. People have fixated on the WR position based on how last season ended(when the Jets were down to 10th stringers starting right off the street) & b.c it likely is the weakest position on the team. That said..other than perhaps kicker/punter...if you're gonna have a team weakness...WR is not a bad choice. It's a window dressing/finishing touch type of aspect.
especially if the qb " starter" is below average. way below average. like 32nd or so in the league. :sad:
WR is a mid-tier position in terms of value but if you don't have a good QB the importance of your WR's goes way up because somebody has to make things happen in the passing game or the offense is capped severely. Rich Gannon = decent QB. Rich Gannon + Jerry Rice and Tim Brown = great QB. Somebody has to play some jazz or we're all watching a monkey turn the handle instead.
Some fans say Sanchez made the WR's worse, some fans say the WR's made Sanchez worse. Probably was a bit of both sprinkled in with a terrible scheme by Sparano.
Personally I have no prob with concussed players playing. Hell, not long ago it was the 'norm'. Remember that huge helmet Don Beebe wore? Or anyone remember Al Toon? (His son Nick is a star receiver at Wisconsin). It's in the blood...Let 'em play.
