RBF and I are 1000% correct on this issue, what has happened to Football is the same thing going on in America. This is why I have fallen in love with MMA. I am not against the helmet and head injuries rules and progress btw, so I am not an old man yelling at clouds.
I am not saying kids are not bigger, stronger, faster, trained......just many that play today would not have the heart and moxie to play.
When I played if you were hurt you avoided the trainer and never admitted an issue, so you were not taken out. Heck my own son was injured in HS and coaches never knew it or if they did looked the other way knowing me... (twisted abdomen muscle) . It was not life or death, took him to doctor and PT after practice. Different world and not all better. He did not miss...it just hurt, suck it up buttercup.
I am not saying kids are not bigger, stronger, faster, trained......just many that play today would not have the heart and moxie to play.
When I played if you were hurt you avoided the trainer and never admitted an issue, so you were not taken out. Heck my own son was injured in HS and coaches never knew it or if they did looked the other way knowing me... (twisted abdomen muscle) . It was not life or death, took him to doctor and PT after practice. Different world and not all better. He did not miss...it just hurt, suck it up buttercup.