stillers4me
12-21-2011, 04:46 PM
Dear Mr. Goodell,
I wrote to you last fall and enclosed $5 in the letter. $4 was to help pay James Harrison's (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1601/james-harrison) fine, and the fifth dollar was to help pay Dunta Robinson's (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2751/dunta-robinson). At the time I noted that I didn't disagree with the league trying to reduce head injuries—I only disagreed with how you were going about it. These measures appeared to be motivated by a desire to preserve the league's public image combined with a desire to reduce the threat of successful litigation against the league down the road.
The health and well-being of the players seemed to be an afterthought, as is witnessed by the attempt the league made to increase the number of games in a season. It also seemed that the referees weren't entirely sure in their own minds what was or wasn't a legal hit. The players certainly weren't sure.
In the ensuing year I've watched the results. It seems as if certain sorts of head hits have been reduced. Any reduction in head hits has to be a good thing. But if you were honest you would have to admit that the measures you have taken are just window dressing, because only certain players are protected...........
read more @ http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2011/12/16/2642024/an-open-letter-to-roger-goodell
I wrote to you last fall and enclosed $5 in the letter. $4 was to help pay James Harrison's (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1601/james-harrison) fine, and the fifth dollar was to help pay Dunta Robinson's (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2751/dunta-robinson). At the time I noted that I didn't disagree with the league trying to reduce head injuries—I only disagreed with how you were going about it. These measures appeared to be motivated by a desire to preserve the league's public image combined with a desire to reduce the threat of successful litigation against the league down the road.
The health and well-being of the players seemed to be an afterthought, as is witnessed by the attempt the league made to increase the number of games in a season. It also seemed that the referees weren't entirely sure in their own minds what was or wasn't a legal hit. The players certainly weren't sure.
In the ensuing year I've watched the results. It seems as if certain sorts of head hits have been reduced. Any reduction in head hits has to be a good thing. But if you were honest you would have to admit that the measures you have taken are just window dressing, because only certain players are protected...........
read more @ http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2011/12/16/2642024/an-open-letter-to-roger-goodell