So many people hate how targeting is now called. Believe me, I hate it, too, I think most officials do. I don't think cheap shots to the head should be allowed, but the emphasis is on "cheap shots." There are good football plays that are called targeting. Officials are criticized for calling the game as instructed. There seems to be an impression that officials made the rules. Not so. We have next to nothing to do with the writing of the rules and certainly have no input on what goes into the Rules Book.
The link I provided is infuriating. It's about a guy who "wants to make football safer," I guess it's a wild coincidence that his efforts will also make him incredibly wealthy. He's an attorney who has sued the NCAA and is now suing the Illinois High School Association. He freely admits that his goal is to sue all state high school associations.
To me, this is like smokers suing tobacco companies when they suffer health problems. I'M NOT SAYING PLAYING FOOTBALL IS AKIN TO SMOKING, I'm saying both have risks that anyone can see and implicitly accept when choosing to participate.
What's going to happen is that rules changes to further encourage players to stay away from the helmet, or not use their helmet, are going to increase.
Remember, the greatest threat to football today comes from a group you'd never even think of: liability insurance actuaries.
What's going to happen if these lawsuits go anywhere is no school system will be able to afford the insurance it needs to put a football team on the field.
Link to story on CNN
The link I provided is infuriating. It's about a guy who "wants to make football safer," I guess it's a wild coincidence that his efforts will also make him incredibly wealthy. He's an attorney who has sued the NCAA and is now suing the Illinois High School Association. He freely admits that his goal is to sue all state high school associations.
To me, this is like smokers suing tobacco companies when they suffer health problems. I'M NOT SAYING PLAYING FOOTBALL IS AKIN TO SMOKING, I'm saying both have risks that anyone can see and implicitly accept when choosing to participate.
What's going to happen is that rules changes to further encourage players to stay away from the helmet, or not use their helmet, are going to increase.
Remember, the greatest threat to football today comes from a group you'd never even think of: liability insurance actuaries.
What's going to happen if these lawsuits go anywhere is no school system will be able to afford the insurance it needs to put a football team on the field.
Link to story on CNN
