I Wish the Fans Could Sue

[CCBoy]

I don't go back quite that far, but I am so with you.

And I'm getting a little tired of hearing how dangerous this game is, too. Yes, you can and probably will get hurt at some point. Yes, you may have arthritis a few years earlier than you otherwise would have. But some of the players and national commentators are talking about this game as if it's getting shot at or digging up mines, and it isn't. If the game is too detrimental to your health, do like millions of kids do and don't play. Or if you do play, quit before you get too beat up. But what about the hundreds of college players each year who would give anything to play in the NFL because they love the game, but they aren't good enough? Were they somehow at less risk in college because they weren't big or fast enough? What about those of us who would give almost anything to be able to suit up and play a real football game again, even at our own meager levels? Why do so many ex-players talk so wistfully about their playing days?

It almost seems like the NFL has become such a money-generating machine that players consider it their right to cash in when they get there. But it's still a game, the best game in the world.

I finished 23 years in the Army. Know what the real life expectancy for someone finishing up 20 years in the Army... after leaving? Actual statistic is from four to five years living beyond departure from service at the conclusion of that career. Want to discuss inherent aspects to life quality compared to a more stringent sacrifice of profession?

And I agree on the heart element that is specificly missing from the current Cowboys that are sent onto the carpet for us to watch. I miss the heart and pride, and not technique and manipulation of one's cash flow in a career.