Panthers tied for the most concussions in the NFL last season.

[nctarheel0619]

 

[Daddy_Uncle]

No way. I had no idea. 

 

[DFive]

I think maybe it's safe to say that this has moved beyond concussion, and into CTE.

[electro's horse]

This is very likely because Jerry takes the league rules to heart and would never have his players fudge the baseline tests like the bengals, steelers, or seahawks did. 

[Lemory]

It might be a good idea for the NFL to start having the players practice without helmets. It might teach them to tackle with shoulders and body and not their head. 

[Snake]

And half was caused by players targeting ours with HtoH. #fixtherefs

[MV%doe]

A very very smart man once told me years ago, that there's needs to be just as much padding on outside of the helmet as the inside. But since players have too large of ego, it would never happen. League should at least test this, but they then would be admitting fault which is also dumb.

[KillerKat]

5 minutes ago, MV%doe said:

A very very smart man once told me years ago, that there's needs to be just as much padding on outside of the helmet as the inside. But since players have too large of ego, it would never happen. League should at least test this, but they then would be admitting fault which is also dumb.

Hell, make the whole helmet all out of padding. Whats the use of the hard shell anyway?

[Saca312]

13 minutes ago, MV%doe said:

A very very smart man once told me years ago, that there's needs to be just as much padding on outside of the helmet as the inside. But since players have too large of ego, it would never happen. League should at least test this, but they then would be admitting fault which is also dumb.

I heard that there are already really good helmets out there that drastically reduce the possibility of a concussion.

The issue involves money, and replacing every crumpled helmet.

Apparently helmets that can crumble provide more protection by far, but there's the cost issue for replacing helmets on every hit.

 

[MV%doe]

12 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

Hell, make the whole helmet all out of padding. Whats the use of the hard shell anyway?

I don't know, I guess it's better for paint and stickers?? Plus I know F1 drivers get a full head scan and get a helment inner liner that fits perfectly. If you just think about each head is almost like a fingerprint, its unique. Lots of dents, lumps, bumps, some rounder, flat spots, more cruved on back, etc etc. The NFL has been printing money, they could afford some improvement of helmet. Besides a equipment manager looking at you, turns around and hands you a helmet. 

[WarHeel]

A very very smart man once told me years ago, that there's needs to be just as much padding on outside of the helmet as the inside. But since players have too large of ego, it would never happen. League should at least test this, but they then would be admitting fault which is also dumb.

As Luke's second concussion displayed, you don't necessarily need contact to the head to sustain a concussion. The equipment is a secondary problem followed by poor tackling mechanics. There's not going to be a method for ridding the game of concussions but they can certainly decrease incidence if they start penalizing improper tackling technique.


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[MV%doe]

19 minutes ago, WarHeel said:

As Luke's second concussion displayed, you don't necessarily need contact to the head to sustain a concussion. The equipment is a secondary problem followed by poor tackling mechanics. There's not going to be a method for ridding the game of concussions but they can certainly decrease incidence if they start penalizing improper tackling technique.


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That's true, but we also don't know when exactly luke got 1st concussed. I watched both his concussions and plays before. I know in the Jacksonville game, he looked hurt about two plays BEFORE they called team doctors out. Luke has that warrior mentality once he crosses the line, that's a bad thing when you're dealing with head trama. I believe in both cases he was concussed before and stayed out there for more punishment. Just my observations, not concussion neurosurgeon specialist.

[Saha]

8 hours ago, nctarheel0619 said:

 

No duh, honestly with what the refs missed or did not see I would not be surprised if we weren't the first place for this dubious honor.

[Black&Blue]

The NFL is essentially going to have to outlaw tackling if they want to have a league in 20 years.  Tackle football is unavoidably dangerous with horrifying longterm consequences.