Your kids are concussed, like Yeti (or by Yeti)

[Yeti]

With the recent uproar over concussions at the HS and youth levels, there's some speculation that the participation in HS and youth football will suffer a decline.

As a football meatball, I am inclined to say I'd let them play regardless. {football story-ish} Although, many may beg to differ, I don't recall any situation personally about being concussed or having any sort of head issues from playing. I distinctly recall getting kneed in the head while trying to do a chop block, but I can't imagine a time where I have gotten hurt like that. That failed chop didn't hurt from my recollection. {/football story}

[morpheus]

My 10-year-old son already plays full-gear tackle football.

[Bort]

The fact that Yeti doesn't remember his many, obvious head injuries is not surprising in the least.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

My 10-year-old son already plays full-gear tackle football.

Morph Jr.'s more of a man than that pussy Utler will ever be.

And he doesn't need "synthetic insulin" to regulate his blood sugar.

[Lance Dicksons Arm]

With the recent uproar over concussions at the HS and youth levels, As a result of Sunday night's Bears game, there's some speculation that the participation in HS and youth football will suffer a decline.

Caleb Hanie'd

[Slaky]

If my son wants to play I'd let him. If he wants to be a ballet star I'll let him do that. If he chooses the former he can have a nice talk with Uncle Brad. If he chooses the latter I'll have him give Fork a call.

[Chuck to Chuck]

I'd let him play, but I'd like to see some advancement in helmet technology.  Hard to believe that there isn't some cushy gel stuff that would work better than the padding there now.

[SKO]

He'll play. He'll have his seven step drop down a week after he takes his first one. If he can't identify two deep safeties by kindergarten I'm going to demand a new one. And spongebob can only come on after a minimum of three hours of game tape.

[Lance Dicksons Arm]

He'll play. He'll have his seven step drop down a week after he takes his first one. If he can't identify two deep safeties by kindergarten I'm going to demand a new one. And spongebob can only come on after a minimum of three hours of game tape Ryan Mallett idolatry.

Armcocked

[SKO]

He'll play. He'll have his seven step drop down a week after he takes his first one. If he can't identify two deep safeties by kindergarten I'm going to demand a new one. And spongebob can only come on after a minimum of three hours of game tape Ryan Mallett idolatry.

Armcocked

How dare you take a shot at Ryan Mallett's armcock. Losing to the best defense in the country for the last three years is nothing to fret about. Peyton Manning was 0-3 against Florida and threw a game clinching pick six his senior year. Therefore Ryan Mallett is still fine and will be the greatest quarterback not named Cutler ever.

[Gilgamesh]

I would probably be inclined to allow my son to play, but only after he became fully aware of the possible consequences.  If he still decides to do so after that, more power to him.

SGil might beg to differ, however.

[R-V]

I'd let him play, but I'd like to see some advancement in helmet technology.  Hard to believe that there isn't some cushy gel stuff that would work better than the padding there now.

Hasn't Yeti already offered to inject cushy gel stuff into the helmet of any 10 year old boy who's interested?

[Gilgamesh]

DPD, but the poll choices suck.

[Lance Dicksons Arm]

I would probably be inclined to allow my son to play, but only after he became fully aware of the possible consequences.  If he still decides to do so after that, more power to him.

SGil might beg to differ, however.

This is where I'd really like to come down on it.  But at what age are they really bright enough to properly digest risk analysis, medical information, etc.  14?  Probably.  7?  Probably not.  The 7 year-old needs me to make these kinds of decisions for him.

I have some strong pussy tendencies on this subject, and so I voted "fuck no" for lack of a better option.  But having a toddler and knowing this will probably come up down the road, assuming he doesn't run off to Fork's ballet academy...I wrestle with this one big time.   

I can certainly respect all sides of this debate.

[Yeti]

DPD, but the poll choices suck.

I'm historically unfunny. It's tough for me to come up with something good.

Nice DPD fail, though