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ESPN Football Analyst Walks Away, Disturbed by Brain Trauma on Field
- Thread starter Navythomas8
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I don't know this seems like one of those sour grapes things to me. With all of the layoffs we have seen at ESPN. He was one of the least favorite analysts. Maybe he knew he was not long for the booth and he is just using this as an excuse so he comes off looking like a hero rather than just another guy who got laid off.
Sorry I just do not believe people like this any more.
Sorry I just do not believe people like this any more.
Good riddance. I'm supportive of efforts to limit TBI in football, but Cunningham took it to the level of religion. Guys like him take it too far and are killing the future of the sport by scaring parents into keeping their kids out of football.
Might be knowing that the days of Politicing on ESPN have to end.
Sam McKewon @swmckewonOWH 8m8 minutes ago
Ed Cunningham saved his final, fiercest criticism for Iowa's handling of QB CJ Beathard in the bowl game.
Ed Cunningham saved his final, fiercest criticism for Iowa's handling of QB CJ Beathard in the bowl game.
He's one announcer who I think won't be missed.
I found the penultimate paragraph particularly interesting.
"Among his ideas: No contact before high school. Limit the number of plays per game in which a player may participate, something like a pitch count in baseball. Tougher rules, and even in-helmet sensors, for players who dip their heads to tackle. And changes to substantially soften the exterior of football helmets, into something more like memory foam, to reduce the weight and its utility as a weapon."
Looks like I agree with Cunningham on something. These were ideas I examined for a major project for my Master's program. People thought my soft helmet idea was crazy, but people DO use the helmet as a weapon. Take that weapon away and you'll see people play differently.
"Among his ideas: No contact before high school. Limit the number of plays per game in which a player may participate, something like a pitch count in baseball. Tougher rules, and even in-helmet sensors, for players who dip their heads to tackle. And changes to substantially soften the exterior of football helmets, into something more like memory foam, to reduce the weight and its utility as a weapon."
Looks like I agree with Cunningham on something. These were ideas I examined for a major project for my Master's program. People thought my soft helmet idea was crazy, but people DO use the helmet as a weapon. Take that weapon away and you'll see people play differently.
I've said for years that the #1 reason rugby has far fewer head issues than football is because rugby players don't wear helmets (sometimes soft padding, but never anything hard).
No one spears on purpose in rugby and no one tackles for the head on purpose. Yes it happens, but those are accidents. Take away football helmets and then enforce no head slaps like they did in the old days.
wasn't ed cunningham the guy who just ripped on Eric Martin for destroying some dude from OSU on a kickoff a few years back?
Ed is a putz and won't be missed for a minute.
I believe so. Don't have a link to back it up.
i thought so. i don't recall the specifics but it seemed like Ed took it to the level of inferring Eric was a bad person/dirty player because of that hit. i believe the hit was also perfectly legal.
