Terry Pegula on concussions

[Spurna]

[Call_Of_Ktulu]

Good one Terry thanks for the insight.

[WMDman]

At this point there's no right answer

[mead107]

He is not a doctor.

 

As long as players make a ton of money, players will play.

Tell players they are only going to make $30,000 a year and you might see 80% of players not play.

99% of players that play college football never make the NFL still play football.

[Captain_Quint]

You know what they say, humans weren't meant to play football.

[Augie]

Had Terry been in a recent accident?

 

The players play for the money. Parents and kids decide when to start playing. We didn't let our kids start until HS. By the time you are in HS or college YOU are making a decision. You can't blame anyone else for the results of YOUR decision. Most retired players say they'd go back and do it again. That speaks volumes.

[John from Riverside]

I really would like to know the context in which this was taken......

[stuvian]

spoken like a man deeply invested in hoping the subject goes away

[major]

"If" he said this, he must be an idiot

[Spurna]

"If" he said this, he must be an idiot

 

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/08/06/when-asked-about-concussions-owners-shouldnt-avoid-the-issue/

 

 

With Goodell flipping the “football players live longer than you” card, Bills owner Terry Pegula opted to say nothing at all when asked about the lingering issue of head injuries.

 

“I don’t like to talk about concussions publicly,” Pegula said, before talking about concussions in a way that downplays concussions in football. “Concussions happen in all parts of our society. It happens in every sport. You can be driving your car down the road and get a concussion in an accident. I don’t want to discuss the relevance of it in the football world.”

Edited August 7, 2017 by Spurna

[major]

Why don't you put her (Kim) in charge? Bill Paxton, aliens

[Beast]

"If" he said this, he must be an idiot

Why is he an idiot for saying that?

[GunnerBill]

He did say it. I watched the interview. He makes Doug Whaley look like a natural in front of a camera.

[Sig1Hunter]

He said it in a recent interview...its posted on the team site. Terry probably should let Kim do the on camera stuff.

[#34fan]

Hm... He could have went with a different answer... Smacks of denial... Perhaps a little ignorance... All he had to say was that it's a worrisome issue, -the league is doing it's homework, -And he's looking forward to answers in the near future.

 

Who's his PR Guy?

[mannc]

Why is he an idiot for saying that?

If we have to explain it to you...

[mannc]

He did say it. I watched the interview. He makes Doug Whaley look like a natural in front of a camera.

I don't disagree, but this is not just a matter of not being comfortable in front of the camera. This quote betrays profound ignorance, not to mention blatant insensitivity to a very real problem. Pretty scary, actually. Edited August 7, 2017 by mannc

[GunnerBill]

I don't disagree, but this is not just a matter of not being comfortable in front of the camera. This quote betrays profound ignorance, not to mention blatant insensitivity to a very real problem. Pretty scary, actually.

 

Oh I agree totally.

[ALF]

There are serious risks for some jobs like a soldier in combat , police officer and some others.

 

Playing football is a voluntary choice. They need to keep trying for the safest helmet.

[mannc]

There are serious risks for some jobs like a soldier in combat , police officer and some others.

 

Playing football is a voluntary choice.

Wow, what a horrible argument...a small step above TP, though.