Note: Before reading the following arguments, please understand that they are not what I believe. On Wednesdays, I deliberately argue for wrong ideas, challenging my listeners to call and defend the obvious right answer, which is usually far harder than one would expect. This is a summary of what Wacky Andrew will be arguing, not a representation of what real Andrew believes.~We say we hate the injuries, but that’s like saying that NASCAR fans hate crashes. We love the hits, even if we hate the hurts.
~Increased padding leads people to play and hit even harder because they think it’s safer to do so. ~This is a classic case of moral hazard.
~The sort of damage you find in players’ brains is very similar to the sort of damage you see in the brains of boxers.
~It's violent, just like the Coliseum.
~Look at how the money corrupts the sport. It cultivates misguided hope for millions of minority teens who see the big bucks instead of the academic slow way to success.
~Bad people get a huge stage to influence children.
~Association with alcohol.
~It causes marital dischord because so many women don’t and won’t like it.
~It’s racist. How many blacks play and how many blacks coach or own teams?
~Football is not a properly conceived game. You can dominate the clock and even the yards but still not win.
~Any game with such a wide array of fouls isn’t well-crafted.
~It’s so much wasted time. 14.5 minutes of actual plays in the course of 3-4 hours.
~It distorts your view of reality by having distinct time frames.
~They play on Sundays, which is the Sabbath.
~One final thought: Go Daddy.
Links:
Football too dangerous? (Time)
A lifetime penalty (Time)
Football’s pious pioneer (Christianity Today)
Football head injuries (article index) (NYT)
Rugby versus football (USA Rugby)
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