Originally Posted by biggamefish1 (Post 2374865)

No one is killed for enjoyment

Originally Posted by SHIBUMI (Post 2374860)

It seems like we have not progressed very far from the old days. All the peasants are being appeased by the royalty with games of breaking bones, injuries, and head trauma. Granted,
there are less lives lost because we are now civilized. Have we really progressed from thousands of years ago or is human nature the same, a scary thing.

This is not a condemnation of football, far from it, it is just an observation that mankind has not really changed that much. Are we really more civilized or is the veneer just thicker or more shiny/ blinding ? :22yikes:

Originally Posted by Normal (Post 2376064)

Perhaps there is a zero expectation for death. Granted the sport is rough, but not nearly as bad as European rugby where there are way more players and deaths occur more often.

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 2375639)

At least no one has developed Rollerball.

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 2376065)

I did not see much of if any safety precautions taken at the rugby games at the Paris Olympics.

Originally Posted by Number 10 GI (Post 2376097)

People were forced to fight to the death in the Roman arenas, football players voluntarily play the game and there are no death matches. Big difference.