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Sully: Cowboys will NOT draft Vaccaro

posted by scottmaui, Apr 12, 2013

Guaranteed this earlier on our taping of "On Air" @dcstarmagazine Show, & want it on the record: The Cowboys will NOT draft Kenny Vaccaro.
— Jeff Sullivan (@SullyBaldHead) April 12, 2013

Guaranteed this earlier on our taping of "On Air" @dcstarmagazine Show, & want it on the record: The Cowboys will NOT draft Kenny Vaccaro.— Jeff Sullivan (@SullyBaldHead) April 12, 2013

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Graham Filler Feb 5 2013, 9:26a

A football safety discussion

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Memo to the NFL: To Reduce Concussions, Ban Football Helmets

posted by George Scoville, Jun 08, 2012

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Forbes contributor John Tamny looks at the role safety equipment changes in the NFL plays in the rate of concussion-related injuries to players. This is a contrarian view of sports that most people don't take. Sports equipment is an interesting dynamic, and its relation to aggressive behavior is something I examined at The Hockey Writers over the course of the last season. Well, This Is Weird: Study Says NHLers Wearing Black Sweaters Are More Aggressive "To examine the color–aggression link, the authors analyzed the last 25 seasons of NHL penalty-minute data (649 seasons from 30 teams collapsed across 52,098 games). When teams wore black jerseys, they were penalized more than when they did not (d = 1.19; Study 1). When teams switched to wearing colored jerseys at home games, they were penalized more than when they wore white jerseys at home games (d = 0.83; Study 2). Collectively, these quasi-experimental findings suggest that black jerseys are associated with more aggression and that white jerseys are associated with less. The authors discuss possible causes for these color-aggression effects." Will New Concussion Detection Technology Improve Treatment and Prevention in the NHL? "So too could new injury analysis help inform the league’s progressively strict stance on head shots and other forms of questionable contact. Generally, new NHL chief disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan is helping to move the league forward in the prevention of brain and other forms of head injury, but a new wave of data analysis could help both the league and the NHLPA better and more consistently define what constitutes dangerous contact that doesn’t belong in the game of hockey." The Problem with Mandatory Visors in the NHL "We provide evidence of the Peltzman effect by tracking the professional path of each hockey player that ended up in the National Hockey League from 2001 to 2006. We take advantage of the fact that visor use has not always been compulsory throughout a player’s career, which allows us to compare the change in behavior of users and non-users of visors when they are forced to use them. We find that whereas the average penalty minutes per game is 0.8, visors cause a substantial increase of 0.2 penalty minutes per game. Players become more aggressive when forced to wear a visor, partially offsetting its protective effect and creating potential spillover effects to other players."

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NFL.com's Charles Casserly compares S Mark Barron to other safeties in the league, including Chiefs S Eric Berry.

posted by Claude!, Apr 18, 2012

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Charles Casserly discusses Alabama S Mark Barron going in Top 10 and lays out how his ranking of Barron compares to other highly selected Safeties throughout the league including Berry. "So, how high do you take a safety? That depends on how important the position is to your defense. If it is important, then Barron qualifies as a top-10 pick in this year's draft. Here is how I rate Barron against some highly regarded safeties taken in the top 15 of recent drafts when they were coming out of college ... Rated higher than Barron: • Eric Berry, 2010 draft, fifth pick (Kansas City): Better cover skills, could cover some receivers."

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Cool Haruki Nakamura video.

posted by Cat Scratch Bleeder, Mar 19, 2012

Cool Haruki Nakamura video.

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Broncos Off-Season: A Look at the 2011 Safety Play and What Adams Brings

Topher Doll Mile High Report Mar 15 2012, 10:00p

During the days between the 2011 draft and the beginning of the season, one of the biggest areas of joy for fans was the signing of new, top-ranked rookie safeties Rahim Moore and Quinton Carter....

Cleveland Browns Free Agency Talk - DBs

Jon Stinchcomb Dawgs By Nature Feb 23 2012, 5:01p

With the NFL Free Agency just around the corner, we're continuing our discussion of potential top free agent targets for the Cleveland Browns at each major position. Today we're talking about the defensive backs.

Looking Ahead to 2012 Husker Football: Safeties

Husker Mike Corn Nation Feb 16 2012, 6:41a

Who will replace Austin Cassidy this fall? And maybe more importantly, will this group improve overall this season?

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Mind Games

Adnan Ilyas over 1 year 1

During todays game against Manchester United, something quite awful happened. Well, in addition to the loss. No, I'm not talking about Arshavin. I am talking about Theo Walcott's injury. He got...

Walking the thin line between danger and safety

Tony Johns Pop Off Valve Nov 14 2011, 12:26p

Can auto racing find an acceptable balance between danger and safety? And does our desire for thrills outweigh our hopes that the racers are protected?

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NFL.com's Charles Casserly compares S Mark Barron to other safeties in the league, including Chiefs S Eric Berry.

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Cool Haruki Nakamura video.

Broncos Off-Season: A Look at the 2011 Safety Play and What Adams Brings

Cleveland Browns Free Agency Talk - DBs

Looking Ahead to 2012 Husker Football: Safeties

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Mind Games

Walking the thin line between danger and safety

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