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Patriots and Packers Agree to Suspend Game After Bolden Injury
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In what's typically one of the more intense games during the preseason, the New England Patriots meeting out in Green Bay Saturday night took a scary turn as one of their own went down with a scary injury.

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[captain stone]

And this is why there needs to be MORE practices with live tackling in them.

 

[TheBeers]

I get canceling a preseason game in the 4th quarter. I just hope this precedent doesn’t carry over to the regular season when the games matter. The league already had an important game get canceled last year that had an impact on the playoff seeding. It’s a dangerous game, these men know what they’re getting into. It’s never going to be “safe” unless it’s completely neutered. What exactly is going the be the threshold for a game-canceling injury going forward? I’m not trying to be a jerk here, just concerned for the sport’s future.

 

[doesntmatter1]

I was 1000% on board with cancelling the Bills/Bengal game last year but I expect there to be a limit. If the guy is breathing etc in the regular season then I would expect the game to continue.

 

[captain stone]

I get canceling a preseason game in the 4th quarter. I just hope this precedent doesn’t carry over to the regular season when the games matter. The league already had an important game get canceled last year that had an impact on the playoff seeding. It’s a dangerous game, these men know what they’re getting into. It’s never going to be “safe” unless it’s completely neutered. What exactly is going the be the threshold for a game-canceling injury going forward? I’m not trying to be a jerk here, just concerned for the sport’s future.

You're not a jerk, at all. This is very dangerous precedent the league is setting; the Real integrity of the game has already been compromised by its actions last year, Exactly as I predicted.

 

[Jim Beankie]

It was in the 4th and preseason - I mean if someone makes a great play, most [fans] seem to call it meaningless, anyway, because they're playing against people who'll be trying to sell you stuff at Modell's a few weeks later. Don't worry people - your beloved NFL isn't turning into the Puppy bowl or Victoia's Secret bowl (unless it already is for you - not that there's anything wrong with that).

 

[Actual Pats Fan]

I get canceling a preseason game in the 4th quarter. I just hope this precedent doesn’t carry over to the regular season when the games matter. The league already had an important game get canceled last year that had an impact on the playoff seeding. It’s a dangerous game, these men know what they’re getting into. It’s never going to be “safe” unless it’s completely neutered. What exactly is going the be the threshold for a game-canceling injury going forward? I’m not trying to be a jerk here, just concerned for the sport’s future.

You're not a jerk, at all. This is very dangerous precedent the league is setting; the Real integrity of the game has already been compromised by its actions last year, Exactly as I predicted.

The Hamlin thing in Buffalo set a terrible, moronic and wrong precedent. Bad things happen in sports and in life, you let the medics do their job, you wish and pray for the best but you don't stop the game, or life.

As I pointed out before, the first thing Damar said when he regained consciousness was, "Who won the game?"

And it's a miserable example to set for young people.

I won't bother to list the 1,000 similar incidents in sports in my lifetime when the victim's life was in real and more jeopardy and everyone not related to him and not on the medical team got on with the game and their lives.