Sometimes I honestly believe that people don’t think about things…
This week’s subject is about injuries and not toughing them out.
First of all, I’d like to point out that pro sports are for the best of the best, the elite. When athletes get hurt, they aren’t the best of the best anymore, during most injuries they’re just AVERAGE.
If an athlete plays hurt, especially in a dominantly team sport such as football, they’re doing more bad than good. Because they’re average, the other team exploits that and destroys the team with the injured player. Like yesterday, Ladainian Tomlinson attempted to play hurt. If you don’t know, LT is one of the best running backs in the NFL. He attempted to play hurt and rushed for a mere 26 yards, his longest being only 6 yards. And in the process he reinjured his toe. Wow, double whammy.
Not only is this short term but it’s long term. If an injured player plays and hurts themselves further (which happens ALL THE TIME), their team is now without them for an even longer time than before. Last year Steven Jackson, another one of the best running backs in the NFL, tried to play hurt at the start of the season, and was injured further for the entire remainder of the season, putting up embarrassing numbers while the Rams struggled.
So, next time a player sits out because they’re hurt, don’t get mad, get glad!
This is Scarface signing off.
