Is it really rocket science to figure out why when you take the pads off your shoulders, then run into a hip, or a helmet, or another shoulder and you get hurt???

Put the freaking pads back on the players...

riverrataggie said:

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Not sure what your talking about but usually shoulder injuries are related to poor tackling form.

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Not sure what I am talking about...

We had 5 guys leave the game because of shoulder injuries, because they knocked the crap out of the ball carrier with there shoulder. WHICH IS GOOD TACKLING FORM!

But since there is zero padding on your shoulder it breaks.

How are you seriously not sure what I am talking about?

Make it 6, just saw the punt return...

SidetrackAg said:

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I still have no idea what he is saying

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We knocked the crap out of people!! We hit them with our shoulders! We have no padding! Bring back the padding!

Are we the only team in the NCAA that chooses to not wear shoulder pads? And people thought we were soft...

Aggiesincebirth said:

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Are we the only team in the NCAA that chooses to not wear shoulder pads? And people thought we were soft...

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Apparently it's tissue instead of pads.

riverrataggie said:

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Not sure what your talking about but usually shoulder injuries are related to poor tackling form.

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That's not true. Where did you get that?

Arm tackles and not wrapping up are a result of John Chavis not lack of pads.

i'm completely lost here.... do we not use shoulder pads?

ashley said:

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riverrataggie said:

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Not sure what your talking about but usually shoulder injuries are related to poor tackling form.

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That's not true. Where did you get that?

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Except that it's absolutely true. I have personally experienced it and have scars to show. Shoulder injuries are almost never related to how big the padding is. Thats not how shoulders work.

Most shoulder injuries have nothing to do with padding, gramps. It's mostly over extension of the joint. Pads won't fix that. That's why guys wear shoulder braces.

ashley said:

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riverrataggie said:

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Not sure what your talking about but usually shoulder injuries are related to poor tackling form.

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That's not true. Where did you get that?

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If you are hitting someone with your shoulder to where it could damage it In the way we see it likely means the tackler is not consistently keeping their head up. leading with crown of helmet.

Jack Cheese said:

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ashley said:

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riverrataggie said:

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Not sure what your talking about but usually shoulder injuries are related to poor tackling form.

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That's not true. Where did you get that?

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Except that it's absolutely true. I have personally experienced it and have scars to show. Shoulder injuries are almost never related to how big the padding is. Thats not how shoulders work.

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You mention your experience, what exactly is that?

WHo are the six players with shoulder injuries? Did I miss something?

oldschool87 said:

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riverrataggie said:

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Not sure what your talking about but usually shoulder injuries are related to poor tackling form.

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Not sure what I am talking about...

We had 5 guys leave the game because of shoulder injuries, because they knocked the crap out of the ball carrier with there shoulder. WHICH IS GOOD TACKLING FORM!

But since there is zero padding on your shoulder it breaks.

How are you seriously not sure what I am talking about?

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There is a difference between a proper "shoulder tackle" and leading too much with the outside areas of your shoulder trying to throw your body into the ball carrier to hopefully knock the crap out of him or otherwise putting your shoulder in a compromising position due to mistake in tackling form.

Poor tackling form has been a feature of A&M defenses going back for some time now.

riverrataggie said:

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ashley said:

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riverrataggie said:

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Not sure what your talking about but usually shoulder injuries are related to poor tackling form.

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That's not true. Where did you get that?

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If you are hitting someone with your shoulder to where it could damage it In the way we see it likely means the tackler is not consistently keeping their head up. leading with crown of helmet.

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Welcome to the results of CTE.

ashley said:

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Jack Cheese said:

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ashley said:

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riverrataggie said:

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Not sure what your talking about but usually shoulder injuries are related to poor tackling form.

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That's not true. Where did you get that?

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Except that it's absolutely true. I have personally experienced it and have scars to show. Shoulder injuries are almost never related to how big the padding is. Thats not how shoulders work.

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You mention your experience, what exactly is that?

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Nam. This was after the protests were in full swing and congress started tightening the purse strings in response, so obviously we didn't have any money for shoulder pads or good tackling instruction.

I saw guys charge Charlie over and over again and lead with their shoulders... WITH NO SHOULDER PADS!!! It was a massacre. Shoulder injuries everywhere. Of course at that point all the good shoulder surgeons had gone home so the typical surgery took place in a second rate opium den.

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riverrataggie said:

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ashley said:

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riverrataggie said:

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Not sure what your talking about but usually shoulder injuries are related to poor tackling form.

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That's not true. Where did you get that?

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If you are hitting someone with your shoulder to where it could damage it In the way we see it likely means the tackler is not consistently keeping their head up. leading with crown of helmet.

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Welcome to the results of CTE.

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OP has CTE. And the gays.

Padding, like most everything else, has progressed. It's a question of absorbing energy. Modern materials absorb energy much better than materials did 30 years ago. In this case, it's true, size doesn't matter.

Bama uses more padding in their shoulder pads.

I killed a Mr no-shoulders just the other day.

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Jack Cheese said:

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riverrataggie said:

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Not sure what your talking about but usually shoulder injuries are related to poor tackling form.

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That's not true. Where did you get that?

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Except that it's absolutely true. I have personally experienced it and have scars to show. Shoulder injuries are almost never related to how big the padding is. Thats not how shoulders work.

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You mention your experience, what exactly is that?

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High school football, shoulder surgery. You?

oldschool87 said:

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riverrataggie said:

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Not sure what your talking about but usually shoulder injuries are related to poor tackling form.

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Not sure what I am talking about...

We had 5 guys leave the game because of shoulder injuries, because they knocked the crap out of the ball carrier with there shoulder. WHICH IS GOOD TACKLING FORM!

But since there is zero padding on your shoulder it breaks.

How are you seriously not sure what I am talking about?

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Jack Cheese said:

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ashley said:

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Jack Cheese said:

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ashley said:

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riverrataggie said:

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Not sure what your talking about but usually shoulder injuries are related to poor tackling form.

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That's not true. Where did you get that?

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Except that it's absolutely true. I have personally experienced it and have scars to show. Shoulder injuries are almost never related to how big the padding is. Thats not how shoulders work.

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You mention your experience, what exactly is that?

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High school football, shoulder surgery. You?

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This isn't going to go as you hoped

Is the spelling thing a schtick?

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Jack Cheese said:

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ashley said:

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Jack Cheese said:

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ashley said:

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riverrataggie said:

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Not sure what your talking about but usually shoulder injuries are related to poor tackling form.

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That's not true. Where did you get that?

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Except that it's absolutely true. I have personally experienced it and have scars to show. Shoulder injuries are almost never related to how big the padding is. Thats not how shoulders work.

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You mention your experience, what exactly is that?

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High school football, shoulder surgery. You?

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This isn't going to go as you hoped

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How so? Question asked and answered (by me). Is Ashley seriously going to argue that more/bigger pads would lead to fewer shoulder injuries? Or that shoulder injuries are more attributable to unpadded impact than to extension and thrust?

Jack Cheese said:

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ashley said:

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Jack Cheese said:

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ashley said:

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riverrataggie said:

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Not sure what your talking about but usually shoulder injuries are related to poor tackling form.

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That's not true. Where did you get that?

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Except that it's absolutely true. I have personally experienced it and have scars to show. Shoulder injuries are almost never related to how big the padding is. Thats not how shoulders work.

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You mention your experience, what exactly is that?

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High school football, shoulder surgery. You?

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Coaching for many years.

This thread was like a weird trip to an old folks home...