Anyone touting space-age helmet technology is selling something, either trying directly to market parental peace of mind or falsely promote the game’s safety in an effort to keep the talent pipeline full of raw materials. The truthful message for parents is that no helmet – no matter what pseudo-scientific claims are made by any desperate manufacturer – protects the brain from sloshing around inside the skull.

But once again, Dan will also profess that he wants more raw materials in the pipeline because he likes to watch Millionaire Mercenary Monkeys beat the crap out of each other for his enjoyment. You cannot reconcile the two. No, we can't trust helmet vendors, but how can we trust you? As with so many other causes, Dan wants the credit without doing the work.

Another great "BLOG" by Senor....

I can't help but think...there is more here than just the concussion aspect....he was picked on or left out by members of the football team.....

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/08/12/ ... /#comments

But once again, Dan will also profess that he wants more raw materials in the pipeline because he likes to watch Millionaire Mercenary Monkeys beat the crap out of each other for his enjoyment. You cannot reconcile the two. No, we can't trust helmet vendors, but how can we trust you? As with so many other causes, Dan wants the credit without doing the work.

Doesn't his precious snowflake of a son play ice hockey?

Yeah I thought so.

In the relative safety of the goal crease. I'm sure the deal was that he could play, but not as a skater.

IT"S. NOT. THE. BIG. HIT. IT IS ALL THE LITTLE ONES!

I enjoy the benefits of coal burning.

an odd position to push.... he loves football and loves the violence of it... has no problem if other people let their kids hurt themselves for his enjoyment


yet he uses his platform to decry those that make the game what it is and is in his own way spreading awareness about the long term effects of football

millionaire mercenary monkeys is so last week. now it's millionaire mercenary monkey manchildren. they have important lessons to learn from dan and mr. reinsdorf, the guys tasked with being charge of looking after them.

remember dan's dream isn't "what would it be like to be michael jordan?" it's "what would it be like to be m-jeff's boss?"

As much as I hate B&B, their show made me reconsider allowing my son to play tackle football. I listened to the research and opinions objectively even though I was always a big proponent of football. In the end, I decided football was not worth the risk. .

A Boers and Bernstein success story!

Yes, kind of sad. The irony of it all is that their grandstanding on Penn State and concussions are the reasons I stopped listening to B&B. I still enjoy reading the show threads. Now we have a new phenomena, "predict Bernsie's reaction to X".

Yes, kind of sad. The irony of it all is that their grandstanding on Penn State and concussions are the reasons I stopped listening to B&B. I still enjoy reading the show threads. Now we have a new phenomena, "predict Bernsie's reaction to X".

He'd make a case why "Y" is better and that you're a dope for liking X

Or make the case that you simply aren't enjoying X the right way, how you shouldn't be surprised by X, or how you are failing to appreciate the greatness of X.

I think you should e-mail you story in. Dan would break down on the air knowing the role he played in saving your son.

I think you should e-mail you story in. Dan would break down on the air knowing the role he played in saving your son.

Doesn't his precious snowflake of a son play ice hockey?

Yeah I thought so.

That's the problem with Señor; his inability to see his own hypocrisy.

Lil' Danny has already thought this out! BTW if "snowflake" wanted to play soccer...he would have to wear a helmet.

joe madden ‏@jemadden1112 5h
@dan_bernstein im not sure how you can take this position when you allow your son to play hockey.

Dan Bernstein ‏@dan_bernstein 5h
@jemadden1112 As far as head-trauma correlation, goalie is the safest position on the ice and one of the safer in all sports. That's how.

joe madden ‏@jemadden1112 5h
@dan_bernstein so if he changed positions he would not be allowed to play?

Dan Bernstein ‏@dan_bernstein 5h
@jemadden1112 Not as the risks increase, no.

Lil' Danny has already thought this out! BTW if "snowflake" wanted to play soccer...he would have to wear a helmet.

joe madden ‏@jemadden1112 5h
@dan_bernstein im not sure how you can take this position when you allow your son to play hockey.

Dan Bernstein ‏@dan_bernstein 5h
@jemadden1112 As far as head-trauma correlation, goalie is the safest position on the ice and one of the safer in all sports. That's how.

joe madden ‏@jemadden1112 5h
@dan_bernstein so if he changed positions he would not be allowed to play?

Dan Bernstein ‏@dan_bernstein 5h
@jemadden1112 Not as the risks increase, no.