Fins4ever wrote:
I think if I were a HC I would address the misnomer of "you cannot lose your job to an injury." Funny, the only people we ever hear say that is the media. I have never heard a coach say that.
Your QB (or whoever) gets hurt and his backup comes in and lights it up, heck ya I keep him in. Glad to see Harbaugh staying with his gut after a loss. I am afraid they will be pissed today. Bad timing! lol
That's why a lot of football players are saying they don't report concussions; unless you're a freakin' superstar you always run the risk of being replaced not only for the game but for good...You're a baseball fan, i'm sure i don't have to explain when i say 'No one wants to become the next Wally Pipp!'
Wally Pipp's removal from the Yankees' starting lineup:
On June 2, 1925, Pipp was removed from the Yankees' starting lineup and replaced with Lou Gehrig. The story has become baseball legend:
In the most popular version, one supported in later accounts by Pipp himself, Pipp arrived at Yankee Stadium one day in 1925 with a terrific headache. He asked the Yankee trainer for a couple of aspirin. Manager Miller Huggins noted the scene and said, "Wally, take the day off. We'll try that kid Gehrig at first today and get you back in there tomorrow." [2]
As Gehrig went on to play 2,130 consecutive games, Pipp did not get back in there tomorrow. He is later quoted to have said, "I took the two most expensive aspirin in history."