Have you ever wondered what you would do if you could go back in time? I know exactly what I'd do.
Step 1: Go back in time to the 1940s, before they invented facemasks in football.
Step 2: Join a college, pro, or semipro football team in some capacity during the off-season. For example, equipment manager would do just fine.
Step 3: Find out who we play in the first game in the upcoming season. For purposes of this hypothetical, let's call them Team X.
Step 4: (And here's where it gets tricky.) Approach Team X and convince them that they should add facemasks to their helmets. Show them the benefits: increased safety for their players, plus they'll be able to block and tackle much more aggressively -- using their head gear as weapons! (Their coach will love that.) Trust me. They'll go for it.
Final step: It's the first game of the new season and out comes our opponent, Team X, with their fancy schmancy facemasks. Oh, hey, you know what? There's no rule on the books about facemasking yet! (This is the first time anyone's used them in a game.) OK, you get the idea. We spend the whole game ripping their freaking heads off -- paralyze half their team from the neck down. Probably even win the game!
Oh yeah, that's definitely what I'd do if I could go back in time.
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