Blood Equity

BLOOD EQUITY rocks


most interesting topic but poorly done
Since most football players never make it beyond high school varsity to college, much less to pro football, most frequently wonder what the hitting is really like in the NFL. Further, they wonder if the injuries would have been worth it.

I think all the aforementioned makes this documentary something worth checking out. At present, this seems to be the only program on this topic, not counting news segments.

The production values seemed a little less than desirable but I didn't think they were too bad. I also don't think the program flow was improperly done because in the end I had a good idea of what the former players, from the 90's as well as the 60's, thuoght of their predicaments.

I don't know if it was possible, but the producers should have studied the various different hits that NFL players semm to be taking.

For example, kick/punt return collisions, receiver over the middle crunch hits, QB blind-side hit, RB (and especially FB),...

Interesting stories, poorly produced
The best aspect of Blood Equity is the narratives from the retired players. Their stories are compelling, and saddening. It is through their stories that you understand the problems and frustration facing retired players and their families. However, the film seems to have been put together in a rather haphazard manner. In places it is over produced (overly dramatic music, or loud sounds - think "True Hollywood Stories" on crack) and poorly edited. The film comes across as an amateur production and I personally found this distracting and irritating from, what is, interesting subject matter. Perhaps a low point of the film is when a player is introduced with the graphic indicated that he played for the "Dever Broncos". This is quite sad because the issues this film raises are very important and these retired players should be supported. I would have liked more information regarding the NFLPA's stance and the CBAs that led to this problem. A historical perspective would have made this...

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