NFL gives players the option to wear guardian shells during games.

[BigDingus]

Hasn't it been pretty evident that the more "armor" they give these guys, the more reckless they play?

 

I bet if they took helmets off of people entirely, there would be way less people willing to launch themselves head first into other players or lower their head/shoulder to truck a defender.

[BuffaloBillsGospel2014]

 

Live look in at Bills training camp 

 

 

Edited April 26 by BuffaloBillsGospel2014

[Brand J]

3 minutes ago, BigDingus said:

Hasn't it been pretty evident that the more "armor" they give these guys, the more reckless they play?

 

I bet if they took helmets off of people entirely, there would be way less people willing to launch themselves head first into other players or lower their head/shoulder to truck a defender.

They’ve been making this argument for years. The thought is that less protection equals less injuries because there’s less recklessness. I don’t follow rugby at all, but it’d be interesting to compare the injury stats since that’s also a contact sport. 
 

Also, this soft outer shell completely hides helmet colors and logos, so they’ll need to be colored according to team. Last thing we want is players (ie Quarterbacks) getting their targets confused. 

[GASabresIUFan]

Where’s Kelso when we need him?

[Warcodered]

 

Nice of him to speak for everyone else.

[Malazan]

2 hours ago, Warcodered said:

 

Nice of him to speak for everyone else.

CTE is real.

[ProcessImproverMan]

No issues with this. If it keeps one of our guys on the field longer, huge win. 

[Matt_In_NH]

Giant heads. lol 

[leonbus23]

4 hours ago, Low Positive said:

This thread should be a lot of fun. What's the o/u on the number of posts until someone makes a comment on kids getting participation trophies?  What about "pretty soon, it'll be flag football?" How about "they might as well be playing in pantyhose?"

It's a giant hidden global communist conspiracy! 

[letsgoteam]

I'm sure technology/innovation will also make it where at some point the guarding caps will incorporate the logo, etc. Much like how they make sublimated jerseys.

[ChevyVanMiller]

I wonder if they’ll make them in each team’s colors and replicate the logos on the sides?

Edited April 27 by ChevyVanMiller

[Mango]

5 hours ago, RiotAct said:

Mark Kelso has (re-)entered the chat!!!

But he isn’t sure if he’s here.

[Billznut]

The NFL cared so much about teams not having alternate helmets until just a few weeks ago and now we see why. A lot of players helmets will just be covered up now, so the league being nit-picky about teams having alternate logo helmets no longer seems so important. 

Edited April 27 by Billznut

[HerdMentality]

4 hours ago, co_springs_billsfan said:

So we've got padding inside the helmets, then the hard shell, then the guardian caps added padding outside the hard shell.  How about we add another hard shell to these so it can fully be a helmet inside a helmet?  Is two helmets even enough?  Maybe three would be safer...

Personally, I love the double-decker taco at Taco Bell.

[Mikie2times]

It would be a disadvantage to have more weight on your helmet. Players already know. I doubt we see it form many. 

[co_springs_billsfan]

10 minutes ago, HerdMentality said:

Personally, I love the double-decker taco at Taco Bell.

I have a friend that always gets the double deckaroni pizza at old chicago

[Lost]

4 hours ago, co_springs_billsfan said:

So we've got padding inside the helmets, then the hard shell, then the guardian caps added padding outside the hard shell.  How about we add another hard shell to these so it can fully be a helmet inside a helmet?  Is two helmets even enough?  Maybe three would be safer...

 

I got u covered.

 

[Lost]

1 hour ago, Matt_In_NH said:

Giant heads. lol 

 

 

[Shortchaz]

Mitch Morse signs an extension 

[Jerome007]

With this, the major kickoff changes, going to 17 and probably 18 games... it's like a new game. Most of the previous records will be meaningless. No one comes close to popularity of the NFL in the US. Why trying to fix something that isn't broken?

 

Though I liked the padded helmets for practices, the limitation of practices overall and of padded contact practices, making players come off for a concussion tests, and many other changes. This seems overkill.