mark6sanchez Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Should the NFL go back to Leather Helmets? It doesn't sound that crazy if you think about it, Im not taking about the oldtime Bronko Nagurski type... Im thinking about a modern state of the art helmet padded face-masked,leather or poly looking a lot like what they are using now... Then the modern day player would be reluctant to use his head as a weapon and instead use his shoulder and proper tackling technique ...linemen can wear larger more padded versions. I think its a great idea and Im surprised no one is talking about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiF Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Interesting thought. I heard someone Australian league guy say the other day that they never had concussions and because they learn how to tackle properly with out using their helmets. Doubt it would ever happen, but interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 It's going to end up like rugby. Stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 You would have thought it would have not taken the leagues this long to research out to improve safety of the players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 You can't put the genie back in the bottle. Going back to leather helmets would be like getting rid of seat belts to improve highway safety. It may make a few -maybe even most- people more aware, but it'll get more people killed, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobraVerde Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 I think they should add spikes to helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jussssstme Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Someone on one of the sports shows actually did suggest the old style helmets or going helmetless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 You can't put the genie back in the bottle. Going back to leather helmets would be like getting rid of seat belts to improve highway safety. It may make a few -maybe even most- people more aware, but it'll get more people killed, too. I don't think the current helmets are keeping anyone safe. I think they are having the opposite of the desired effect as players tend to use their heads as weapons thinking they can't get hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbro22 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 If they lower ticket, merchandise, food, drink prices to something reasonable - then I'm fine with them living reasonable lives after football. Whats in it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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