Quote:Players are taught the right way to tackle. Why they choose not to do it is beyond me.

 

I think the NFL should do some sports psychology research to find out why players willingly and knowingly use their helmets to hit opponents.

 

There's a number of factors I see.  The helmets often give players the idea that it's OK to let their head drop, the helmets will prevent me from getting injured.  In the heat of the moment its tough not to think that way especially given how far helmet technology has come.  You'll never have a helmet that will prevent concussions in football given all factors (speed/size/momentum/etc) of play.  Secondly have you seen the size of the helmets these days?  Its pretty darn difficult NOT to hit a player with your helmet. Those things are Manning fivehead size big.  If you take away the facemask that would change things considerably in favor of preventing injuries.  Even if they break a few noses...I'll take a busted nose over life altering concussions.

 

Rid the players of helmets all together and you would see big changes.  It would slow down the game a bit too (not a bad thing) but I don't think it would be enough to effect the quality of play for the fans.

 

Quote:You would see an increase in form tackling instead of the kill shot technique.

This...

 

Quote:Would you use your head as a weapon if you were tackling someone without a helmet? Exactly.

and this.

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