Originally posted by sh76 Without pads and helmets, football wouldn't be football. In the NFL, you have 300 pound monsters in great shape coming at you at 17 MPH trying to kill you. There's a reason why NFL QBs, a position that has little to do with physical strength, are still usually well over 6' tall and well over 200 lbs. The shorter and lighter ones get maimed by the monsters on th ...[text shortened]... ie Lott or Steve Atwater once and see if they don't think pads and a helmet are a good idea.
Originally posted by sh76 Without pads and helmets, football wouldn't be football. In the NFL, you have 300 pound monsters in great shape coming at you at 17 MPH trying to kill you. There's a reason why NFL QBs, a position that has little to do with physical strength, are still usually well over 6' tall and well over 200 lbs. The shorter and lighter ones get maimed by the monsters on th ...[text shortened]... ie Lott or Steve Atwater once and see if they don't think pads and a helmet are a good idea.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Lott
Ronald Mandel "Ronnie" Lott (born May 8, 1959) is a former American football player who starred as a cornerback, free safety and strong safety in college football and the NFL. He is most well known for his hard hits on opposing players. Noted for his toughness (he once cut off a portion of his pinkie in order to return to a game) and a Pro Bowler at both cornerback and safety, Lott is widely considered one of the best defensive backs in NFL history.[1][2]