Why aren't players wearing helmets with padding on the outside?

[WoodsmanVol]

She will be in her undies too.

She'd best make sure that Lana isn't lurking about, could have some competition.

 

[greenbacknative]

Looks like the manufacturers could come up with a softer rubberized coating on the outside of the helmet to soften the blow somewhat but still have the aesthetics of a standard helmet.

 

[Nicovfl8]

Because it looks stupid.

they are required to wear them in practice. I think they are allowed to wear them in games but it’s players choice.

Yeah it looks dumb enough I don’t think they want to wear them

 

[Go aeiou]

These:

 

[Zues1]

Players wearing the smallest pads available. Pants above the knees with no pads. No athletic supporters. Mouth pieces flying out, oversized helmets flying off. One or more straps not buckled.
Seems players / staffs only want to talk about head injuries.
Need more Eric Dickerson type players. He wore everything that was available and still was a very great athlete.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

The way I understand it, it’s the movement of the brain against the inside of the skull (due to a sudden stop/start) that causes brain injury. How does extra padding on the outside help to prevent any of that? Honest question. I’m not a neurologist, and I only played football through high school. Had plenty of headaches from impacts, but I don’t think that extra exterior padding would preclude the brain from freely moving within. In my opinion, the guardian caps are just to make the spectator feel better, and they actually do nothing.

The key is reducing sudden deceleration.

If a half-inch of padding causes the impact to take 0.13 seconds to go from 20 mph to 0 mph, that's a hell of a lot less deceleration than it only taking 0.03 seconds. Like, 4 times less deceleration. And that's the key.

That little thin buffer of spongy material spreads the impact out over time, even if it all still seems to be in the blink of an eye to us mortals.

Go Vols!

 

[StuckInBamaVol]

This isn’t helmet related. But I get annoyed when I see players shirt 15 times too small and showing their stomach. It looks ridiculous.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

Played half a game without a mouthpiece after I lost it. Used white athletic tape to look like a mouthpiece. Worst headache of my life and after a ct in my 50's the doc found some signs of brain damage but at least its wasn't cancer.

Screen name checks out.

100%.

Go VOls!

 

[Go aeiou]

This isn’t helmet related. But I get annoyed when I see players shirt 15 times too small and showing their stomach. It looks ridiculous.

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