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How a 12-Ounce Layer of Foam Changed the NFL
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Honestly, they don't even look that weird. Slow adoption is likely just due to the culture of machismo in sports, because the choice to wear it or not is up to each player and they all rib each other for being soft or a pussy all the fucking time.
Even getting MLB catchers to start wearing gloves was like pulling teeth back in the day.
Can you imagine trying to catch a 90 mph fast ball gloveless? Fuck machismo, I need to use my hands tomorrow
Were they actually throwing 90mph fastballs back then? As I understand it athletes weren’t like…training to be athletes in those days. I always thought early baseball was a bunch of pudgy near-drunks who were good at throwing or hitting or catching.
Even if it wasnt going 90 mph its the balls would still be going a respectable speed regardless, reminder we are literally evolved to throw shit even a person with a shit throw is still gonna get it going with a good bit of force.
I was gonna say cricket but their keeper is actually the only one allowed to wear gloves lol
Damn, I might actually watch baseball if they went back to that.
The actual logical conclusion of this will almost certainly be proper deformable helmets which gets replaced frequently during the game.
I doubt that, given that NFL players are generally expected to wear the same helmet all season (unless it's damaged or too old). It's no longer a rule, but it was a rule from 2013 to 2021.
A player's helmets must be the same model under the new rules, so you couldn't even have 1 normal helmet and 1 deformable helmet. I think that the ability to wear the Guardian Cap over top of a normal helmet is one of the main selling points for that reason.
Deformable helmets would be a great idea to try, though. I just don't think it would be timely. Maybe in 30 years?