Which way is the nfl headed?

[brewens]

4. As a sophomore in 1976, I made our varsity team but got last pick of helmets. I was a big kid

with a big head and there was only one left that would fit me. I got stuck with a 60's vintage suspension style helmet. It only had suspension straps in the crown like hard hats have. It had foam padding lining the forehead, back of the neck and ears. I'd had better helmets all three years at my junior high.

I mean to tell you, you did not go for a head to head shot wearing that thing! The incidental bangs you got in close line play hits was bad enough. Old footage from the days when everyone was wearing those shows they didn't use them as weapons.

They are finally addressing one thing I brought up over and over. The ball carrier now isn't supposed to lower their head and use the helmet either. I think it's going to be a huge cluster though. Inconsistent calls will make it a mess. It's going to be really hard to get it right now. If they do it right, we should see flags on both players when head to head contact is made.