What are your thoughts on these helmet bubbles AKA Guardian Caps

[TheBigKat]

Not crazy about them and kinda feel this is the NFLs way of putting lipstick on player safety but whatever. Many times the concussion has nothing to do with impact but with velocity and sudden change in head position. 
 

Is this used in college or high school?

[Tbe]

I think it’s mainly meant to lessen the effect of those small repeated helmet to helmet collisions by the O and D line. 

[Tbe]

The Athletic reported that 2000+ high-schools and 200 colleges use them.

Apparently, Matt LaFleur thinks they should be used in game.

I give it 2 seasons until that’s true.

 

[ForJimmy]

If it truly protects the players, I could care less how it looks.  Plus I'm sure there is a way to make them more visually appealing for actual games.  

[TheCasillas]

I’d wait for the results of the testing and concussion rates before knocking them. Any progress toward player safety is better than nothing

[Ricky Spanish]

If it keeps them safe, I have no issue with it. 

[Pejorative Miscreant]

1 minute ago, Ricky Spanish said:

If it keeps them safe, I have no issue with it. 

That sums it up nicely.  Not sure if it is the silver bullet for fixing everything but it may prove to be a step in the right direction.  

[Luciu5]

3 minutes ago, Ricky Spanish said:

If it keeps them safe, I have no issue with it. 

This. And every fan should feel this way.

[rayzor]

why would it be an issue unless you like players getting concussions?

[Snake]

No need to have unwanted head injuries in camp. Also it's not like you can condition you brain by wacking it against your skull anyways. 

[My Goodness My Guinness]

35 minutes ago, Tbe said:

I think it’s mainly meant to lessen the effect of those small repeated helmet to helmet collisions by the O and D line. 

This 100%. Most long term TBI is caused by these much more frequent small impacts, rather than the big ones. Hence why linemen and linebackers have the highest rates of TBI since they hit someone on almost every play. 

[SmokinwithWilly]

Hopefully it helps. It doesn't take a huge hit to cause severe brain damage. The right position of the body and your spine and neck can't bend to absorb impact, then that small hit amplifies dramatically. Think about the stick you use to toss a ball for your dog and how much more force you can generate from the same amount of effort. Same thing can happen with your head. Unfortunately I know to much about this from personal experience.

[WUnderhill]

I don’t see how it’s putting lipstick on player safety. Apart from completely removing all contact from the game, which nobody wants, these kinds of things are really the only way to address the issue.

[tukafan21]

In theory I think they're great, however I do wonder if they will lead to more injuries once they're taken off.

Read an article the other day where one head coach (don't remember who) was concerned that the players will get into bad habits early in camp because they know they have that added protection there and thus end up using their helmet a little more than they should.

So when they come off, there is a potential of injury if you've built up some bad instinctive habits while going through camp with them on.