[Julio Riddols]

I don't understand why they dont make the outer shells of the helmets and pads soft. Not anything like a pillow, but something softer than hard plastic would seemingly stop a lot of the the jarring that goes on during and after a hit. Sure the *pop* sound would be gone, but I would like to think it would take a lot more to mess a guy up after that. Most of the head issues seem to come from knees to the head or the way a players head slams into the ground after a hard hit.