Could Guardian Cap be an advantage for Receivers like Olave?

BakoSaint · 10-17-2024, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by Cruize

Anyone can benefit. Hits on backs and receivers are in the blink of an eye. How the guy who hit Olave wasn't flagged is beyond ridiculous. I like the college rule. They at least review it.

Anyone can benefit from a safety perspective. From a strategy perspective there are some significant disadvantages as certain positions I believe. A cornerback would not want to draw more attention from refs, and a larger helmet could cause them to contract receivers earlier, move their head more when they do, and get more PI's called against them. A running back could find it harder to slip through a narrow gap leading with a wider helmet, and if they use their helmet as a battering ram at the goal line, they may find a padded battering ram less effective. Likewise a defensive lineman bull rushing the oline may find that a softer but less smooth helmet doesn't help them slip past the oline, and makes them more visible in the QB and other olines peripheral vision. For a receiver I see the most strategic positives outside the safety element.

10-17-2024, 05:52 PM	#5
BakoSaint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 2,400	Re: Could Guardian Cap be an advantage for Receivers like Olave? Originally Posted by Cruize Anyone can benefit. Hits on backs and receivers are in the blink of an eye. How the guy who hit Olave wasn't flagged is beyond ridiculous. I like the college rule. They at least review it. Anyone can benefit from a safety perspective. From a strategy perspective there are some significant disadvantages as certain positions I believe. A cornerback would not want to draw more attention from refs, and a larger helmet could cause them to contract receivers earlier, move their head more when they do, and get more PI's called against them. A running back could find it harder to slip through a narrow gap leading with a wider helmet, and if they use their helmet as a battering ram at the goal line, they may find a padded battering ram less effective. Likewise a defensive lineman bull rushing the oline may find that a softer but less smooth helmet doesn't help them slip past the oline, and makes them more visible in the QB and other olines peripheral vision. For a receiver I see the most strategic positives outside the safety element.
BakoSaint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 2,400