Page 1
Page 1
Started By
Message

At what point did knee pads become unnecessary in football?

Posted on 12/2/23 at 3:07 pm
Posted by RoosterCogburn585
Member since Aug 2011
1585 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 3:07 pm
Most of the pants don't even go over the knees now....
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
99575 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 3:08 pm to
Knee pads are worthless. Now guys not wearing thigh pads are wild to me
Posted by BayouBaw84
Member since Oct 2016
1572 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 3:08 pm to
When looking cool became more important
Posted by Fus0623
Lafayette, LA
Member since Jan 2015
89639 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 3:08 pm to
Cause they’re uncomfortable as hell. We used to wear them pregame and slide them off as soon as we get back in the locker room
Posted by McCaigBro69
TigerDroppings Premium Member
Member since Oct 2014
45107 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 3:09 pm to
I’d go buy the youth knee and thigh pads and then would cut the knee ones in half.

A knee pad isn’t a stopping any injury to the knee area.
Posted by WaterLink
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2015
18129 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 3:13 pm to
A knee pad won't prevent any Willis McGahee or Marshawn Lattimore type of injuries anyway.
Posted by MAXtheTIGER
Title town
Member since Dec 2006
1021 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 3:16 pm to
These days, guys only wear them IN the locker room
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
77069 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 3:16 pm to
quote:

Knee pads are worthless. Now guys not wearing thigh pads are wild to me


What exactly is a thigh pad gonna prevent?
Posted by POTUS2024
Member since Nov 2022
15043 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 3:18 pm to
Knee pads are worthless. Thigh pads only matter if there's repetitive injury and there's a prospect of myositis ossificans. JMO

The two areas that seem concerning to me are players not putting in the mouthpiece and so many guys with a lot of hair and it makes it so the helmet doesn't fit properly.
Posted by Diseasefreeforall
Member since Oct 2012
5910 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 3:22 pm to
quote:

What exactly is a thigh pad gonna prevent?


Deep thigh bruises are no joke.

Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
65091 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 3:28 pm to
You think knee pads are worthless, you should try maxi pads sometime.
Posted by 33inNC
Charlotte, NC
Member since Mar 2011
5076 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 3:30 pm to
quote:

What exactly is a thigh pad gonna prevent?


Never had a deep thigh bruise, I see. Those pads save A LOT of wear and tear in the quad area. If you've ever had a deep thigh bruise, you'd know. It is debilitating.
Posted by UnoMe
Here
Member since Dec 2007
5813 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 3:52 pm to
Well if it parts of the uniform and equipment required to play, they should all be required to use it. If not don’t let them play,
Posted by red sox fan 13
Valley Park
Member since Aug 2018
15712 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 4:43 pm to
Football players now only wear pants on gameday. Almost all practices are done in shells with helmet shoulder pads and shorts.
Posted by PublixSubs
Maine
Member since Sep 2015
902 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 4:59 pm to
Since it doesn’t really need it’s own thread, I’ll just add it here. Why do 90% of players have a mouth piece but just let it dangle. Why even strap it to a face mask if you aren’t going to wear it ever?
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
27939 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 5:00 pm to
quote:

Knee pads are worthless.


Not on artificial turf they're not...
This post was edited on 12/2/23 at 5:01 pm
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
77069 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 5:02 pm to
quote:

Never had a deep thigh bruise, I see. Those pads save A LOT of wear and tear in the quad area. If you've ever had a deep thigh bruise, you'd know. It is debilitating.


If it's so prevalent and debilitating, why isn't the entire thigh and quad covered in pads? Not just a 4x6 inch area
Posted by Got Blaze
Youngsville
Member since Dec 2013
8967 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 5:05 pm to
I can’t believe they let football players play without a mouthpiece
Posted by Corso
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2020
11441 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 5:08 pm to
quote:

A knee pad won't prevent any Willis McGahee or Marshawn Lattimore type of injuries anyway.


I mean I don't remember legs broken in half and 27 ligaments being blown out in the knee 20 years ago, but that was also 20 years ago when we were actually taught to hit head to head
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 1Next pagelast page
refresh

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookTwitterInstagram