Ostmo

[uofmman1122]

Man, I used to think the same until I wore a pair of receiver gloves playing catch with a neighbor kid. Those gloves are incredible. No clue about the knee pad thing, though.

Yeah, every time I'm in a sporting goods store, I pick some up, feel them, and always think "how the hell do guys ever drop passes with these things?" lol

 

[garizzalies]

Ostmo has been an awesome Griz

Saw his dad(?) last night in a #26 jersey and the name plate on the back said “Awesome-O”.

I love South Park so I thought it was doubly awesome-o

 

[BigPapa406]

Did you play? I recall knee pads as a good protection to the blows one gets playing. Like wearing a seat belt driving. Another change is gloves. How many passes are muffed nowadays because gloves don't permit the fingers to have their "feel." I often notice balls bouncing off receivers hands because they are wearing those damn gloves.

And just to add now all offensive linemen wear braces on both legs while d linemen don't. In school setting wrestling headgear is required and in other settings they are not required and rarely used.

 

[CDAGRIZ]

Yeah, every time I'm in a sporting goods store, I pick some up, feel them, and always think "how the hell do guys ever drop passes with these things?" lol

Right?! When they are brand new and you drag a bare thumb across them it’s almost like old school fly paper.