Should the Bears start the no cleats trend?

[PeteMicheals]

Every year thousands of players get hurt from the turf injuries. The league is smarter and adjusting and soon players will not wear cleats or shoes. Should the bears be one of the leaders in the movement to prevent cleats?


Pros : less injuries, turf toe is no longer an issue, field maintenance issues are non existent and cheap, domes can go back to real grass, advertisements on socks

cons: adjustment period, slowergame speeds, slippery when wet, change of socks willbe constant on rain games causing more advertising, snow games could increase frost bite, loss of balance due to over tape of socks, kickers cannot make kicks over 25 yards, kick offs need to be re thought, Nike pulls sponsorships

If the bears are a leader in the movement, I could see players like David Mountgomery, Charles Leno, Eddie Goldman being leaders. We all know it’s going to happen at some point, why not get the conversation going early?

 

[sevvy]

 

[Rob219_CBMB]

Every year thousands of players get hurt from the turf injuries. The league is smarter and adjusting and soon players will not wear cleats or shoes. Should the bears be one of the leaders in the movement to prevent cleats?


Pros : less injuries, turf toe is no longer an issue, field maintenance issues are non existent and cheap, domes can go back to real grass, advertisements on socks

cons: adjustment period, slowergame speeds, slippery when wet, change of socks willbe constant on rain games causing more advertising, snow games could increase frost bite, loss of balance due to over tape of socks, kickers cannot make kicks over 25 yards, kick offs need to be re thought, Nike pulls sponsorships

If the bears are a leader in the movement, I could see players like David Mountgomery, Charles Leno, Eddie Goldman being leaders. We all know it’s going to happen at some point, why not get the conversation going early?

what did doc sign you up for?

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

I don't think we're going to find a better thread than this in 2021.

 

[Montucky]

Advertisements on socks and in-game frostbite toe amputations make this idea impossible to argue against.

 

[mikeyk]

This gif is fantastic.

 

[Anytime23]

dying

 

[Hawkeye OG]

I was telling a guy the other day how I thought it was stupid that NFL players wore shoes.

Great minds think alike.

 

[Burque]

Every year thousands of players get hurt from the turf injuries. The league is smarter and adjusting and soon players will not wear cleats or shoes. Should the bears be one of the leaders in the movement to prevent cleats?


Pros : less injuries, turf toe is no longer an issue, field maintenance issues are non existent and cheap, domes can go back to real grass, advertisements on socks

cons: adjustment period, slowergame speeds, slippery when wet, change of socks willbe constant on rain games causing more advertising, snow games could increase frost bite, loss of balance due to over tape of socks, kickers cannot make kicks over 25 yards, kick offs need to be re thought, Nike pulls sponsorships

If the bears are a leader in the movement, I could see players like David Mountgomery, Charles Leno, Eddie Goldman being leaders. We all know it’s going to happen at some point, why not get the conversation going early?

I am thinking you might be misunderstanding the term "decleating."

 

[ijustposthere]

I was telling a guy the other day how I thought it was stupid that NFL players wore shoes.

Great minds think alike.

Crazy, I was just thinking yesterday, "you know what the NFL really needs less of? Cleats."

 

[greg23]

Kickers already tried this in the 70's and 80's

 

[baselman1974]

Kickers already tried this in the 70's and 80's

I didn’t understand how kickers at that times kicked barefoot a football in 5 degree weather. That ball would’ve been hard as a rock. Might’ve broken toes.

 

[legendxofxlink]

It looked like Kyle Long started this trend a couple years ago.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Crazy, I was just thinking yesterday, "you know what the NFL really needs less of? Cleats."

Quit trying to steal @HawkBear's thunder.

 

[Da Coach]

I didn’t understand how kickers at that times kicked barefoot a football in 5 degree weather. That ball would’ve been hard as a rock. Might’ve broken toes.

The trick was not having any toes

 

[TheWinman]

Every year thousands of players get hurt from the turf injuries. The league is smarter and adjusting and soon players will not wear cleats or shoes. Should the bears be one of the leaders in the movement to prevent cleats?


Pros : less injuries, turf toe is no longer an issue, field maintenance issues are non existent and cheap, domes can go back to real grass, advertisements on socks

cons: adjustment period, slowergame speeds, slippery when wet, change of socks willbe constant on rain games causing more advertising, snow games could increase frost bite, loss of balance due to over tape of socks, kickers cannot make kicks over 25 yards, kick offs need to be re thought, Nike pulls sponsorships

If the bears are a leader in the movement, I could see players like David Mountgomery, Charles Leno, Eddie Goldman being leaders. We all know it’s going to happen at some point, why not get the conversation going early?

What drugs are you on

 

[ijustposthere]

Quit trying to steal @HawkBear's thunder.

He had the lightning, I brought the thunder.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

He had the lightning, I brought the thunder.

I'm on to you, pal.

 

[Anytime23]

What drugs are you on

 

[DC]

What drugs are you on

The good kind, Dorkchop.