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Titolo: [NFL][UNIFORM] Casco Vintage nel 2004?

Ho visto nell'ultimo monday night, il kicker diei Titans (il 45enne Gary Anderson),
entrare in campo con un casco vecchio stile (in pratica quello che anziche' avere una
maschera protettiva che copre il viso, ha solo un'unica barra piu' spessa che si trova
davanti al mento). Domanda: perche'? Forse migliora la visibilita nel calciare la palla?
e inoltre, e' consentito dunque dal regolamento entrare in campo in maniera, IMHO, da
essere meno protetti e piu' a rischio di infortuni?
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 essere meno protetti e piu' a rischio di infortuni?
Ho sempre pensato che tenga quel ridicolo facemask perchè gli ricorda i 
tempi in cui ha iniziato a giocare... A vederlo in campo faceva tenerezza da 
quanto era piccolo e vecchietto, onestamente non credo rischi di 
infortunarsi perchè di sicuro non tenterà mai un placcaggio (non riuscirebbe 
nemmeno ad avvicinarsi al portatore di palla in caso di field goal bloccato 
e recuperato) e non credo ci sia un giocatore abbastanza idiota da colpirlo 
in tutta l' nfl. Inoltre non calcia i kickoff, cosa che gli toglie la gran 
parte dei rischi di contatto. non credo che un giocatore normale potrebbe nè 
vorrebbe entrare in campo con un facemask così brutto e inutile:-)
ciao
Andrea 


Io mi ricordo di aver visto anche un altro kicker o addirittura piu' di uno
portare il caschetto old style (o forse mi sbaglio coi punter?)..
CIAO
TEO

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Landeta,l'ex punter dei rams,  mi pare utilizzasse un 
casco simile ad anderson.
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 casco simile ad anderson.
Anche lui un bambino.
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Just for kicks, Anderson uses old-style facemask
 
Commentary by DAVID CLIMER
Senior Writer 
INDIANAPOLIS — When Gary Anderson was packing for his tryout in 
Nashville, he threw the typical things in a suitcase and got ready for 
the drive to the airport.
Then he remembered he might need one other item — his facemask.
''Through the years, I've learned that most NFL equipment managers don't 
have my kind of facemask, so I was sure to bring it with me,'' Anderson 
said.
Clearly, this is not standard issue. Your typical NFL facemask is a 
criss-cross of heavy-gauge plastic that extends from chin level to 
roughly the bridge of the nose, protecting the face from everything 
except the occasional eye-gouge by the Bill Romanowskis of the world.
Anderson, though, is a different kind of football player from a 
different football era. Today, at age 44, he begins his 22nd NFL season. 
And he has the facemask to prove it.
As Eddie George says: ''That's old-school.''
George Blanda would be proud. Anderson's facemask is a single bar that 
hangs low on his helmet, almost in line with his chinstrap. It is a 
relic from his days in Pittsburgh in 1982-94.
''I took it off an old Steelers helmet. I let the managers put in on 
whatever helmet I'm wearing at the time,'' he says.
It affords about as much protection as a Breathe Right Nasal Strip. The 
only thing it would stop is a shot at the chin from a 5-foot-1 special 
teams assassin.
''You couldn't wear something like that on defense,'' Titans safety 
Lance Schulters said. ''Plus, it looks funny. You wouldn't catch me in a 
helmet like that.''
And this from linebacker Keith Bulluck: ''That reminds me of the first 
football helmet I ever got when I was a kid.''
For Anderson, though, it is all about focus. His chosen profession is 
limited to seeing a football as it is placed on the ground and then 
using his right foot to send it on its appointed rounds. The less 
obtrusive the headgear, the better.
Anderson arrives at the RCA Dome with a throwback helmet and throw-up 
pressure. Joe Nedney, the Titans' place-kicker of record for two seasons 
and one game, is out for the year with a bum knee. Craig Hentrich, who 
delivered three field goals and one extra point against Oakland after 
Nedney's injury, wants to focus on his day job, punting.
Enter Gary Anderson. And he already knows what Al Del Greco and Nedney 
learned before him: This team plays bite-your-fingernails football. 
Games often are won and lost with one kick of the ball. That's why 
Titans Coach Jeff Fisher and GM Floyd Reese settled on a veteran like 
Anderson instead of a younger kicker with a bigger leg but a shorter 
resume.
''Before the tryout, Floyd told me, 'We want somebody who can make it,' 
'' Anderson said. ''I understand what he means. I've kept up with this 
team. I know they don't blow people out, so every kick matters. I'm OK 
with that. It's one of the reasons I wanted to come to the Titans.
''When I was at Pittsburgh, we used to win a lot of games 9-7. I've been 
through this before.''
But the NFL is about current events, not past glory. He may own league 
records for most points (2,223) and most field goals (494), but he has 
yet to make a kick for the Titans.
''Heck, yeah, he has to prove himself. When anybody new comes in, he has 
to prove himself,'' Bulluck said. ''He's made a lot of kicks for other 
teams, but that's in the past. It's a different agenda here.''
And there's no time like the present to get your kicks. 

 Just for kicks, Anderson uses old-style facemask
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'Orcatroia, mi pare ieri che cominciavo a vedere le mie prime partite su 
canale5, e Joe Theisman (un signor qb) aveva anche lui la single bar...
Bye
M
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canale5, e Joe Theisman (un signor qb) aveva anche lui la single bar...
'Orcatroia (cit), mi pare ieri anche a me.
Ma non era ieri...
C'è forse un messaggio tra le righe? :(
Sissio

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Sissio, come lo vedi 'sto Nick Saban?
Voci sulla partenza di Konrad. Attendibili?
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Voci sulla partenza di Konrad. Attendibili?
Credo di sì. Del resto, poraccio, è sempre infortunato, e quando è
sano col cazzo che gli danno la palla... pagarlo un milione a queste
condizioni mi sembra tantino...
Charlie :)
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 condizioni mi sembra tantino...
Aggiungiamo pure che se gli si lancia la palla tende a dropparla per 
intercetti..
In attacco forse si può tenere Feeley, sicuramente non si può cambiare tutta 
la linea d' attacco ma il coach si. James e McIntosh(spero non come LT) 
penso ci saranno, Carey si candida a grosso bidone ma imho si può ancora 
sperare unpo', cmq dovremo cercare o un vero centro o un vero tackle. Manca 
il RB (Minor tra l' altro è freeagent) mentre fra WR e Te siamo serviti 
grazie al cielo.
ciao
Andrea