Scrap helmets and pads, improve safety and technique

Ace, I understand that.....and I am in no way saying that changing football in a major way is necessary, but something should be tried in the way of equipment usage, I like the game the way it is but it could be better, and I may have glorified rugby but it has it's injury pitfalls too, abrasions and cuts are managed as best as possible these days with blood bin rules and also protective strapping tape. we get similar injuries and head trauma is being looked into greater to introduce new rules on concussion here but I hear very little about guys committing suicide because of brain injury or suffering severe long term effects from playing rugby league or rugby union, certainly the frontal lobe damage and subsequent ill effects of head trauma will be felt but the soul and essence of american football will remain, just without some of the protective gear from a period of time in the game's history