Scrap helmets and pads, improve safety and technique

So the debate over eliminating helmets and pads is basically turning American football into rugby style football...which I've basically never watched....nothing against the sport...but I like the American version of football better...talk about a culture shock to the fans who love American football and the style of play...

Can you imagine that if they decide to make the cars in Nascar drive slower...say under 100 mph to help improve the safety aspect of the sport...would Nascar fans still love the sport...I believe it's the thrill of speed that attracts them...

Take a look at any sport and think about what it would take to make the sport safer than what it is....it changes the whole aspect of the sport...they've already thought about going to wood bats vs alum bats in college...just think if pitchers weren't allowed to throw fastballs because of the possibility of a fastball hitting a batter...even with the helmets they wear...a misplaced fastball could injure a batter seriously...