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gianmarco

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Is there a rule in the NFL that prohibits QB's from wearing dark face shields that cover the eyes? Would something like this make it difficult to see the entire field?

The wife was watching the game and after watching the LT commercial asked why there aren't any QB's that wear them and I didn't have an answer for her. It would seem that this would be a GREAT idea for a QB to wear so that defenses couldn't see where the QB was looking. Anyone have any info on this?

 
Jim McMahon wore a dark visor. I don't know if they've since changed the rules on that but my understanding was that most players, QBs included, opt against a dark visor because it inhibits their ability to see the field; not because the NFL forbids it.

 
valhallan said:
I believe both LT and McMahon used the dark visor because of a medical condition.
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That is correct. The only way anyone can wear the dark visor is for medical reasons. I believe migraines are the primary reason. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
 
McMahon definitely wore one. I can't remember any other QB wearing one, though. I think it has a lot to do with the eye injury he sustained as a kid. In a Sports Illustrated article, he mentioned almost taking out his eye with a fork as a kid. He had on one of those cowboy neckties or bandanas on, while sitting at the dinner table and tried to use the fork to untie the knot. He slipped and .....

McMahon said he had floaters in his eye and was lucky he didn't lose his eye. He wore corrective lenses to help his vision in his injured eye, which was very bad

McMahon was also one of the first QB's to wear gloves and use them regularly.

I rememer some RB wearing the visor and being fined for doing so, because he did not get permission from the league. I remember the guys in the booth mentioning that a prescription is indeed required in order to wear it. Come to mention it, the RB was Ricky Williams. He ended up wearing the visor exclusively while here in Miami.

 
gianmarco said:
The wife was watching the game and after watching the LT commercial asked why there aren't any QB's that wear them and I didn't have an answer for her. It would seem that this would be a GREAT idea for a QB to wear so that defenses couldn't see where the QB was looking. Anyone have any info on this?
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I question how well a defensive back could really see which way a QB's eyes were pointing from 20-30 yards away. I think that, in general, defenses key in to which way a QB's head is facing, not which way his actual pupils are facing, so a dark visor wouldn't make much difference.
 
I would think a QB would want to stay away from wearing the visor if at all possible. Every so often, they probably want to make eye contact with a receiver, especially on a scramble. RBs don't really have this issue. With the dark visor, the receiver can't be sure the QB is looking at them. It may come into play a small handful of times in a game, but to these guys, every play is important (hence why teams take time outs rather than lose 5 yards for delay of game).

 
Air Coryell said:
LT has some light sensitivity issues that can lead to migranes. I know he's worn it since he was at TCU.
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It's actually why he runs into the darker-colored end zones every chance he gets.
 
First off, the black tint visors require doctors prescription , seriously. LT for example has migraines.

The clear visors anyone can wear as it merely to protect you from debris.

I could have sworn Quinn Gray had a tinted visor on before he threw his 1st pick, then after half-time he no longer had the visor on.

 
Koren Robinson uses an orange blue-blocker visor to try and correct some eye issue that he has, part of the reason he has trouble catching the ball. But it's light enough to make eye contact and the QB can see the shame in his eyes when a slant hit him in stride in both hands right before it hit the ground.

 
jpeeters said:
I would think a QB would want to stay away from wearing the visor if at all possible. Every so often, they probably want to make eye contact with a receiver, especially on a scramble. RBs don't really have this issue. With the dark visor, the receiver can't be sure the QB is looking at them. It may come into play a small handful of times in a game, but to these guys, every play is important (hence why teams take time outs rather than lose 5 yards for delay of game).
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Jason Wood said:
Jim McMahon wore a dark visor. I don't know if they've since changed the rules on that but my understanding was that most players, QBs included, opt against a dark visor because it inhibits their ability to see the field; not because the NFL forbids it.
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Nope, it's because the NFL forbids it.
Rule 5, Section 3, Article 3(a):...Clear (transparent) plastic face shields for eye protection are optional. Tinted eye shields may be worn only after the League office is supplied with appropriate medical documentation and approval is subsequently granted. The League office has final approval. League office is supplied in advance with appropriate medical documentation that the shield is needed.
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