the soft ear covers are designed to allow you to hear better, and to help keep players cooler in warmer climate.
I believe you are partially right about the flex 7s however there are several other usefull purposes to having flex in the front of the face, other than bounces, like flipping them up so you can breathe better, and allowing you to get tighter to your marker.
Dye shirts are simply designer cheats, the line has to be drawn, that padded shirts are simply not allowed. Even padding on the elbows sewn into a shirt should not be alowed. I also think that padding worn under clothing should be plastic coated (like the knee pads that the russian Legion wear) so players have to chose between protection and increased ball breaking.
I believe you are partially right about the flex 7s however there are several other usefull purposes to having flex in the front of the face, other than bounces, like flipping them up so you can breathe better, and allowing you to get tighter to your marker.
Dye shirts are simply designer cheats, the line has to be drawn, that padded shirts are simply not allowed. Even padding on the elbows sewn into a shirt should not be alowed. I also think that padding worn under clothing should be plastic coated (like the knee pads that the russian Legion wear) so players have to chose between protection and increased ball breaking.