[Rick TYler]

There are some nice, stout pieces in the KOP that might fit across there just fine.

As for guard deformation into the roller, it's like the steel-toed boots argument. Some people say that they don't like the idea of a steel toe being crushed onto their foot when something heavy lands on it. I say, imagine what your foot would look like without the steel toe. A protection bar may not absorb all the impact, but it's likely that it would leave your roller in better shape than a hit that wasn't protected at all.