to cut or not to cut

[cbfoulds]

Not sure we're talking the same shins, but I got a set w/ the silly metatarsal plates: left 'em on exactly ONE game. Beside clanking like "the Iron Giant works the plate" every time I ran, the blasted things had an annoying tendency to hang on my shoes somehow and push the guards up.
I have plate shoes w/ instep protection the dangles on the shins are almost as worthless as "bicep protectors" - I say cut 'em off.