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NFL Rule change proposals
Rule change proposals:
1. Move the kickoff to the 40-yard line. 2. Expand instant replay to include personal foul penalties. 3. Eliminate overtime in the preseason. 4. Extend the goal posts an additional five feet above the cross bar. 5. Move the line of scrimmage for one-point extra point kicks to the defensive team’s 25-yard line. Two-point conversion attempts would still be snapped from the 2-yard line. 6. Put six cameras on all boundary lines — sideline, goal line, end line, to guarantee coverage for replay reviews. 7. Permit a coach to challenge any official’s decision, except scoring plays which are automatically reviewed. 8. Protect players from getting the sides of their legs rolled up on — the rule already says a blocker can’t hit an opponent in the back of the legs, this proposal will add “or side” to the rule. 9. Allow the referee to consult with members of the NFL officiating department during replay reviews. The referee would be able to speak with the command center in New York to help in reviewing a play. 10. Re-organize the rules about what can be reviewed and what cannot be reviewed, including making the recovery of a loose ball in the field of play reviewable. (This is referred to as the NaVorro Bowman rule, after a controversial call in the NFC Championship Game.) 11. Don’t stop the clock on a sack. 12. Modify pass interference so that it can be called within one yard of the line of scrimmage. 13. Enforce defensive fouls behind the line of scrimmage from the previous spot, rather than from the end of the run or from the spot of the foul. Bylaw proposals: 1. Raise the number of active players on game day from 46 to 49 for regular-season games played on a day other than Sunday or Monday, excluding Week One. 2. Raise the practice squad limit from eight players to 10 players. 3. Permit clubs to trade players prior to the start of the league year. 4. Eliminate the cut-down to 75 players during training camp and instead just have one cut-down from 90 players to 53 players. 5. Permit more than one player to return to the active list from injured reserve so that any player on injured reserve could return after six weeks. 6. Permit each club to time and test up to 10 draft-eligible players at its facility, and allow any club that wishes to attend timing and testing at another team’s facility. 7. Adjust the time of the roster reduction from 53 after the fourth preseason game from 6 p.m. Eastern to 4 p.m. Eastern. All teams would have to have their list of final cuts in by 4 p.m. Resolution proposal: 1. Permit a home team with a retractable roof to open or close its roof at halftime, instead of having to determine at the start of the game whether it is open or closed. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...law-proposals/ Providing the link because otherwise, with some of these, you'd be looking at your calendar to see if it's actually April 1st
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I like moving the 1 point extra point kick to the 25 yard line.
Lots of replay talk...I like the idea of coaches being able to challenge everything, but there needs to be some parameters of some sort or it could get out of control. I also like the idea of the referee being able to consult with the NFL Officiating department while reviewing a replay...but I think the NHL has the best replay structure in all of sports, all replays for all games are reviewed by a group in Toronto and they make the decision...the referee only relays that decision and has no part in the process...so it is done as neutral as possible. I don't like the pass interference being able to be called within 1 yard of los. Raising the crossbar, I don't like...it would then start two "eras" of kickers...low bar versus high bar kickers. |
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11. Don’t stop the clock on a sack.
I haven't studied them all .....but this one looks wrong. What would be the logic? 12. Modify pass interference so that it can be called within one yard of the line of scrimmage. won't this one stop the bumping of receivers??...this could be a significant change. I'm not sure would be for the better. I don't see where the crossbar is raised....which would split kicker eras. I do see the uprights are being raised 5 feet more....but that won't split things.
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centralized review process is definitely the way to go
I don't see it on this list, but there was also talk of allowing IR'd players to return in 6 weeks along with expanding practice squads...which would just allow coaches to 'hide' more players than they already do expanding what a coach can challenge is a good idea the problem I have with moving the XP kick back? ...especially that far? placing the ball on the 25 makes it what, a 42 yd kick? How many kicks earn 3 points that are shorter? To me, if you're going to do that then every XP attempt is worth 2 points- your choice of kicking a 42 yder or a conventional 2 pt try. Otherwise, move it back to maybe just the 10 but remove some of the restrictions on defense.
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There has been talk of raising the crossbar as well...that's why I may have read that into that change... |
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For many years the x pt has been.....boring! (a channel turner, so to speak) we've also seen more two point converts attempted lately. This change will see that trend go way up! Missed extra point is a real thing now and not a fluke. I like the two point convert....should see a lot more of it now. You can't compare converts to field goals because one is the scoring and the other is a bonus to scoring...so it shouldn't be viewed in the same perspective, imo. of course, I'd like to see more drop-kicks
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the idea of moving kickoffs up again is just a headshaker..........yes, let's take one of the most exciting plays of the game completely away
my comment about the longer XP is more about the fact that if XP attempts were made from the 25, a good number of FGs yielding 3 pts would be shorter kicks than XPs yielding 1 how do they go from years of rule changes to open up offenses to thinking about rule changes that hinder them?
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so imo they are two completely different plays. kick off should go back to being at the 20 (25?). whats the point otherwise? man, with all these rule changes....you would think something is broken. maybe they think if it isn't broken....fix it anyways! lol
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right, I realize on a short FG you're getting 3 because you couldn't get 6...and the 7th is 'automatic' as things stand
IMO they should also consider 4 points for FGs over 50, but they won't now because in the last few years suddenly a LOT of kickers can do that a high percentage of the time.....but again, part of that is because they've put more restrictions on what a defense can do to try and block a kick stopping the clock on a sack....I wasn't even aware they did nor do I understand why they should
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