Around The NFL - 2008

[Diomedes]

-- the ability to defer to the 2nd half if you win a coin toss - UNLESS I DONT UNDERSTADN IT I THOUGHT THEY ALREADY HAD THIS

-- the ability to defer to the 2nd half if you win a coin toss

I always thought you could do this anyway...

NFL ADOPTING MADDEN KICKOFF RULE?
Posted by Mike Florio on March 27, 2008, 1:22 p.m.

One of the things that has always bugged me about the Madden video game is that it incorrectly uses the college rule regarding the coin toss.

Put simply, the NFL rule is that the team that wins the toss gets to choose whether to kickoff or receive.  The team that loses the toss gets to make that decision at the start of the third quarter.

There is no ability at the NFL level to defer the decision to kick or to receive until the third quarter.  If the team that wins the toss chooses to kick to start the game, the team that loses the toss then can choose to receive to start the third quarter.

Madden has had the rule wrong from its inception.  But now, Madden could end up being right.  But only because the owners might adopt the Madden version of the rule.

The proposal is mentioned in an item from Mark Curnutte of the Cincinnati Enquirer, in which many of the various proposals are identified.

Now, we'll sit back and wait for all the comments to be posted insisting that NFL teams currently have the ability to defer the decision as to whether to receive the kickoff until the second half.

[ice grillin you]

interesting

the college rule is better

[Diomedes]

I could care less.

regarding the other four points BigEd posted

-- a wildcard team would host a first-round game if they had a better record than a division winner - No.

-- forceouts on WRs would be eliminated unless the WR was carried out of bounds - Agreed

-- instant replay for field goals - Yes. 

-- 5-yard face mask penalties would be eliminated, making all face mask penalties 15 yards - no.  this rule works very well as is

[troyhstewart]

Seahawks | New turf installed at Qwest Field
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:01:36 -0700

Clare Farnsworth, of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, reports new turf is being installed at Qwest Field, the home of the Seattle Seahawks, Thursday, March 27. Qwest Field will become one of nine NFL stadiums to use FieldTurf.

[SD_Eagle5]

Trufant gets 6 year $50.2 million deal

[General_Failure]

I like the proposed wildcard change. Under no mathematical circumstances should it be possible for a team to finish 14-2 and have to travel to the stadium of a team that went 7-9. Or even more outlandish, 3-13.

[Cerevant]

I disagree.  If that becomes the rule, they should just eliminate the divisions because they become meaningless under that scheme.

[Don Ho]

make it like the NHL were 3/4 of the teams make the playoffs.

[Munson]

I disagree.  If that becomes the rule, they should just eliminate the divisions because they become meaningless under that scheme.

No, because a divsion crown is the only way to guarentee a playoff spot. Otherwise you gotta get in with the wildcard.

I have no problem with a divsion winner with a record of 9-7 or 10-6 having to go on the road if the wildcard team is 11-5 or 12-4. YOu had the better year then the division winner, but were stuck behind some insane team that won 13+ games.

[ice grillin you]

I disagree.  If that becomes the rule, they should just eliminate the divisions because they become meaningless under that scheme.

yup...division winners should be rewarded with something that other playoff teams dont get...otherwise just scrap the division format

[Sgt PSN]

I disagree.  If that becomes the rule, they should just eliminate the divisions because they become meaningless under that scheme.

yup...division winners should be rewarded with something that other playoff teams dont get...otherwise just scrap the division format

Agreed.  Sure, it's annoying if you win 11 games but finish 2nd in your division and have to travel to play a division winner who won 10 games but that's just the nature of the beast.  It's pretty simple really, if you want to gaurantee yourself atleast 1 home playoff game then go out and win your division.  And if you don't win it, then stfu and go on the road and take care of your business.

[QB Eagles]

Amen. Don't do anything to weaken the importance of winning a division. A team's division rivals should be their main competition throughout the regular season. Wildcards are just a backdoor way into the playoffs. The NFL shouldn't make it easier for teams that couldn't take care of business in their division.

[ice grillin you]

also the reason sometimes a division winner ends up with 'only' 10 or 11 wins is because all four teams in the division are good....and they shouldnt be punished for that

[Sgt PSN]

also the reason sometimes a division winner ends up with 'only' 10 or 11 wins is because all four teams in the division are good....and they shouldnt be punished for that

Had thought about editing my post and adding that to it.  If you've got a division where the teams are beating each other up all year and basically splitting all of their games, that's 4 losses right there.  Hell, even if the teams arean't all that great, division games can often be unpredictable because of the rivalries.  It's not that uncommon to see a last place team beat the first place team in the same division even if there is clear advantage to the division leader (see Eagles @ Cowboys, Dec 2007). 

[Munson]

I still think it's a reasonable change. Look at 2003 as an example. The Titans finished 12-4 behind the Colts, and had to travel to the 10-6 Ravens for their first round game. And the AFC North sucked that year, the remaining teams went 8-8, 6-10, and 5-11. I think in cases like that, the Titans deserve to have home field advantage over the Ravens.