Around the NFL - 2011

[ice grillin you]

no its the other well known ed norris from baltimore

[BigEd76]

League changes being proposed that aren't related to the lockout:

-- "defenseless player" will now include:
QB in the act of throwing or during a change of possession
receiver attempting to catch a pass
runner whose forward progress was stopped
kickers, punters, kick returners and punt returners during kicks
receiver getting a blind-side block
anyone on the ground

-- kickoffs to be moved up to the 35, with touchbacks (on kickoffs only) coming out to the 25

-- nobody other than the kicker will be allowed 5+ yards behind the ball during a kickoff

-- no more wedges on kickoffs

-- all scoring plays can be reviewed automatically without a challenge

-- eliminating the 3rd coach's challenge that rarely gets used anyway

[Sgt PSN]

I hate pretty much every single one of those proposals.  The defenseless player rule is a joke. 

[PhillyPhreak54]

Gayer than MDS.

[SunMo]

the challenge system is so screwed up, a coach should be allowed to keep challenging calls if he's winning them.

[MDS]

how about the booth reviews everything it finds questionable

that way andy reid doesnt have to think about stuff

[Sgt PSN]

That's basically what the league did before eliminating replay and then reinstating it in it's current form.  Games were taking upwards of 4+ hours.

[SunMo]

it works for college.

[General_Failure]

So does paying the players nothing.

[Tomahawk]

That's basically what the league did before eliminating replay and then reinstating it in it's current form.  Games were taking upwards of 4+ hours.

So they could make more money by selling more commercial time, thereby eliminating the need for two extra games a season.

[MDS]

college system takes about a minute...refs stand on sideline with headphones and wait to get the call from upstairs. no commercials, no money for jerry to pay off the jerrydome

[ice grillin you]

Games were taking upwards of 4+ hours.

when was this?

as long as i can remember games starting at one always ended around four

and i agree the college system works perfectly

[Sgt PSN]

80s and early 90s before the league did away with replay for a while.  It wasn't every game or anything but there was a bit of a problem with some games taking a while due to excessive/lengthy replays.  If you did away with the current replay system and let the booth/refs determine what plays get a 2nd look, I guess it could still work as long as refs were still limited to 90 seconds or so per review. 

[TexasEagle]

I remember some of those games. There were a couple where they'd spend 5-10 minutes looking at replays and still screw up the call. The old replay system was bad because some refs just hung out in there seemingly forever doing nothing while everyone sat around twiddling their thumbs.

The other rule changes are ridiculous. They need to quit mucking around with the game.

[ice grillin you]

you guys got a better memory than me...i dont ever rememeber 1pm games ending at 5...much less most or all of them