NFL Competition Committee Endsorses Six Proposed Rule Changes for 2021 Season

[Freddie's Dead]

10 hours ago, chongli said:

• Expansion of the scope of information that replay officials could provide to on-field officiating crews during games. Replay officials -- as well as other members of the league's officiating department -- would be able to advise on possession, a completed or intercepted pass, whether a player is down by contact and the position of the ball relative to a line or boundary.

 

This is the annual NFL ritual "Let's create a rule to un***** the Bills after they got ***** during the season".  *****in' Rams game. 

Edited April 2, 2021 by Freddie's Dead

[whatdrought]

On 4/1/2021 at 11:44 PM, UConn James said:

I really don’t think that’s part of the Competition Committee’s area. When the one-shell rule was ‘revealed’ to the media, it was with the then Tampa Bay coach saying that the Bucco Bruce Orange creamsicle set would not be worn in an upcoming game, as had been planned prior in the offseason / ramp-up to the season in ~July, when these uni schedules have recently started to be officially released by teams. I expect that call was made by a safety committee in conjunction with the docs involved with CTE studies.

 

The UniWatch’s Paul Lucas & Sports Logo forum’s Chris Creamer started a podcast a couple of months ago and a recent one had the one-shell rule as a main topic. There has been a rumor that the one-shell rule will be ending. They don’t know if this year or next; nor is it for certain, as is the nature of rumors. But it has been a kinda persistent one. But so far, I don’t think there’s been any leaks from any clubs about any possible second helmet color. Perhaps at the draft? Perhaps there will be an announcement later into the offseason? Or perhaps, in the same manner as its inception, a team will just show up with a different helmet.

can someone explain this to me? No idea what this rule is, what it means, or why it should be changed...?

[without a drought]

If there is overtime in preseason and nobody is watching, did it ever really happen.

[Zerovoltz]

a few things that I wish they would do.

 

No coin toss in playoffs.....home team should get to pick what to do.......gives a little more meat to homefield advantage.

 

Go back classic sudden death OT....with the home team automatically given the ball first...again...have homefield mean something.

 

....and very minor....allow skill position players to wear uniform numbers 1-49.  (but keep QB, K, and P....all 1-19)  Also WR and TE may still wear 80-89.

[Boxcar]

On 4/1/2021 at 2:37 PM, Doc Brown said:

Don't fumble the ball by stretching for the pylon.  I kind of like the high risk/high reward type play there.

Instead, fumble BEFORE the pylon to get the ball on the 1.

On 4/1/2021 at 4:33 PM, ßookie_tech said:

I don't think it needs to be made an official rule, but the officials should be counseled to not call ticky tacky penalties, especially away from the play. And no borderline holding/contact/PI penalties, only the obvious kind. And less time reviewing plays. At home, we can usually tell after 10 seconds which way the call should be. How annoying is it to have to wait for the referee to watch the same replay for 3 minutes. Have a small team upstairs review the plays and just buzz the call down to the ref so he doesn't have to jog all the way to the sideline then all the way back to the center of the field to tell everyone the call. Referees should not be able have as much impact on the game as they do. One, it's usually not fair. And 2, watching the game is a much better experience when there is less referee involvement. Teams play more physical and the flow is 5x better. Less is more when it comes to officiating. It's really that simple. 

MLB does this and it doesn't make a difference. Takes just as long.

[machine gun kelly]

4 hours ago, Zerovoltz said:

a few things that I wish they would do.

 

No coin toss in playoffs.....home team should get to pick what to do.......gives a little more meat to homefield advantage.

 

Go back classic sudden death OT....with the home team automatically given the ball first...again...have homefield mean something.

 

....and very minor....allow skill position players to wear uniform numbers 1-49.  (but keep QB, K, and P....all 1-19)  Also WR and TE may still wear 80-89.

Zero, the one I agree with you is back to sudden death, but absolutely positively no ties.  Keep playing until someone scores, even a FG.  The others I don’t care, amd can’t even believe anyone even is discussing OT for pre-season. 
 

Chongli, thanks for sharing bud.  Good start to a thread.

Edited April 4, 2021 by machine gun kelly

[Beerball]

On 4/1/2021 at 2:06 PM, chongli said:

24 votes from the owners are still needed to pass these. Voting takes place later this month. [Sorry, I don't have a lot of time to comment, but wanted to post this since it might be of interest to readers here. I didn't see this posted elsewhere after a search and looking at the first two pages.]

 

Here is the article and the endorsements:

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31177555/more-video-review-potential-rule-changes

 

• Expansion of the scope of information that replay officials could provide to on-field officiating crews during games. Replay officials -- as well as other members of the league's officiating department -- would be able to advise on possession, a completed or intercepted pass, whether a player is down by contact and the position of the ball relative to a line or boundary.

• The elimination of overtime in preseason games.

• Allowing a maximum of nine players in the "setup zone," the 15-yard area behind their restraining line when set up for a kickoff return. This proposal could make it a bit easier to recover onside kicks, a challenge that has grown harder since the NFL's 2018 revamp of the kickoff. The Philadelphia Eagles proposed a more radical change, giving teams an option for one play to gain 15 yards to keep possession after a score, but similar suggestions have failed to receive enough votes in previous years.

• A significant restriction on blocking below the waist beyond 5 yards of the line of scrimmage and 2 yards outside of the offensive tackle.

• Prohibiting playoff teams from signing players who had been cut by teams whose seasons were complete.

• Requiring teams to report tryouts and visits to the league office throughout the year.

Wow, much ado about nothing, eh?

 

Pass 'em all and get on with your day.

[SoCal Deek]

The one that I like is not allowing playoff teams to pad their roster. I hate that in baseball too. 

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

On 4/1/2021 at 2:35 PM, scuba guy said:

Where is the one that hurt Cleveland in the playoffs. A fumble in the ends zone gives the ball to the defense on the 20 yard line, that is the worst rule ever

 

So if a team is going for a 1st down at the 40 yard line, they call a run play, the player momentarily extends the ball out beyond the 40, then pulls it back in and gets tackled at the 39 and 1/2 yard line, do they get the 1st down?  I don't believe so, plus too easy for other team to knock ball loose.  But at the goal line, once the ball crosses, it's a TD, so the rules are different and as Doc stated, it's a high reward move so there should be high risk attached to it.

 

Not sure how true this is, but have read that Belichick will bench any player who extends the ball.  I'd agree with him on that one, too many things can go wrong.

 

The one about playoff teams not signing players cut from other teams not in playoffs, would that have ruled out the Kenny Stills signing?  So if a team in the playoffs has some players injured in the last regular season game, they can't sign replacement players who are available?  Or does it just mean they can't sign players cut after the other teams final game?  If a player had been available prior to the last Sunday of regular season, then he can still be signed??

 

On 4/1/2021 at 2:37 PM, Doc Brown said:

Don't fumble the ball by stretching for the pylon.  I kind of like the high risk/high reward type play there.

 

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

Change #1.
All comp picks to NE are given to Buffalo for the next 5 years 

[Doc Brown]

On 4/4/2021 at 1:52 AM, Boxcar said:

Instead, fumble BEFORE the pylon to get the ball on the 1.

Any coach that instructs his team to fumble the oddly shaped leather ball that bounces unpredictably out of bounds at the one yard line when going down should be fired on the spot.  It's a weak argument.

Edited April 5, 2021 by Doc Brown

[Boxcar]

10 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

Any coach that instructs his team to fumble the oddly shaped leather ball that bounces unpredictably out of bounds at the one yard line when going down should be fired on the spot.  It's a weak argument.

The rule is dumb and arbitrary as stated now. I'd understand it if fumbling out of bounds resulted in a change of possession everywhere on the field, but it doesn't.

[Doc Brown]

5 hours ago, Boxcar said:

The rule is dumb and arbitrary as stated now. I'd understand it if fumbling out of bounds resulted in a change of possession everywhere on the field, but it doesn't.

There'd be no disincentive to be careless with the ball (either when diving for the pylon or leaping over the pile stretching the ball trying to break the plain of the end zone).  Offenses don't need another advantage over the defense. 

 

The one easy change I'd suggest is the opposing offense would get the ball where it was fumbled before going into the end zone.  Being backed up at the one yard line is obviously more difficult than starting at your own 20.