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Patriots Four Rule Proposals
The Patriots submitted four rules proposals for discussion at next week's NFL owners' meetings.
1. Goal posts extended an additional 5 feet above the cross bar. "The reasoning of this proposal is that definitive rulings cannot be made on many field goal tries that cross over the top of the goal post." 2. Make the extra point more challenging by making the line of scrimmage the 25-yard line. "In order to make the point after a more competitive play." 3. Place fixed cameras on all boundary lines -- sideline, end line, end zone. "To supplement the TV cameras and to guarantee coverage of those lines for replay, no matter where the TV cameras are located." 4. Coaches can challenge any officials' decision other than scoring plays. "To make more extensive use of the replay system." http://espn.go.com/blog/new-england-...rule-proposals Discuss. |
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That's not a bad idea...
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03-26-2014, 10:21 AM | #82 |
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03-26-2014, 10:23 AM | #83 | |
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Your suggestion is dumb, and no one agrees with it. edit: by the way, we do have a rule on this, we currently have the "partially in = good" standard for going over. Its not unclear, it just sucks. If that was acceptable, there would not have been a controversy.
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That's a toughy because, either way, it becomes a tool. If it's a spot foul, the offense puts it in the playbook as a low percentage play hoping to get lucky. If it's a 15 yarder, defensive players intentionally trip up the receiver on an obvious big play. |
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03-26-2014, 10:46 AM | #86 |
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Except that doesn't happen in college football. It's not at all like it is in the NFL. Teams don't design plays to draw PI penalties.
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It's like not allowing a pitcher in baseball to throw over to first because damn near every time the runner makes it back safely. Will it speed up the game? Sure, but it will also result in far more stolen bases, making it nearly impossible for the catcher to throw anyone out. Asterisks will start appearing in record books because all stolen base records prior to the rule change will get blown out of the water. All because people want the game to move along faster. There needs to be a better reason to change the rules of a game than "I'm bored for 10 seconds". |
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See you later alnorth. Now that we've come full circle and every one of your arguments from "spirit of the rule" to "new rule" and "added cost" turns out to be flawed, I think we're done here.
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You completely missed the point. But by all means, don't get scared. Change is bad! |
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Why does everything with you need to boil down to insults. We are discussing a rule change in football. Because we disagree doesn't mean we need to be mortal enemies. |
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