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Manning wins...NFL again tweaks umpire position
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201....ap/index.html The NFL heard Peyton Manning's complaints and responded with additional tweaks to the new umpire rule. All 32 teams were told in a memo from the league Tuesday that the umpire will now position himself 12 yards from the line of scrimmage when the ball is snapped instead of approximately 15 yards, which was used during the preseason. Also, the head linesman or line judge can signal when the ball can be snapped instead of having quarterbacks checking with referees. And the umpire must only be beyond the deepest running back - not established in position - before the ball can be snapped. The changes should make it easier for teams to use the no-huddle offense throughout the game, and satisfy Manning, who expressed his frustration with the rules change following an Aug. 26 loss at Green Bay. "The one (illegal snap) on me I thought was ridiculous, down there by the goal line when you're snapping the ball to keep them from potentially getting a replay," Manning said then. "Also, they (umpires) are unsettled. To throw a 5-yard penalty is absolutely ridiculous in my opinion. So I think that's one thing that will be re-evaluated - at least a do-over of some sort, or a warning. But a 5-yard penalty? That's ridiculous." Apparently the league agreed. Officials will now have the discretion to issue a warning before enforcing the 5-yard penalty for an illegal snap. Clear violations, the memo said, will continue to be penalized without a warning. Umpires also will move to the middle of the defense, their old position, during the final two minutes of the first half, the final five minutes of the game and when the offense is at, or inside, the opponent's 5-yard line. That's a change from just last week when the NFL decided to place umpires in their previous spot for the final five minutes of each half. In March, the league cited safety concerns as the reason for moving umpires behind the deepest running back. It cited statistics that showed a significant increase in the number of collisions and injuries incurred by umpires. "It reached the point where the league office thought that the physical danger out there and the safety of the umpire was becoming an issue, so we changed his position," Colts president Bill Polian said Aug. 28. "We recognized that there would be, A, mechanical issues, and B, issues with respect to certain penalties that might or might not be called based upon the new position." But after Manning insisted changes were needed, Polian told reporters they were solvable. Now the four-time league MVP and Polian are willing to see if this works. "We'll see," Manning said last week during the annual bowling tournament he hosts to raise money for the Peyback Foundation. The league said referees and umpires will meet Friday in Dallas to review the preseason and the mechanics of the changes to the umpire rule. The officials being used in Thursday night's season opener will review the material during a conference call this week. Manning was not available Tuesday, the Colts' regular off-day, but is expected to comment on the changes Wednesday. Polian did not immediately respond to an interview request left with the team's public relations staff Tuesday. |
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Peyton was right to bitch about it though. That was a screwed up setup they had.
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09-08-2010, 02:11 PM | #32 |
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Good change, the rule was lame anyways.
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09-08-2010, 02:20 PM | #34 |
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09-08-2010, 02:23 PM | #35 |
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It's a rule that was going to screw with the flow of the game for everybody, not just manning, so I'm glad they're adjusting on the fly.
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09-08-2010, 02:38 PM | #36 |
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However, Manning has been cheating since he came into the league while the NFL and their officials have ignored his chiseling-ass ways simply because he's a media darling whose endorsements help sell game advertising. For example, according to the NFL's own rulebook (the one they use for all the other teams), the offense must be set prior to the snap of the ball for a minimum of 1 second. This includes (or is supposed to include) the quarterback. A violation of this rule is supposed to result in a false start penalty. Manning, however, can jog in frigging circles non-stop without getting called. Not only that, but he can extend his arms into the neutral zone, walk back and forth, do a little dance, drop trou, and jiggle his nuts at the cheerleaders ... all immediately prior to the snap and without getting called for an infraction. To me, this is favorable treatment. However, if you wish to admire and idolize a cheating, connatural, sandbagging, asswipe of a doofus, please feel free to do so. FAX |
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The rule was stupid to begin with, and should have been changed regardless of who bitched about it.
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If Peyton was QB on my team I'd think him TCB was pretty cool.
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How about the obvious interception your stinking, cheating, inbred, hero threw to Troy Polamalualululualu a few years ago that was ruled "incomplete"? You know, the one that everybody in the entire world knew was a total bullcrap call and proved once and for all that the NFL "officials" were trying to ensure a Colts win against the Steelers and a trip to the AFC Championship game? Was Troy Polamalualululualu pathetically jealous about life in general? FAX |
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