Drew Brees tweets 3 rule changes he wants the NFL to make (1 Viewer)


I agree with all of that. With the roughing, the devil is gonna be in the details. There's a lot of elements to it. And I agree on protecting WRs. Every time I see a low hit, makes me cringe. And yep, OT both teams get a possession at minimum, but rather not go to CFB OT rules.
 
Pass interference is my biggest issue. Would definitely top my list. Not just the whole no-call debacle. It's just too subjective while being the most game-changing penalty there is. That penalty can pretty much go as far as a QB can throw. I think a paneled review on a challenge is still a good option. But I wouldn't even mind maxing the penalty yards (like college) even if defenses could cheese it.
 
Bring the game back to it's early days.
The game is too regulated.
The refs have too much influence in the outcome of games due to the overabundance of rules that allow for subjectivity on their part.
I care for the players as much as the next guy.
I hate seeing injuries. But injuries are going to happen.
When rules are implemented to penalize hits to the knees and head, the integrity of the game is compromised.
We are witnessing that now.
How many times have we seen a "roughing the passer" penalty called when a hand brushes the QB's head, or when a tackler lands at his feet or thigh?
Or when the defender is blocked into the QB's knee, or close to it, yet the ref calls the penalty?
The same situation exists for hitting the receiver "from the knee down".
Again - no one wants a receiver, or any player, to get hurt.
But to limit where a player can hit the opposing player to tackle him [ except for obvious targeting to the head or knee ] makes the traditional game of football obsolete, and puts too much influence into the hands of the officials.

And Stalwart385's statement on PI penalties is valid.
I don't like review of plays for PI because of how much it slows the game down, but this situation comes down to the integrity of the refs. And their training.
The NFL doesn't want to stop the spot foul rule for PI because defenders will interfere with the receivers more often, especially on deep pass plays, thus avoiding a big gain.
I'm not sure how justified this reasoning is.
I have some reservations.
 
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Pass interference is my biggest issue. Would definitely top my list. Not just the whole no-call debacle. It's just too subjective while being the most game-changing penalty there is. That penalty can pretty much go as far as a QB can throw. I think a paneled review on a challenge is still a good option. But I wouldn't even mind maxing the penalty yards (like college) even if defenses could cheese it.


I am not sure why pass interference can't be called by a team of say 3 box officials sitting in a booth with every camera angle available. If PI is called by refs on the field they need to confirm the call.

They can also call down to the field in the event of a non-call to call the penalty from the box. But they have only a certain time frame....until the next snap maybe. So they can't take forever to catch every single one....just really obvious missed calls.

Really....every penalty could be done this way. There would still be some misses, but this would probably help a lot.

The refs on the field would become less powerful. And if the NFL decides to hose a team, like they do with us, it will be a lot more obvious because the booth ref guys should eliminate a lot of that by calling stuff that we can clearly see on a quick replay before the next snap.
 
With overtime in postseason they should play a 10 minute quarter. Football only timed sport with such rules they have currently.

Could you imagine in basketball OT if first team to make 3 pointer wins. Or in baseball. Visiting team score run in extra inning and home team doesn't get to bat.

In regular season im fine with OT format. But for postseason with so much at stake it is woefully inadequate
 
I agree with everything except the WR rule. As a 5'9 185lb CB trying to tackle AJ Brown, DK Metcalf, Travis Kelce, or George Kittle coming at you full speed is suicide, your going to get trucked and in some cases end up the one that get concussed or something worse. What happened to Godwin(one of fav wrs) is unfortunate but what are you going to do? You go low you get a penalty, you go high you get a penalty, you screwed either way.
 
Pass interference is my biggest issue. Would definitely top my list. Not just the whole no-call debacle. It's just too subjective while being the most game-changing penalty there is. That penalty can pretty much go as far as a QB can throw. I think a paneled review on a challenge is still a good option. But I wouldn't even mind maxing the penalty yards (like college) even if defenses could cheese it.

The NFL doesn't want to stop the spot foul rule for PI because defenders will interfere with the receivers more often, especially on deep pass plays, thus avoiding a big gain.
I think pass interference that occurs on the opponent's side of the 50 should be spotted at mid field with an automatic 1st down, otherwise it should be a spot file.
 
If you protect the receivers from knee down and neck up then there will be 10 penalties a game. The game is to fast for a DB to make a decision and if a receiver is in the air do you wait until they land to tackle them?
 
Roughing the passer and OT rule are important. The leg rule would then effectively increase helmet to helmet hits, but also what about RBs and TEs they take the most hits to the leg you aren't protecting them if it's just WRs. And that would effectively make this flag football. No thanks
 
Yes please, we fans want more subjective rule making. More incredibly difficult rule enforcement makes this game more difficult to watch.
The more rediclious the rule making becomes (can't tackle here, can't touch this player) the more the officials get to decide the outcome of games.
Its a violent game with big risks. However, those risks also come with huge financial rewards. IMO the players want a million dollars and touch football.
 
With overtime in postseason they should play a 10 minute quarter. Football only timed sport with such rules they have currently.

Could you imagine in basketball OT if first team to make 3 pointer wins. Or in baseball. Visiting team score run in extra inning and home team doesn't get to bat.

In regular season im fine with OT format. But for postseason with so much at stake it is woefully inadequate
Pretty much my sentiments. No other sport does what pro football does. As pro sports goes, the way the NFL does it doesn't make a lot of sense. College rules actually make more more sense. I'd rather just do a 10 minute OT period or extra time until a team finishes with a lead. If you're worried about injuries and tired players, then after the 10 minute period do something like a shootout. I'd rather just keep playing until a period finishes with a winner, but I know some won't agree with that.

What I hate is ending the game where only one team possesses the football in OT. It's nonsense if you really think about it compared to just about every other sport.
 
I agree with all of that. With the roughing, the devil is gonna be in the details. There's a lot of elements to it. And I agree on protecting WRs. Every time I see a low hit, makes me cringe. And yep, OT both teams get a possession at minimum, but rather not go to CFB OT rules.

The only problem with the receiver one is where are you supposed to hit them now? You can't go low and you can't go high now you have to hit them perfectly in the mid section but not too hard because then they are defenseless.
 

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