BLACKSOJA
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Is say college overtime rules but starting from the 50. That way, you still have to work to get into field goal range
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Yeah, I can see that, but I don't even think we have to play out the 10 minutes. Just ensure both teams get 1 possession then the next score wins the game. Seems easy enough to me.I don't like the bastageization of football the college OT does.
For the NFL OT rules I think the simplest solution is you just play a full 10 minute quarter for OT after that it remains a tie.
If it's a play off game and it's still tied after 10 then you go to the current OT rules.
I expected this point to be brought up.But then...
One thing that compromises the integrity of the game, is having no players to field a competitive team because a bunch of them are out with concussions and torn ACL's.
But maybe I don't know what you mean by "integrity"...
My "compromise":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.
To your last point. A possible solution would be to make repeated PI by the same player an ejectable offense. I.E. You have a DB that keeps dragging a WR down when he is beat, he gets away with a 15 yard penalty once, but he does it again, flagrantly, he's out. Obviously there is nuance here, and it may not be that cut and dry, but individual consequences would straighten some of this up. You could also impose fines on PI calls. Lots of ways to incentivize clean play without basically giving free completions. A penalty that results in a 55 yard gain is absolute BS.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.
Yeah, I've seen far too many calls where a ball is thrown a mile away from the receiver and PI is still called. Makes no sense.I have no problem with the spot foul....what I don't like is referees bailing out QBs for poorly thrown balls, it's as if they don't even take catchable into consideration anymore.
It's hard enough to run 20-22mph downfield trailing a WR on a go route....now you expect them to stop on a dime to defend a grossly underthrown deep ball that the receiver suddenly stopped to come back to? That's impossible
Putting the game more into the control of the players is the ultimate goal.To your last point. A possible solution would be to make repeated PI by the same player an ejectable offense. I.E. You have a DB that keeps dragging a WR down when he is beat, he gets away with a 15 yard penalty once, but he does it again, flagrantly, he's out. Obviously there is nuance here, and it may not be that cut and dry, but individual consequences would straighten some of this up. You could also impose fines on PI calls. Lots of ways to incentivize clean play without basically giving free completions. A penalty that results in a 55 yard gain is absolute BS.
LOL, excellent point. I'd say for it to be roughing, the QB must have at least been knocked to the ground. Even though we've benefitted from a few, it's ridiculous to get a roughing call because a fingertip grazed the top of a helmet while trying to knock the ball down. If a helmet can't protect the QB from a few errant fingers, why wear them?Another thing...if the quarterback feels good enough to smile after a roughing call...maybe he wasn't roughed