Neutering of the NFL (1 Viewer)

[sportsaint]

Between the new taunting rules and previous years rules the game has become difficult to watch and probably harder to play with having to think about what not do etc. some of the calls tonight over taunting have been super petty. May as well play the game on madden so you don’t have any violence

 

[Deuuuuce]

Seems like every preseason there is a new “emphasis” on a rule. This year it’s taunting. Hopefully during the regular season they just let them play. No one likes to watch refs take over games.

 

[Darth Deuce]

That rule is going to cost someone a win this season.

 

[St.RobE]

Goodell hates the Saints so he intentionally made this rule after seeing how effective CGJ’s smack talk was last season.

 

[Trey W.]

I agree, the new rules are greatly effecting the game. If it's this irritating to us imagine what it's like to be a player.

 

[Treybad]

not able to watch the game tonight but something needs to happen all the dancing and poses for the TV after a tackle let alone for a sack turnover td heck there is less celebration for a win now than a lot of tackles....

 

[Taker597]

Still not as bad as NBA post Malice In The Palace...

They completely sucked personality out of the game.

 

[texasjefe]

Still not as bad as NBA post Malice In The Palace...

They completely sucked personality out of the game.

They made him change his name to Metta World Peace

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Seems like every preseason there is a new “emphasis” on a rule. This year it’s taunting. Hopefully during the regular season they just let them play. No one likes to watch refs take over games.

But one of these years the sky WILL be falling

 

[Saintstigerking]

Between the new taunting rules and previous years rules the game has become difficult to watch and probably harder to play with having to think about what not do etc. some of the calls tonight over taunting have been super petty. May as well play the game on madden so you don’t have any violence

Yeah cause it’s hard to play without taunting?

 

[ThibodauxSaint]

The taunting rule is just another rule that has a lot of gray area that allows the refs to control the game. There is a fine line between taunting and trash talking and I don't trust these refs to make that judgment. Its a violent, emotional game and now it can cost a team a game because a ref decides something a player says in an emotional moment is taunting in his opinion.

 

[broccoli60]

Yeah cause it’s hard to play without taunting?

Not saying it can’t but it’s been around as long as the game itself.

 

[mr.t]

Seems like every preseason there is a new “emphasis” on a rule. This year it’s taunting. Hopefully during the regular season they just let them play. No one likes to watch refs take over games.

The offside penalties were a bit strange to me.

 

[saintsfan4210]

It's sad how soft the game has gotten

 

[mjcouvi]

A guy drops an easy catch and you can't point at him and laugh and demean him? What is the world coming to?