Malfatron Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 5 minutes ago, Hunter2_1 said: Here's a solution to the QB hit problem; make running the ball great again! Seriously, it would solve so many issues in the NFL right now if the running game came back in a big way. HUGE QB contracts - strangling franchises? Gone. Ridiculous DPI and Massive Scorelines? Reduced. Incredibly strict and often baffling QB hit laws? GONE - because the QB value would have decreased. I don't know how, but it could work. make holding legal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Absolutely and if youre a QB youd be foolish not to exploit it given how easy its gonna be to get 15 free yards now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candyman93 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Casual fans love games like the Vikings vs Rams last night. The NFL will do whatever it can to not get sued and generate more ratings. It’s a win-win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinz D. Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 On 9/27/2018 at 1:13 AM, RandyMossIsBoss said: All this hysteria over the rule change and how easy the offense has it now, yet offenses through 3 games are only averaging 2 more points, 6 more yards, and total penalties are up from 13.4 to 14.6 per game compared to last season (all of which are figures that were higher in 2016). Not to mention it usually takes defenses a little while to catch up to offenses to start the year, these numbers don't hold. The penalty increase would be fairly notable if it held, but it's evidently not really leading to any more potent offenses. Hysteria? What? And overall scoring statistics have absolutely nothing to do with the legitimacy of the new "quarterback tackling" penalty. 6 hours ago, Hunter2_1 said: Here's a solution to the QB hit problem; make running the ball great again! Seriously, it would solve so many issues in the NFL right now if the running game came back in a big way. HUGE QB contracts - strangling franchises? Gone. Ridiculous DPI and Massive Scorelines? Reduced. Incredibly strict and often baffling QB hit laws? GONE - because the QB value would have decreased. I don't know how, but it could work. Isn't running the ball a coaches' design philosophy, though? I mean--other than pulling all the newer protections in the rules towards the passing game, I have no idea how you'd tilt things towards more running... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art_Vandalay Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 More flopping, more international fans. "This is real futbol now!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter2_1 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 7 hours ago, Heinz D. said: Hysteria? What? And overall scoring statistics have absolutely nothing to do with the legitimacy of the new "quarterback tackling" penalty. Isn't running the ball a coaches' design philosophy, though? I mean--other than pulling all the newer protections in the rules towards the passing game, I have no idea how you'd tilt things towards more running... No, I hadn't actually thought about the how. But on the fly, let's think... -Nerf DPI significantly -Tweak the blocking downfield laws (to allow all of it, maybe) I dunno, it's true that it's more of an organic cycle. I suspect with the rise of smaller and shiftier LBers, the heavy run game will come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_W Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 hopefully QB's will take the new rules to heart and stand in the pocket with impunity from pass rushers and continue to get strip sacked in the last 2 minutes of a close game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinz D. Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 8 hours ago, Hunter2_1 said: I dunno, it's true that it's more of an organic cycle. I suspect with the rise of smaller and shiftier LBers, the heavy run game will come back. That's a good point. You could be right about that. I've also often thought about how relatively easy it would be put a run-heavy offense on the field--as it seems like it's not a big deal for teams to find capable running backs these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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