RaidersAreOne Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 3 hours ago, elevators_rule said: I was watching a game during the regular season with a friend who doesn't watch the NFL. I felt like every play or two I was explaining a new rule. Even little things like offensive/defensive holding, illegal contact, pass interference, illegal touching, rules for when the ball is tipped at the line, the QB being in or out of the pocket- rules that are called all the time and I can easily see why a new fan would have a really difficult time following the game. Adding the hip-drop tackle gives me a headache. Most NFL fans wouldn't even know the difference between a lot of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slappy Mc Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 No more surprise onside kicks either... Can only happen in the 4th quarter, while trailing and you have to announce it... Hard pass on that one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 The hip drop tackle and no surprise onside call are ridiculous. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossibleCabbage Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I mean the actual XFL kickoff rule is really good. It's fun to watch and there's no greater chance of injury than like "a normal offense vs. defense play." The problem with the traditional kickoff is that "guys running full speed with a 20 yard head start get into big collisions" which this solves. Eventually they should go to a "attempt to retain possession with a 4th and whatever from wherever" option since that's more interesting than an onside kick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp0k2 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 2 hours ago, 49erurtaza said: Sherman must be on this forum Being on this forum is what drives him to drink. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsoxsuck05 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 3 hours ago, PossibleCabbage said: I will be sad to see the end of the Fair Catch Kick. Every 7 years or so a team gets to try one. Am I mixing up the ancient free kick play with the super recent fair catch on kickoffs rule? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 7 hours ago, ramssuperbowl99 said: The NFL makes $10B a year and is still too cheap to set up and automated game clock system. But yeah ban those hip drop tackles that's the low hanging fruit here. The fact that HS Football went to this in Ohio half a decade ago warms my heart when I compare the two 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfelg Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 I really wish some of the judgement calls like this were less penal. Sucks to see 15 yards and auto 1st down on a judgement call that after the fact isn’t the right call. In fact I wouldn’t mind an “escalating” call on this of 5 yards on first offense, 10 on second, then 15 and auto 1st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 The biggest surprise of all of this to me is that despite defenses getting absolutely obliterated every year with new rules on how they can't play football (yes I'm aware I complained about the hip drop tackles when Mark Andrews got injured. I've since changed my mind on it), offenses are still worse than they've ever been. I don't understand how that's possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SWATcha Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 3 hours ago, warfelg said: I really wish some of the judgement calls like this were less penal. Sucks to see 15 yards and auto 1st down on a judgement call that after the fact isn’t the right call. In fact I wouldn’t mind an “escalating” call on this of 5 yards on first offense, 10 on second, then 15 and auto 1st. Or just a behind the scenes quick review from the booth to reverse the call and get it right. It already happens sometimes. Why can't they just implement it for all flags thrown? Those guys in the booth can tell within 30 seconds whether or not the call is correct. Probably a whole can of worms in there somewhere with everything being a judgment call. Some calls are just blatantly obviously wrong though. Our luck they'd have ex refs who screwed up the calls to begin with as the guys in the instant review booth lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfelg Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 6 minutes ago, SWATcha said: Or just a behind the scenes quick review from the booth to reverse the call and get it right. It already happens sometimes. Why can't they just implement it for all flags thrown? Those guys in the booth can tell within 30 seconds whether or not the call is correct. Probably a whole can of worms in there somewhere with everything being a judgment call. Some calls are just blatantly obviously wrong though. Our luck they'd have ex refs who screwed up the calls to begin with as the guys in the instant review booth lol. This is what I’m kinda worried about. And I think to the year that PI was reviewable, lots of rumors that they intentionally weren’t overturning them because they didn’t want judgement plays reviewed, just the back and white calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I think defenders are just supposed to let people run by them at this point 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossibleCabbage Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 On 3/21/2024 at 10:58 AM, RaidersAreOne said: I think the number of teams that tried, unsuccessfully, to run the play this year means that the "Tush Push" probably won't get banned. It just happened that the Eagles were uncommonly good at it due to personnel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Football_Bachelor08 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 The onside kick proposal is dumb. If a time is trying to make a big comeback, it hampers their ability to do so if they're only allowed to do it in the 4th quarter. Don't care for the hip drop tackle proposal either. Defenders are handcuffed as it is. We don't need to handcuff them any further 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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