Competition Committee announces new rule, bylaw proposals...

[posty 2,296]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/19/competition-committee-announces-new-rule-bylaw-proposals/

 

Rule change proposals:

 

1. Move the kickoff to the 40-yard line.

 

2. Expand instant replay to include personal foul penalties.

 

3. Eliminate overtime in the preseason.

 

4. Extend the goal posts an additional five feet above the cross bar.

 

5. Move the line of scrimmage for one-point extra point kicks to the defensive teams 25-yard line. Two-point conversion attempts would still be snapped from the 2-yard line.

 

6. Put six cameras on all boundary lines sideline, goal line, end line, to guarantee coverage for replay reviews.

 

7. Permit a coach to challenge any officials decision, except scoring plays which are automatically reviewed.

 

8. Protect players from getting the sides of their legs rolled up on the rule already says a blocker cant hit an opponent in the back of the legs, this proposal will add or side to the rule.

 

9. Allow the referee to consult with members of the NFL officiating department during replay reviews. The referee would be able to speak with the command center in New York to help in reviewing a play.

 

10. Re-organize the rules about what can be reviewed and what cannot be reviewed, including making the recovery of a loose ball in the field of play reviewable. (This is referred to as the NaVorro Bowman rule, after a controversial call in the NFC Championship Game.)

 

11. Dont stop the clock on a sack.

 

12. Modify pass interference so that it can be called within one yard of the line of scrimmage.

 

13. Enforce defensive fouls behind the line of scrimmage from the previous spot, rather than from the end of the run or from the spot of the foul.

 

Bylaw proposals:

 

1. Raise the number of active players on game day from 46 to 49 for regular-season games played on a day other than Sunday or Monday, excluding Week One.

 

2. Raise the practice squad limit from eight players to 10 players.

 

3. Permit clubs to trade players prior to the start of the league year.

 

4. Eliminate the cut-down to 75 players during training camp and instead just have one cut-down from 90 players to 53 players.

 

5. Permit more than one player to return to the active list from injured reserve so that any player on injured reserve could return after six weeks.

 

6. Permit each club to time and test up to 10 draft-eligible players at its facility, and allow any club that wishes to attend timing and testing at another teams facility.

 

7. Adjust the time of the roster reduction from 53 after the fourth preseason game from 6 p.m. Eastern to 4 p.m. Eastern. All teams would have to have their list of final cuts in by 4 p.m.

 

Resolution proposal:

 

1. Permit a home team with a retractable roof to open or close its roof at halftime, instead of having to determine at the start of the game whether it is open or closed.

[Mike FF Today 607]

Just at a quick glance, I like # 4, 5, and 6 in the Rule Change section. Moving back the extra point makes some sense. It's a wasted a play in the game given it's certainty. Also, anything to increase the number of players on the roster is good in my back. The fact that the entire 53 can't be active on gameday is silly.

[posty 2,296]

Just at a quick glane, I like # 4, 5, and 6 in the Rule Change section. Moving back the extra point makes some sense. It's a wasted a play in the game given it's certainty. Also, anything to increase the number of players on the roster is good in my back. The fact that the entire 53 can't be active on gameday is silly.

The problem with #5 is that you wouldn't be able to do a fake then... Also, what if there is a bad snap on the extra point from the 25-yard line, at least from the two-yard line you do have a chance to convert...

[edjr 5,564]

Since I can remember kickers have been kicking it over the goal post and they say it's a good field goal if it goes over the post.

 

Why the fock has it taken till 2014 for them to vote on this?

[edjr 5,564]

 

Modify pass interference so that it can be called within one yard of the line of scrimmage.

 

 

 

 

Worst idea I have EVER heard of.

[Mike FF Today 607]

The problem with #5 is that you wouldn't be able to do a fake then... Also, what if there is a bad snap on the extra point from the 25-yard line, at least from the two-yard line you do have a chance to convert...

 

How often are fake extra points tried now? I can't even remember the last one that was tried. Without looking at the numbers, my guess is there are less fake extra point attempts than fake punts or fake field goals.

[Vikings4ever 496]

 

 

Worst idea I have EVER heard of.

I'm guessing it's being pushed by a team that got its ass kicked by (legal) pick plays and wants them to be called offensive pass interference.

[posty 2,296]

How often are fake extra points tried now? I can't even remember the last one that was tried. Without looking at the numbers, my guess is there are less fake extra point attempts than fake punts or fake field goals.

Probably not many... I guess the college game is more for the fake attempt than the NFL...

[Frozenbeernuts 1,652]

Moving the kickoff up 5 yards makes zero sense. Just remove the damn thing all together instead of this stupid rule.

[Boilermaker04 11]

9 is silly, just copy the nhl and be done with it already.

 

5 is good, 3 is smart. 10 is necessary.

 

2 is horrible and will noticeably slow the game down even more so.

 

I'm not understanding 13, what context would that apply to? Only personal fouls?

[Phurfur 70]

Some of these rules would slow the game down even more which means more money for the NFL.

 

An average professional football game lasts 3 hours and 12 minutes, but if you tally up the time when the ball is actually in play, the action amounts to a mere 11 minutes.

 

The 11 minutes of action was famously calculated a few years ago by the Wall Street Journal. Its analysis found that an average NFL broadcast spent more time on replays (17 minutes) than live play. The plurality of time (75 minutes) was spent watching players, coaches, and referees essentially loiter on the field.

 

The average NFL game includes 20 commercial breaks containing more than 100 ads. The Journal’s analysis found that commercials took up about an hour, or one-third, of the game.

http://qz.com/150577/an-average-nfl-game-more-than-100-commercials-and-just-11-minutes-of-play/

[Vikings4ever 496]

The Journal’s analysis found that commercials took up about an hour, or one-third, of the game.

http://qz.com/150577/an-average-nfl-game-more-than-100-commercials-and-just-11-minutes-of-play/

That's actually about average for TV these days. The NFL just has more numerous, shorter, commercial breaks.

[weepaws 2,460]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/19/competition-committee-announces-new-rule-bylaw-proposals/

 

Rule change proposals:

 

1. Move the kickoff to the 40-yard line.

 

2. Expand instant replay to include personal foul penalties.

 

3. Eliminate overtime in the preseason.

 

4. Extend the goal posts an additional five feet above the cross bar.

 

5. Move the line of scrimmage for one-point extra point kicks to the defensive teams 25-yard line. Two-point conversion attempts would still be snapped from the 2-yard line.

 

6. Put six cameras on all boundary lines sideline, goal line, end line, to guarantee coverage for replay reviews.

 

7. Permit a coach to challenge any officials decision, except scoring plays which are automatically reviewed.

 

8. Protect players from getting the sides of their legs rolled up on the rule already says a blocker cant hit an opponent in the back of the legs, this proposal will add or side to the rule.

 

9. Allow the referee to consult with members of the NFL officiating department during replay reviews. The referee would be able to speak with the command center in New York to help in reviewing a play.

 

10. Re-organize the rules about what can be reviewed and what cannot be reviewed, including making the recovery of a loose ball in the field of play reviewable. (This is referred to as the NaVorro Bowman rule, after a controversial call in the NFC Championship Game.)

 

11. Dont stop the clock on a sack.

 

12. Modify pass interference so that it can be called within one yard of the line of scrimmage.

 

13. Enforce defensive fouls behind the line of scrimmage from the previous spot, rather than from the end of the run or from the spot of the foul.

 

Bylaw proposals:

 

1. Raise the number of active players on game day from 46 to 49 for regular-season games played on a day other than Sunday or Monday, excluding Week One.

 

2. Raise the practice squad limit from eight players to 10 players.

 

3. Permit clubs to trade players prior to the start of the league year.

 

4. Eliminate the cut-down to 75 players during training camp and instead just have one cut-down from 90 players to 53 players.

 

5. Permit more than one player to return to the active list from injured reserve so that any player on injured reserve could return after six weeks.

 

6. Permit each club to time and test up to 10 draft-eligible players at its facility, and allow any club that wishes to attend timing and testing at another teams facility.

 

7. Adjust the time of the roster reduction from 53 after the fourth preseason game from 6 p.m. Eastern to 4 p.m. Eastern. All teams would have to have their list of final cuts in by 4 p.m.

 

Resolution proposal:

 

1. Permit a home team with a retractable roof to open or close its roof at halftime, instead of having to determine at the start of the game whether it is open or closed.

the changes i would like to see are ?

 

number 3 = come on no need at all for overtime in preseason

 

number 11= no need to stop the clock on a sack . let that clock run its a play that happen in the field of play

 

number 13= hate seeing that a pass interference can get the offense 60 yards cause of a penalty

 

those i would really like see changed

[posty 2,296]

The results...

 

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/26/five-rules-changes-pass-as-nfl-owners-vote-at-league-meeting/

 

Rule change proposals:

 

1. Move the kickoff to the 40-yard line. FAILED

 

2. Expand instant replay to include personal foul penalties. FAILED

 

3. Eliminate overtime in the preseason. TABLED

 

4. Extend the uprights to make them five feet taller. PASSED

 

5. Move the line of scrimmage for one-point extra point kicks to the defensive team’s 25-yard line. Two-point conversion attempts would still be snapped from the 2-yard line. TABLED. (League will experiment with longer extra points in the preseason.)

 

6. Put six cameras on all boundary lines — sideline, goal line, end line, to guarantee coverage for replay reviews. TABLED

 

7. Permit a coach to challenge any official’s decision, except scoring plays which are automatically reviewed. FAILED

 

8. Protect players from getting the sides of their legs rolled up on — the rule already says a blocker can’t hit an opponent in the back of the legs, this proposal will add “or side” to the rule. PASSED

 

9. Allow the referee to consult with members of the NFL officiating department during replay reviews. The referee would be able to speak with the command center in New York to help in reviewing a play. PASSED

 

10. Re-organize the rules about what can be reviewed and what cannot be reviewed, including making the recovery of a loose ball in the field of play reviewable. (This is referred to as the NaVorro Bowman rule, after a controversial call in the NFC Championship Game.) PASSED

 

11. Don’t stop the clock on a sack. PASSED

 

12. Modify pass interference so that it can be called within one yard of the line of scrimmage. TABLED

 

13. Enforce defensive fouls behind the line of scrimmage from the previous spot, rather than from the end of the run or from the spot of the foul. PASSED

 

Bylaw proposals:

 

1. Raise the number of active players on game day from 46 to 49 for regular-season games played on a day other than Sunday or Monday, excluding Week One. TABLED

 

2. Raise the practice squad limit from eight players to 10 players. TABLED

 

3. Permit clubs to trade players prior to the start of the league year. TABLED

 

4. Eliminate the cut-down to 75 players during training camp and instead just have one cut-down from 90 players to 53 players. FAILED

 

5. Permit more than one player to return to the active list from injured reserve so that any player on injured reserve could return after six weeks. FAILED

 

6. Permit each club to time and test up to 10 draft-eligible players at its facility, and allow any club that wishes to attend timing and testing at another team’s facility. TABLED

 

7. Adjust the time of the roster reduction from 53 after the fourth preseason game from 6 p.m. Eastern to 4 p.m. Eastern. All teams would have to have their list of final cuts in by 4 p.m. PASSED

 

Resolution proposal:

 

1. Permit a home team with a retractable roof to open or close its roof at halftime, instead of having to determine at the start of the game whether it is open or closed. TABLED

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11. Dont stop the clock on a sack. PASSED

 

I read that this is only outside of 2 minutes, and I can't remember if it was each quarter or the 2-min warning.