https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/sports/football/17rules.html?src=twrhp Stuff the rules committee is voting on for 2011 Kickoffs moving from 30 to 35 Placing the ball at the 25 on a touchback No more wedges at all Instant replay on all scoring plays Rewriting the rule on defenseless receivers Also, flagrant hits or repeated violations will be a suspendable offense.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000...nderson-recap-competition-committee-meetings- Longer version straight from the NFL
well that will certainly improve player safety, no returns ever. It increases the liklyhood of onsider kicks. less of a risk if you don't recover it. Now on the replay for all scoring plays, is that strictly on kickoffs? Or literally every scoring play? What are they looking for? just proof of the score? or for some penalty that could negate the score? by and large 85-90% of scores are completed without doubt about the belief it is actually a legal score. So if we are just checking to see if the score is legally obtained, then it is a giant waste of time. If we are checking to see if we can negate scores via penalties not originally called on the field, thats wrong (IMO) and thus a bad rule change. If you want to check strictly the validity of scores, then keep the challenge flags in the coaches pocket, and then give them 3 challenges (one of which can only be used on scoring plays) the other two can be used any where on the field (including other scoring plays). Or review simply every score in the last 2 minutes of halves and the game, and any OT scores. Otherwise we are just wasting everyones time and extending games for absolutely no reason. An actual clear definition of a defenseless receiver would be wonderful, too many times we see the defenseless receiver called when he drops the ball, but if he caught it, the same hit would have been legal. So if we could fix this rule it would actually be the only one that benefits the game on their list this year.
they just a number of years ago moved it back. then they introduced the k ball to keep guys from kicking it through the endzone EVERY SINGLE TIME. why because kick returns are exciting, now they want to make every kick a touchback. might as well just start at the 25 like in mighty mites.
It obviously won't be used to call penalties, and it isn't a waste of time at all to see if a score is actually a score. If it's a questionable touchdown, they look it over just like they would a challenge. A referee not being able to see the goal line when a camera can see it just fine shouldn't be the difference between 0 and 6 points for a team.
I don't disagree with if its a questionable score. But it says every score. Which means the crazy obvious scores will require reviews. Which is a complete waste of time. If you want to simply talk about reviewing every score that is questionable, then isnt that what coaches challenges are for? What makes a score questionable? A bad call by the refs? refs have been taught never to admit something like that. Or a call where the refs admit being unable to see anything? because they won't admit that either...
You're over analyzing it. It'll be the same as it is in hockey and even football (post 2 minute warning). If it's an obvious score, they'll look at it, it'll be obvious and the TD will stand without anyone but the official knowing it was ever looked at. If it's questionable then the official will be called for a booth review. Just like it is post 2 minute warning now. Since 90% of TDs are obvious, then it wouldn't change a thing. Instead coaches wouldn't have to waste a challenge on a close TD call that is deserving of being reviewed even if the original call was correct.
