NFL IS turning into more of a pansy.

[bgeno]

Quote: Originally Posted by p_rushing

The onside kick might not change much. I couldn't tell what they meant as the article says "outside each inbounds line" (do they have to lineup on the sideline?). What they are trying to stop is the licking team from having the first line of guys try to kill the first line of receivers. Spreading the guys out will just mean you have less guys there to kill less number of guys.

I'm having the same issue. What is an "inbounds line?" It sounds like they mean they have to line out on the sideline, but I'm sure that's not it because it makes no sense at all. Do they mean the hash marks?

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Just watched this video: http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09...ampaign=ec0009

Go to about 3:35 and he says that they require "one outside the numbers and at least three people to be outside the inbounds line, or the hashmarks."

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by Saber

Again, I'm all against the downed defender hitting a QB rule and I'm glad it didn't pass.

It didn't have to pass.

Quote:

Also, defenders who are knocked to the ground no longer can lunge into quarterbacks if the play is still going on. Kansas City safety Bernard Pollard did just that on the hit that ended Tom Brady's season almost before it began, and Pereira placed such plays in the player safety category. That adjustment was not a rule change and did not require an owners vote.

[Sandman42]

Quote: Originally Posted by Saber

Here are the four safety proposals the Owners passed: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4012307 Again, I'm all against the downed defender hitting a QB rule and I'm glad it didn't pass. What did pass: Banning of the "wedge" formation on kickoffs. Banning bunching players on onside kick formations. Protect blockers from helmet to helmet hits from the blindside. (a la Keith Rivers/Hines Ward) Banning of shoulder and forearm shots to the head on "defensive" receivers.

Actually, downed defender hitting a QB will still be implemented. From that same article:

Quote:

Also, defenders who are knocked to the ground no longer can lunge into quarterbacks if the play is still going on. Kansas City safety Bernard Pollard did just that on the hit that ended Tom Brady's season almost before it began, and Pereira placed such plays in the player safety category. That adjustment was not a rule change and did not require an owners vote.

[Cryolemon]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cebby

They should really just ban scrambling and make QBs 2 hand touch. And yes, I'm dead serious.

Give it 3 years lol.

Quote: Originally Posted by Saber

Here are the four safety proposals the Owners passed: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4012307 Again, I'm all against the downed defender hitting a QB rule and I'm glad it didn't pass. What did pass: Banning of the "wedge" formation on kickoffs. Banning bunching players on onside kick formations. Protect blockers from helmet to helmet hits from the blindside. (a la Keith Rivers/Hines Ward) Banning of shoulder and forearm shots to the head on "defensive" receivers.

I'm surprised the wedge thing didn't happen after the Kevin Everatt thing.

Quote: Originally Posted by kehlis

It didn't have to pass.

So technically this has been around for nearly a season, and I'm not sure I've seen it called ever.

[Saber]

Quote: Originally Posted by kehlis

It didn't have to pass.

Yep, that was my bad..

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cryolemon

So technically this has been around for nearly a season, and I'm not sure I've seen it called ever.

No, for whatever reason it wasn't considered a rule change and was just added to the players safety category.

[Cryolemon]

Quote: Originally Posted by kehlis

No, for whatever reason it wasn't considered a rule change and was just added to the players safety category.

It was mentioned at the time of Brady's injury (and after Palmer's for that matter) by Mike Peirera on NFL Network that he would ask refs to call it as unnecessary roughness.

[J.R. Locke]

If they were really concerned with player safety they would play on a slower field. Like they did in the 70's and 80's (astroturf was slippery when wet).