So, you think it would benefit the Lions? Gee, that never occurred to me!
I’m well aware that a sliding catch doesn’t down a receiver.
I’m thinking of cases where a runner deliberately goes to the ground to be downed, like a runner/receiver who realizes that he just got a first down that will finish the clock and doesn’t want to risk a fumble, or an interceptor who just got the final possession needed to finish the game.
In those cases, they can “give themselves up” and slide and they get the same protection that a sliding QB would get.
Can someone give me the cliff notes on the clock stoppage rules?? There was a play where JG ran out of bounds moving forward and the clock kept running. Then later a runner ran out and it stopped, I thought with less time on the clock? Has this gotten weird, or am I misremembering?
In regard to out of bounds situations:
During regular play, after an out of bounds, the clock only stops long enough for the officials to spot the ball, then it resumes.
The exceptions are the last 2 minutes of the 1st half and the last 5 minutes of the 2nd half. During those periods the clock remains stopped after an out of bounds until the ball is snapped again.
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There you go.
Horrible clock management, terrible, even if it doesn’t stand
Wrong thread
Yes, it has gotten weird. The time on the clock and the quarter matters now. It also matters HOW the player ends up out of bounds. A player that runs out of bounds on their own going forward is looked at different than a player who is forced out by a defender. I have also seen players who go out on their own moving backwards looked at different than players moving forward on their own.
Its gotten to the point where I stopped trying to remember the details. I just know it exists.
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The call was made before the throw, as it would be. What you want to do is change the intentional grounding rules.
Easy go back to normal kick of return. That makes onside kicks mean something again.
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If they want to keep the new kickoff scheme, how about eliminating the kicking tee itself. It would mean a lot more balls land in play and a lot more odd things happening on kickoffs.
Would you prefer they just kick a divot in the turf with their heel to prop the ball? That is what we did when I was a kid.
They do need to change the automatic first downs on defensive holding. Even in it were a ten yard penalty instead of 5.
Make them report as an eligible runner much like offensive linemen have to do as a receiver. If they report as eligible then they are fair game. If they don’t then they get penalized for crossing the line of scrimmage.
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You may hit Aaron Rodgers at any time, anywhere on the field.
With anything. Anything…dead mackerel, war hammer, 747…anything.
As many times as you want.
Bail and legal defense paid by the NFL.
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Dropped a house on him
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I’m thinking you have to kick the ball from the ground. Laying sideways, longways, whichever. Just kick it like it’s a soccer ball. It would make it much harder to send them all out the endzone and it would cause weird flights and bounces. I think this would actually add a lot of interest to kickoffs.
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Bring back the old kickoff rule. The 1 that allowed for Mel Gray and Devin Hester. I don’t think the play is all that more dangerous than others. I think the NFLs data is flawed. Sure 3 times as many injuries as a normal play but the play is 3 times as long as a normal play too.
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Playoff seeding. Division winners only guaranteed playoff spot, seeding is done completely based on team record. A 14-3 five seed is bullshit. As is a team with a losing record getting a home game.
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Bring back the old onside kick. You killed this one NFL, just butchered it. In the fake interest of player safety.
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This one is just an idea. Take the padding out of the very top of the helmet. This will prevent people from spearing with the helmet as it won’t feel nearly as good. I don’t think it will harm protection much either because really who gets hit directly on the top of their helmet? Not too many I think. Unless they’ve lowered their head for impact. Don’t do that.
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I think a lot of this is because of the personnel on kickoff vs on a normal play and there length of involvement. On normal run play about half of the players on offense and defense end up minimally involved. Kickoff and point are the only ones where everybody is going full on. The fun thing is that punt seems a bit safer because teams cant sell out for one thing entirely. If anything the league needs to add more unpredictable outcomes to kickoff to slow guys down.
I also agree with just doing it the old way too.
I agree with you here but I don’t think PI should be called when a DB has tight coverage, the ball is under thrown and the wr has to come back to ball, why punish a DB with good coverage because the QB made a bad throw
I would tier DPI calls.
Still spot foul for most DPI, but that underthrow crap gets 5 yards, no automatic 1st down.
Same wih roughing the QB. Helmet taps with outstretched arms get 5 yards, no PF.
Also, eliminate rugby scrum advancing the ball by having a teammate push you.
Yea went from an awesome play to absolute trash.