Competition Committee proposals: end play when ball carrier's helmet comes off & sudden death overtime

[CRedskinsRule]

College OT is not right for professional football. One because of the stats, but more so because in professional football you have to drive the football the length of the field, and test all 3 phases of the game. You don't get a full range of play calling/defensive sets starting at the 20(?).

I like the proposed change and hope they implement it, but I doubt they will.

[tryfuhl]

More stuff!

1. The do-over rule adopted last season for balls that strike the mammoth video board hovering over the floor of Cowboys Stadium, known here and elsewhere as "Jumbotronicus," will be proposed as a permanent fix for the potential problem, which never occurred in eight regular-season games or in the postseason contest played there.

2. Dead ball fouls occurring at the end of the first half and the fourth quarter would carry over to the third quarter and overtime, respectively.

3. Instant replay would be used to review game-clock questions on the last play of the second and fourth quarters (and presumably overtime). This rule was adopted by the NFL for the 2009 postseason.

4. The player numbering rules would be modified to acknowledge the fact that many linebackers with numbers in the 50s play defensive end in a 3-4 scheme.

5. In the final minute of the game (and presumably the half), a 10-second runoff would apply when a play is reversed via replay in a way that makes the final outcome a situation in which the clock would have continued to run.

6. The Colts and the Cowboys would be required to declare the window and curtain configurations at their stadiums 90 minutes before kickoff, the same rule that applied to whether a retractable roof will be open or closed.

"Jumbtronicus" and other issues will be on the agenda next week | ProFootballTalk.com

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

More stuff!



"Jumbtronicus" and other issues will be on the agenda next week | ProFootballTalk.com

6. The Colts and the Cowboys would be required to declare the window and curtain configurations at their stadiums 90 minutes before kickoff, the same rule that applied to whether a retractable roof will be open or closed.

Sounds like Martha Stewart was involved with the rules committee.

[MTK]

The league is going overboard with regard to head injuries but honestly it's something that's long overdue.

[SirClintonPortis]

I think it would be difficult to spot the ball if the dude's helmet falls off just before he is down.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by SirClintonPortis

I think it would be difficult to spot the ball if the dude's helmet falls off just before he is down.

yeah the spotting can def be an issue

[Slingin Sammy 33]

No problem with the helmet rule.

Leave OT alone. As I've said before, if you didn't play well enough to win in regulation, you don't have a damn thing to whine about.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

No problem with the helmet rule.

Leave OT alone. As I've said before, if you didn't play well enough to win in regulation, you don't have a damn thing to whine about.

even the winner didn't play well enough to win in regulation

so kick it off and play match-it

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

even the winner didn't play well enough to win in regulation

so kick it off and play match-it

Forget sudden death and bring back the tie game, it will encourage teams to play harder to prevent ties because of the playoff implications involved.

[saden1]

Killing plays when ball carrier loses helmet? Are you kidding me? That sounds retarded. If a player wants to get extra yardage let him.


Oh no, wait, you really didn't score a touchdown because your helmet was off.

[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by saden1

Killing plays when ball carrier loses helmet? Are you kidding me? That sounds retarded. If a player wants to get extra yardage let him.


Oh no, wait, you really didn't score a touchdown because your helmet was off.

It's BS.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by Trample the Elderly

It's BS.

Sissyfication of football...once upon a time football was played by men:

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by saden1

Sissyfication of football...once upon a time football was played by men:

After watching that its does add the sissy factor to football. Not that I'd call a football player a sissy to his face but this is the internet.

[SirClintonPortis]

Here's another hypothetical:
Adrian Peterson rams helmets with a random FS, and he fumbles the football AND loses his helmet at the same time. What's a ref to do?

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by SirClintonPortis

Here's another hypothetical:
Adrian Peterson rams helmets with a random FS, and he fumbles the football AND loses his helmet at the same time. What's a ref to do?

I guess at that point he's no longer a ball carrier, but it depends how the ref calls it