What rule changes would you like to see in 07?

[hail_2_da_skins]

3) Touchdown Celebrations - restricting touchdown celebrations to an individual is plain stupid. Football is a team game and a spontaneous team celebration should be encouraged not some individual self-promoting end zone dance. I agree with the ban on use of props but not allowing team celebrations is dumb.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by hail_2_da_skins

3) Touchdown Celebrations - restricting touchdown celebrations to an individual is plain stupid. Football is a team game and a spontaneous team celebration should be encouraged not some individual self-promoting end zone dance. I agree with the ban on use of props but not allowing team celebrations is dumb.

I actually feel any celebration should be a team celebration, no individual celebration.

[hooskins]

How about repealing the Pass Interference rule changes adopted several years back. No one is mentioning them, and everyone is talking about celebration penalties??? How about the NFL ruining the game of football, so they can get higher crowds by higher scoring games.

That to me is the biggest insult to the game of football. Of course it will not be changed...

[Paintrain]

1. Loosen the roughing the passer rule or make it more extreme. You can only hit the QB if he is outside the tackle box but he has to release the ball within 3 seconds of the snap or it's a 5 yd penalty. Is that ridiculous, of course it is, but so are some of the calls they make.

2. Make pass interference like a face mask.. 5 yds for incidental contact, 15 for intentionally impeding or grabbing a receiver..

3. Expand the game day rosters to 58 players..

4. Bring back the celebrations!

[GhettoDogAllStars]

I would like to see replay abolished. The refs rely on it too much. It seems like they make more bad calls now, than before.

As for the QB issue, I think the rules about protecting them are necessary. Here's why:
The QB has to stand still (mostly), and look down-field. He's basically a sitting duck. So, should it be legal to just clothesline him right in the neck, while he's looking away from you -- totally exposed? Or how about slamming your helmet into his? Or how about tackling him at the knees -- why can't you just break his legs?

Basically, if you want to have passing -- and QB's available to complete the passes -- then you have to protect the QB. Which means that you have to tackle him at the torso -- not the head, not the knees -- the body (how tackling is supposed to be performed).

The celebration rules suck too. What's the problem with celebrating? So dumb.

[saskin]

Originally Posted by GhettoDogAllStars

I would like to see replay abolished. The refs rely on it too much. It seems like they make more bad calls now, than before.

As for the QB issue, I think the rules about protecting them are necessary. Here's why:
The QB has to stand still (mostly), and look down-field. He's basically a sitting duck. So, should it be legal to just clothesline him right in the neck, while he's looking away from you -- totally exposed? Or how about slamming your helmet into his? Or how about tackling him at the knees -- why can't you just break his legs?

Basically, if you want to have passing -- and QB's available to complete the passes -- then you have to protect the QB. Which means that you have to tackle him at the torso -- not the head, not the knees -- the body (how tackling is supposed to be performed).

The celebration rules suck too. What's the problem with celebrating? So dumb.

I agree whole heartedly with you on the QB. A lot of these QBs are oblivious to wahts goin' on around them and can get pasted and not even know who or what hit'em.

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by GhettoDogAllStars

The celebration rules suck too. What's the problem with celebrating? So dumb.

Celebration is fine, as long as it's celebrating, not degrading the other team. That's one of the biggest downsides to watching sports anymore, in my opinion. I hate it when I have to watch some jackass behaving as if he were in the WWE instead of the NFL. The whole taunting/self promotion trend is the epitomy of no class.

[GhettoDogAllStars]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

Celebration is fine, as long as it's celebrating, not degrading the other team. That's one of the biggest downsides to watching sports anymore, in my opinion. I hate it when I have to watch some jackass behaving as if he were in the WWE instead of the NFL. The whole taunting/self promotion trend is the epitomy of no class.

Absolutely. It'd be nice if the TV cameras didn't show it. I wish they wouldn't do that.

[munny]

Originally Posted by GhettoDogAllStars

I would like to see replay abolished. The refs rely on it too much. It seems like they make more bad calls now, than before.

As for the QB issue, I think the rules about protecting them are necessary. Here's why:
The QB has to stand still (mostly), and look down-field. He's basically a sitting duck. So, should it be legal to just clothesline him right in the neck, while he's looking away from you -- totally exposed? Or how about slamming your helmet into his? Or how about tackling him at the knees -- why can't you just break his legs?

Basically, if you want to have passing -- and QB's available to complete the passes -- then you have to protect the QB. Which means that you have to tackle him at the torso -- not the head, not the knees -- the body (how tackling is supposed to be performed).

The celebration rules suck too. What's the problem with celebrating? So dumb.

Then put a dress on the QB and nobody hits him. One part of your argument is not quite right though, the QB is not a sitting duck. They can move all they want and many of them do it damn well. Now if you want to have a rule that says they can't leave the tackle box, then I agree with the current rules. Otherwise, it is football. Injuries happen. That's just the way it is. If a guy dives at a quarterback and the QB steps backwards so he gets hit below the knees instead the thighs, it is a 15 yard penalty on the defender. There is no way anyone can tell me that makes any sense at all. They either to need to be forced to stay in the pocket, or put a red jersey on them and require them to only ever touch the ball with one hand.

[GhettoDogAllStars]

Originally Posted by munny

Then put a dress on the QB and nobody hits him. One part of your argument is not quite right though, the QB is not a sitting duck. They can move all they want and many of them do it damn well. Now if you want to have a rule that says they can't leave the tackle box, then I agree with the current rules. Otherwise, it is football. Injuries happen. That's just the way it is. If a guy dives at a quarterback and the QB steps backwards so he gets hit below the knees instead the thighs, it is a 15 yard penalty on the defender. There is no way anyone can tell me that makes any sense at all. They either to need to be forced to stay in the pocket, or put a red jersey on them and require them to only ever touch the ball with one hand.

I said the QB is "basically" a sitting duck, because they are looking down-field. Once they stop looking down-field, they become just like any other runner -- and should not have special rules apply. However, as long as they are looking down-field, they are completely vulnerable.

You're right. I can't argue that if a QB steps back and the defender hits his legs it should be a penalty -- it should not. However, that doesn't change the fact that QBs NEED to be protected. Would you say they should not be protected? If so, what's the logic?

[BleedBurgundy]

1. Get rid of the BS roughing the passer.
2. Get rid of any "look at me" celebrations (not just in the endzone but after a first down, big tackle, interception, whatever...)
3. Decide upon a way in which to interpret the "illegal motion" penalty so that the skins aren't screwed at least 3 times per season for shifting formations.
4. Expand the 5 yard bump zone in pass coverage to 15 yards and stop calling pass interference on incidental contact/hand checking.
5. Ban any announcer for more than 5 consecutive minutes of "Star" blowing, especially in the case of Brett Favre, Tony Romo, T.O. and Joey Porter. (ok, this isn't really a in game issue but it still should be eliminated...)

[skinsguy]

3 Rules: The excessive celebration rule is stupid. The rules protecting the QB is way too ticky tacky. I'm not saying the defender is allowed to kill the guy, and head shots should be a no-no, but I remember watching the last Super Bowl the Redskins played against the Bills. Jim Kelly was getting thrown all over the place. Nowadays, the Redskins would've had about 100 yards in personal foul calls if that rule was applied back in those days.
Finally, I hate the 5 yard hold rule. I think the refs need to let the defenders and WRs play. Certainly if the CB is holding the guy's hand all the way down the field I can calling it, but just call it as pass interference.

[Big C]

i think they should eliminate the force out rule. i dont think they have it in college, and i think its a dumb rule. if he cant land in bounds, then it isnt a catch

[dall-assblows]

i love watching celebrations, especially steve smith, johnson,etc

[Gmanc711]

#1 Roughing the Passer

#2 Excessive Celebrations

#3 I want some type of review on a push-out on a catch out of bounds and pass interference calls.