Redskins Insider: Rule Changes And Points Of Emphasis

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

1) New Replay Booths: And they look like outhouses to boot! Seriously. "You guys are going to have a field day with that," one of the officials commented. They've got High Def this year and a 26-inch LCD screens with 9 area they can touch to pull up different replay angles. Also, they've got 60 seconds to get the thing figured out from time they step in the outhouse, in mean booth.


2) Brandon Lloyd has got some changes to make: There are going to be 5 yard penalties called whenever a player spikes or throws a ball forward after making a catch, or a run, or a first down, whatever. The instant the officials began explaining this rule change, I thought of our guy No. 85. He does that thing where he spins the ball forward after pretty much every reception. And sure enough, what do you know, the video begins where they show clips of all the infractions to go along with the explanation of the rule changes, and, bingo, second clip is Lloyd doing his thing.
So now, if you do that, even if it's like a catch on first down, with a seven-yard gain, and the receiver spikes the ball or flips it in a way that the officials have to chase it, then guess what, next down its second-and-eight folks.

I LOVE IT!
It is extremely annoying to watch someone (especially on your own team) that has a little dance, and spikes the ball after a first down when his team is down 28-0. They act like they won the super bowl. It's about time the NFL is putting a stop to it.
It's also about time the refs get top merchandise to view these replays. How many times have we seen the obvious call on a replay, but the ref didn't?
Good calls by the NFL!