Comments on: 10 Ways to Improve the NFL http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/05/22/10-ways-to-improve-the-nfl/ The National Sports Blog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:52:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Beast http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/05/22/10-ways-to-improve-the-nfl/#comment-127152 Beast Sun, 25 May 2008 17:30:27 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/05/22/10-ways-to-improve-the-nfl/#comment-127152 the only thing i disagree with is the fumble one. then when is the player considered down. also what if the player has his knees on the ground and another player just strips it from him. I say leave it the way it is, but with every other thing you proposed i agree totally with, especially the Rookie cap how much they get paid for doing nothing is ridiculous the only thing i disagree with is the fumble one. then when is the player considered down. also what if the player has his knees on the ground and another player just strips it from him. I say leave it the way it is, but with every other thing you proposed i agree totally with, especially the Rookie cap how much they get paid for doing nothing is ridiculous

]]> By: John Paulsen http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/05/22/10-ways-to-improve-the-nfl/#comment-126401 John Paulsen Fri, 23 May 2008 17:37:50 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/05/22/10-ways-to-improve-the-nfl/#comment-126401 If half the teams went on bye one week and the other half the following week, I think fantasy owners' heads would explode! If half the teams went on bye one week and the other half the following week, I think fantasy owners’ heads would explode!

]]> By: AlDavisMust Die http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/05/22/10-ways-to-improve-the-nfl/#comment-126394 AlDavisMust Die Fri, 23 May 2008 17:13:50 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/05/22/10-ways-to-improve-the-nfl/#comment-126394 Good stuff here, but... The ground can cause a fumble. If a ball carrier goes to the turf without being touched by an opposing player and loses the ball, it's a fumble. If he's touched or tackled, it's the same as down by contact. The rookie cap makes so much sense that it'll never happen. Week 7= AFC bye week; Week 8=NFC bye week; alternate every year, but this makes so much sense... Good stuff here, but…

The ground can cause a fumble. If a ball carrier goes to the turf without being touched by an opposing player and loses the ball, it’s a fumble. If he’s touched or tackled, it’s the same as down by contact.

The rookie cap makes so much sense that it’ll never happen.

Week 7= AFC bye week; Week 8=NFC bye week; alternate every year, but this makes so much sense…

]]> By: Bay24 http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/05/22/10-ways-to-improve-the-nfl/#comment-126129 Bay24 Thu, 22 May 2008 23:12:23 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/05/22/10-ways-to-improve-the-nfl/#comment-126129 GREAT ARTICLE ! Please submit to the NFL. GREAT ARTICLE ! Please submit to the NFL.

]]> By: John Paulsen http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/05/22/10-ways-to-improve-the-nfl/#comment-126112 John Paulsen Thu, 22 May 2008 21:59:07 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/05/22/10-ways-to-improve-the-nfl/#comment-126112 Some random thoughts... 1. Rookie cap - The NFL should absolutely adopt this, especially with a hard cap. It's getting to the point now that teams don't even want early round picks in some cases because of the risk/reward of the money involved. 2. 17th game - I don't like this idea for the simple fact that I'm a traditionalist and I like that all the season-long stats/records are based on a 16-game season. That said, I don't have a problem with shortening the preseason. 3. Overtime rules - There's no doubt that the college overtime rules are much more exciting and feel more fair and less arbitrary. It would be murder on fantasy football, but that would probably work itself out. 4. Week 8 bye - I like this idea, though it would be weird to have a Sunday with no football, and the league/networks would lose a whole day's worth of television revenue. 5. Pass interference 15-yard penalty - I definitely like this one, though I don't like it when a guy knows he's beat in the college game so he just grabs his guy, saving a touchdown. It seems like there should be a bigger punishment in that case, but we'd be getting into more subjective stuff. 6. Belicheat - absolutely. 7. Replay is fine the way it is. 8. So is a player still down when his knee hits? 9. Fewer commercials! 10. Sunday Ticket for everyone! Some random thoughts…

1. Rookie cap – The NFL should absolutely adopt this, especially with a hard cap. It’s getting to the point now that teams don’t even want early round picks in some cases because of the risk/reward of the money involved.

2. 17th game – I don’t like this idea for the simple fact that I’m a traditionalist and I like that all the season-long stats/records are based on a 16-game season. That said, I don’t have a problem with shortening the preseason.

3. Overtime rules – There’s no doubt that the college overtime rules are much more exciting and feel more fair and less arbitrary. It would be murder on fantasy football, but that would probably work itself out.

4. Week 8 bye – I like this idea, though it would be weird to have a Sunday with no football, and the league/networks would lose a whole day’s worth of television revenue.

5. Pass interference 15-yard penalty – I definitely like this one, though I don’t like it when a guy knows he’s beat in the college game so he just grabs his guy, saving a touchdown. It seems like there should be a bigger punishment in that case, but we’d be getting into more subjective stuff.

6. Belicheat – absolutely.

7. Replay is fine the way it is.

8. So is a player still down when his knee hits?

9. Fewer commercials!

10. Sunday Ticket for everyone!

]]> By: Travis http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/05/22/10-ways-to-improve-the-nfl/#comment-126109 Travis Thu, 22 May 2008 21:40:31 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/05/22/10-ways-to-improve-the-nfl/#comment-126109 I agree in concept to allow fumbles caused by the ground but I think it isn't practical because it would require even more guesswork. Let's say that a runner goes to the ground and has 3 players fall onto him a split second later. If he holds onto the ball when he hits the ground but loses it when the other players fall on him then is that a fumble? Basically I don't know how you determine when a player is "falling into the ground" and when he is finally down. At least now we can look for a knee hitting the ground. It would also probably cause the ball carrier to get mauled after every tackle. I agree in concept to allow fumbles caused by the ground but I think it isn’t practical because it would require even more guesswork. Let’s say that a runner goes to the ground and has 3 players fall onto him a split second later. If he holds onto the ball when he hits the ground but loses it when the other players fall on him then is that a fumble? Basically I don’t know how you determine when a player is “falling into the ground” and when he is finally down. At least now we can look for a knee hitting the ground. It would also probably cause the ball carrier to get mauled after every tackle.

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