NFL to examine replay rule that hurt Lions, may make change this year
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The rule that negated using video replay to review a Houston Texans touchdown against the Detroit Lions "may be too harsh" and will be re-examined immediately, NFL director of football operations Ray Anderson said Friday.
Anderson, also co-chairman of the competition committee that suggests rules changes to the owners, said a change could come this year. The NFL traditionally resists changing rules during a season.
"We will certainly discuss the rule with the competition committee members, as we do all situations involving unique and unusual circumstances, and determine if we feel a change should be recommended to ownership," Anderson said in a statement.
"Not being able to review a play in this situation may be too harsh, and an unintended consequence of trying to prevent coaches from throwing their challenge flag for strategic purposes in situations that are not subject to a coaches' challenge."
That is what was happening last year with some coaches' abusing challenge flags so they should not be surprised in results. This kind of reaction to attempts to exploit rules and loopholes is ingrained into the league.