Beerball Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 The replay proposal is being looked at based on a proposal from the Bills. They will also consider allowing players hurt in preseason or early in the year to return from IR. link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I read this and got a boner: The owners will get proposals to eliminate referees And then read the rest and went limp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 The replay proposal is being looked at based on a proposal from the Bills. They will also consider allowing players hurt in preseason or early in the year to return from IR. link Glad they're looking to change the IR rule as well as extending the trade deadline. Both of those as currently constituted are a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefenseWinzChampionshipz Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I love the players on IR being able to return rule. I'm not too sure about the booth official overruling decisions cuz at the end of the day, he/she is also a human being and can make mistakes. What makes the booth official any better than the referee on the field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir andrew Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 They seriously need to stop trying to change the rules every season. Seems way too premature. Why can't there be a 10 year moratorium on altering the game rules and keep it to every 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I'm not too sure about the booth official overruling decisions cuz at the end of the day, he/she is also a human being and can make mistakes. What makes the booth official any better than the referee on the field? The guy in the booth can make a call about 3x faster cuz he doesn't have to waste everybody's time (especially mine)walking over to talk to coaches, listen to players lobby, make announcements to the fans, walk to the camera and back, etc. This would be a long overdue change as I know the NFL is losing viewers because of the outright stupidity of the current system. Every single time somebody calls for a review I either change the channel or leave the room. If it's not a Bills game, I might find something else to do and not bother to come back to it for a long time, if it all. And I cannot be the only one who wants to watch football but won't waste time staring at people talking about officiating decisions. It's one of the things diminishing my enjoyment and interest in watching a ballgame and I imagine I'm not alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 The guy in the booth can make a call about 3x faster cuz he doesn't have to waste everybody's time (especially mine)walking over to talk to coaches, listen to players lobby, make announcements to the fans, walk to the camera and back, etc. This would be a long overdue change as I know the NFL is losing viewers because of the outright stupidity of the current system. Every single time somebody calls for a review I either change the channel or leave the room. If it's not a Bills game, I might find something else to do and not bother to come back to it for a long time, if it all. And I cannot be the only one who wants to watch football but won't waste time staring at people talking about officiating decisions. It's one of the things diminishing my enjoyment and interest in watching a ballgame and I imagine I'm not alone. Unless it's a real tight call (ie interesting replay) in a game I'm invested in I tend to either channel surf or leave the tv too. With this you save time and still get the replay. If the official up top is not affiliated with the crew you might see more calls overturned too(in theory) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefenseWinzChampionshipz Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 The guy in the booth can make a call about 3x faster cuz he doesn't have to waste everybody's time (especially mine)walking over to talk to coaches, listen to players lobby, make announcements to the fans, walk to the camera and back, etc. This would be a long overdue change as I know the NFL is losing viewers because of the outright stupidity of the current system. Every single time somebody calls for a review I either change the channel or leave the room. If it's not a Bills game, I might find something else to do and not bother to come back to it for a long time, if it all. And I cannot be the only one who wants to watch football but won't waste time staring at people talking about officiating decisions. It's one of the things diminishing my enjoyment and interest in watching a ballgame and I imagine I'm not alone. TRUE TRUE TRUE. Very good point. That hadn't crossed my mind. OK. My vote is for booth official to rule out referees decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I agree with this. It's interesting that when watching on TV we can tell instantly that the play needs to be overturned. I'm guessing the league likes the extra TV timeouts but the replay official should be able to call down to the field and either halt play to watch a replay or change the call. I think it would also stop teams from snapping the ball quickly to prevent a review. The goal should be to get every call right. http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2012/03/22/bills-submit-rule-change-proposal/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richNjoisy Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I agree with this. It's interesting that when watching on TV we can tell instantly that the play needs to be overturned. I'm guessing the league likes the extra TV timeouts but the replay official should be able to call down to the field and either halt play to watch a replay or change the call. I think it would also stop teams from snapping the ball quickly to prevent a review. The goal should be to get every call right. http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2012/03/22/bills-submit-rule-change-proposal/ I totally agree but I would use the word "exasperated" rather than "interesting". This is a multi billion dollar industry (I'd ask myself) so why can't they figure this out? Dozens of times every year I can within seconds tell if a play needs reviewed but the refs/coaches don't know? All each needed was one idiot (like myself) sitting and watching the game with a beer in his hand to make the "quick decision" simply by watching REGULAR TV coverage. Here's hoping the league wakes up and smells the coffee on this one. -RnJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 They seriously need to stop trying to change the rules every season. Seems way too premature. Why can't there be a 10 year moratorium on altering the game rules and keep it to every 10 years. Good point. It’s comical the point to which the NFL is the signature American sport. It’s bureaucratic, litigious, highly specialized, convoluted and controversial, not to mention sensationalistic, violent and egotisical. It’s the only sport where the referee has to address the crowd with a detailed explanation of what just happened and how they’re going to deal with it. It’s funny to me that they scrutinize the rules every year and constantly make changes. I agree it's ridiculous, but I think it’s always going to be that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 The Steelers, who proposed the overtime alteration, also suggested making a horse collar tackle on a quarterback inside the pocket a 15-yard penalty. That is the only situation where such a tackle is not penalized. Anyone else find it strange that somehow it's in the rule book that in this one particular situation it's okay to hore collar (more likely it's omitted, but it's still strange)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt in KC Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 The NFL needs to modernize. Why can't the head referee just tweet his ruling via his iPhone and anyone who's interested can just get the info that way? "Hold a sec. Y? Could b 15 yrder or kick #98 outta game... j/k" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecgetty Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I totally agree but I would use the word "exasperated" rather than "interesting". This is a multi billion dollar industry (I'd ask myself) so why can't they figure this out? Dozens of times every year I can within seconds tell if a play needs reviewed but the refs/coaches don't know? All each needed was one idiot (like myself) sitting and watching the game with a beer in his hand to make the "quick decision" simply by watching REGULAR TV coverage. Here's hoping the league wakes up and smells the coffee on this one. -RnJ Remember Banking is a Trillion dollar industry and they can't get things straight. The idea has nerit but all of the "yeah buts" and "what ifs" need to be vetted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDaDdy Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 The guy in the booth can make a call about 3x faster cuz he doesn't have to waste everybody's time (especially mine)walking over to talk to coaches, listen to players lobby, make announcements to the fans, walk to the camera and back, etc. This would be a long overdue change as I know the NFL is losing viewers because of the outright stupidity of the current system. Every single time somebody calls for a review I either change the channel or leave the room. If it's not a Bills game, I might find something else to do and not bother to come back to it for a long time, if it all. And I cannot be the only one who wants to watch football but won't waste time staring at people talking about officiating decisions. It's one of the things diminishing my enjoyment and interest in watching a ballgame and I imagine I'm not alone. We definitely agree on this one. The NFL needs to get caught up with technology. Everyone at home and the game commentators basically already know whether a call will be overturned or not from the replays the network provides. The guy on the field talking it over with his buddies and players then running under his little cowl like an old time movie takes more time than it needs to. Booth review with instant access to the video and potentially network feeds can do it MUCH faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I totally agree but I would use the word "exasperated" rather than "interesting". This is a multi billion dollar industry (I'd ask myself) so why can't they figure this out? Dozens of times every year I can within seconds tell if a play needs reviewed but the refs/coaches don't know? All each needed was one idiot (like myself) sitting and watching the game with a beer in his hand to make the "quick decision" simply by watching REGULAR TV coverage. Here's hoping the league wakes up and smells the coffee on this one. -RnJ I would take the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 The guy in the booth can make a call about 3x faster cuz he doesn't have to waste everybody's time (especially mine)walking over to talk to coaches, listen to players lobby, make announcements to the fans, walk to the camera and back, etc. This would be a long overdue change as I know the NFL is losing viewers because of the outright stupidity of the current system. Every single time somebody calls for a review I either change the channel or leave the room. If it's not a Bills game, I might find something else to do and not bother to come back to it for a long time, if it all. And I cannot be the only one who wants to watch football but won't waste time staring at people talking about officiating decisions. It's one of the things diminishing my enjoyment and interest in watching a ballgame and I imagine I'm not alone. There is this new thing called an internal combustion engine too. (Totally agreed.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I'd like to see them come up with a 4 and 8 game IR system, much like the disabled list in baseball. I'm all for the change in replay to the booth, mainly for the reasons Simon stated above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 (edited) Get rid of replay. It slows the game down and quite often the replay decisions are highly questionable too. Edited March 22, 2012 by Joe_the_6_pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKRAAPY Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Ugh. Are the refs going to be offended by this and give the Bills even MORE BS calls? Also, there's no camera up there. No way to physically see the "just give it to them" calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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