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There's too many rules. They need to eliminate some rules. Every time they do something like this, players have to find a new way and it ends up worse. Focus on simplifying and enforcing the rules you have..

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NFL refs are terrible. Bad calls directly effect the outcome of way too many games. But it's also a near impossible job. 

 

There are way too many rules, and way to many judgment calls refs are supposed to be looking to make. 

 

22 players on the field, running around and banging into each other at insane speeds. And a million things refs are in charge of looking for.

 

They need to add sky judges that can make and correct calls in real time. 

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So if you come in from behind for a tackle and hit the guy in the back to take him down is that a illegal hit in the back or a blind side tackle ? Not exactly sure how this is going to work & if enforced as such how many will just let the runner go in fear of being penalized or fined .

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I think I remember when it was originally brought up despite the initial confusion about what it was and typical "They're making the game soft!" when people who actually knew what it was explained it, the reason to remove it did make sense.

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5 minutes ago, Process said:

NFL refs are terrible. Bad calls directly effect the outcome of way too many games. But it's also a near impossible job. 

 

There are way too many rules, and way to many judgment calls refs are supposed to be looking to make. 

 

22 players on the field, running around and banging into each other at insane speeds. And a million things refs are in charge of looking for.

 

They need to add sky judges that can make and correct calls in real time. 

It’s a really hard job. We get super slow replays. They’re making the calls at full speed.

 

I do agree with the sky judges, but only to reverse calls IMO. I don’t want sky judges making the call initially. If there’s a flag the sky judge should quickly review and determine if it warrants a penalty. 

 

But I don’t want over officiated game. I don’t want everything replayed and broken down frame by frame. Human error is part of the game.


 

 

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The real problem IMHO isn't the rules, it's the lack of consistency in refereeing and enforcing them.

One game it's a false start or an illegal formation, the next game it isn't

Or maybe it's not an illegal formation until most of the way through the game, then at the end of the game suddenly it is

 

It's DPI and the announcers declaim "they're going to call that every time", except, no, they don't.

 

The NFL could fix this if they chose, the don't choose.

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9 minutes ago, T master said:

So if you come in from behind for a tackle and hit the guy in the back to take him down is that a illegal hit in the back or a blind side tackle ? Not exactly sure how this is going to work & if enforced as such how many will just let the runner go in fear of being penalized or fined .

Only if you do it in a certain way.

I think I remember the issue being pointed out was the taking the legs out and pinning them down as they took them down from behind, that's the thing that leads to injuries that they want to avoid.

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Just now, TheyCallMeAndy said:

More rules = more control as well

Just puts the game more in the refs hands, which is ultimately what no one wants. 

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6 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

The real problem IMHO isn't the rules, it's the lack of consistency in refereeing and enforcing them.

One game it's a false start or an illegal formation, the next game it isn't

Or maybe it's not an illegal formation until most of the way through the game, then at the end of the game suddenly it is

 

It's DPI and the announcers declaim "they're going to call that every time", except, no, they don't.

 

The NFL could fix this if they chose, the don't choose.

I think part of it is refs are human. They feel the pressure in bigger moments just like players.

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8 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

More rules = more control as well

And in this case more offense, which I'm sure the NFL desperately wants after a year where scoring was way down. 

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