Changes I want in the NFL

Kevinicus

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They do have an EQUAL chance. The game starts at 0-0.

But not the WHOLE team, just one of the two main phases.

That's like if you had 2 teams with the top 2 offenses and worst two defenses in the league. One gets to use their offense and the other has to use their D. That is not remotely close to equal in a sudden death situation.
 

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An EQUAL chance. Teams have different strengths and weaknesses.

Agreed. I don't like the H. S. and College system of starting at opponents 25 yard line or having unlimited. The only change to the NFL O. T. system is simply changing to both teams get a possession. If the teams are tied after 1 possession each, then next score wins. It's a tie if no score after 15 minutes.
 

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But not the WHOLE team, just one of the two main phases.

That's like if you had 2 teams with the top 2 offenses and worst two defenses in the league. One gets to use their offense and the other has to use their D. That is not remotely close to equal in a sudden death situation.
Then the losing team should **** and improve their defense.
 

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So you don't want to apply that to the other team? Try applying your arguments to both sides, not just to the losing team.
Your response makes no sense. If we are talking about a hypothetical game with 2 unstoppable offenses, the winning team probably isn't going to complain about the OT rules.
 

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frankly nothing will ever satisfy you. so its not worth responding to you.

Nothing will satisfy me? It's not that difficult. Rules that are as fair as possible to both teams and ensures that all phases of football are involved in OT, and not potentially just one.

All I've argued is that the old OT rules are the worst option. How that equates to nothing satisfying me is simply mystifying.
 

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Your response makes no sense. If we are talking about a hypothetical game with 2 unstoppable offenses, the winning team probably isn't going to complain about the OT rules.

Makes no sense? Of course the WINNING teams isn't going to complain, they got to play their strength against the other teams weakness while the other team was forced to play their weakness against the other teams strength. Both teams should have the chance to use their strengths, and both teams should be required to have to manage their weaknesses. It's very simple.

Two very similar teams teams battle it out for 60 minutes and are still knotted up. It is stupid to then limit the outcome to one side of the ball for each of them. It is dumb to have it just come down to a coin flip and not football.
 

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OT should be 6 plays from the 50 for each team

no punts no field goals.

cross the goal line = 1 point

2nd team has to match or it's over.

after two try's for each team and it's a tie.

playoffs?

repeat until it's over
 

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Have both offensive lines eat as many hot dogs as they can in 10 minutes. Then have 5 defensive players punch the opposing offensive linemen in the stomach (with boxing gloves) for 30 seconds.

The combined weight of hot dogs your line ate and the weight of what the opposing line pukes up will determine the winner.

In the event of a tie, the kickers play 'Tug of War" at midfield. Real Tug-of-War or dressed as mimes pretending to pull on the rope is to be determined by coin toss. Mime war winner to be determined by the Line Judge.
 

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1. If safety is so important, get rid of all but 4 Thursday games. Have the opening game, then 3 on Turkey Day. Also, all Turkey Day teams play at Noon on Sunday prior.

2. Stop going to London

3. Increase roster size to 60, dress 53 for every game. So many injuries, this adds more depth.

4. Increase playoffs from 6 to 7 teams per Conference. Only reward the top seed with a bye. Have 6 WC games, 4 Divisional games, 2 Champ games, 1 SB

5. Make all FGs that are 60+ yds worth 4 pts. I will get a lot of negativity for this one, but I believe it will add a whole lot of excitement, drama, and strategy to the game.

6. If you get all 3 challenges correct, you earn an extra timeout. You might see coaches roll the dice more if they feel they can pocket a 4th TO.

7. Change OT to the HS and College format. Maybe start at the 30 instead of the 25.

8. The SB winning city gets to host the following year's draft. So whoever wins this SB, that city would host the 2019 draft.

9. Fix the salary cap to were the franchise QBs salary does not count against the cap, as long as it doesn't exceed a certain max % of the team's total cap. This allows the franchise to get paid, while also allowing more money for other players on the team.

10. Make the line the same on touchbacks of punts, KOs, and turnovers. 2 separate lines is dumb and annoying. Either start everything from the 20 or the 25, but not both.

11. 2 games a year with true throw back jerseys.....1 home jersey, 1 road jersey.

This is all I can think of at the moment.

I like the QB salary cap exclusion. IMO, they should go even further. Get rid of the franchise tag. Instead, If you draft a guy, his salary should not be charged against the salary cap. Then, if it is the case that the player wants to go to another team for whatever reason upon expiration of their contract, they can go without penalty or restriction.

Not on board with lowering the bar for the playoffs. Thats Jerry's dream.
 

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I like the QB salary cap exclusion. IMO, they should go even further. Get rid of the franchise tag. Instead, If you draft a guy, his salary should not be charged against the salary cap. Then, if it is the case that the player wants to go to another team for whatever reason upon expiration of their contract, they can go without penalty or restriction.

Not on board with lowering the bar for the playoffs. Thats Jerry's dream.
They do anyway......remember when Seattle was 9-7 and made the playoffs, only cause they won a crappy division, meanwhile, an 11 win team missed.

Like I said in a post to Ghost, who disappeared from the thread, did moving from 5 to 6 teams at the start of the 90s destroy your football experience? Did it make things worse? No it didn't. I say increase to 7 and leave it there. Reward the top team with a bye, make the others go through the wild card round.

I guarantee, it will make for a funner end of season and postseason.
 

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12 of 32 teams making the playoffs is more than enough. That's more than 1 of 3 making the playoffs. If that bar is too high for a team, they need a new plan or new leadership.
 

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Get rid of FG's and kicked PAT's.

Meh, not sure about that. I like FGs the way they are. That said, PATs are still a bit too boring. Since the NFL is essentially American Rugby, I'd have it to where the PAT is kicked by way of a rugby dropkick. Essentially, you are kicking from the current yardline, but under the same spot as in rugby. You, of course, would have to dropkick it between the uprights for it to count. Might be a bit more interesting. And of course, any short kick can be returned.
 

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I love the idea of challenging PI. Another CFL Rule that I like is their "rouge"/1 point rule. Essentially, if I had my way, if a returnman should field a kick return, then he must return it. If he stays in the end zone, then he gets the touchback, but the kicking team earns 1 point. Of course, if the ball should sail out of the end zone, then the rouge doesn't count.
 

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Meh, not sure about that. I like FGs the way they are. That said, PATs are still a bit too boring. Since the NFL is essentially American Rugby, I'd have it to where the PAT is kicked by way of a rugby dropkick. Essentially, you are kicking from the current yardline, but under the same spot as in rugby. You, of course, would have to dropkick it between the uprights for it to count. Might be a bit more interesting. And of course, any short kick can be returned.
I know it's never gonna happen, but I just hate the fact that the game is often decided by Someone who takes no active part in the game. If a Rugby Player kicks the winning penalty, at least He's been out there running, passing and tackling with His Teammates.
 

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They do anyway......remember when Seattle was 9-7 and made the playoffs, only cause they won a crappy division, meanwhile, an 11 win team missed.

Like I said in a post to Ghost, who disappeared from the thread, did moving from 5 to 6 teams at the start of the 90s destroy your football experience? Did it make things worse? No it didn't. I say increase to 7 and leave it there. Reward the top team with a bye, make the others go through the wild card round.

I guarantee, it will make for a funner end of season and postseason.
12 of 32 teams making the playoffs is more than enough. That's more than 1 of 3 making the playoffs. If that bar is too high for a team, they need a new plan or new leadership.


Not an option in Dallas. With declining viewership, the NFL needs to find a way to get Dallas involved in the playoffs. One proposal floating around is for Dallas to be awarded a wild card spot for 8+ wins. Jerry is lobbying for an automatic birth regardless of record.
 

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I remember Rich Eisen on Nflnetwork going on and on and on about how unfair it was to see the Nfl Mvp peyton manning not get a chance in OT when the chargers beat them by a fg.He then used it as an example why OT rules needed to be changed when interviewing the bogus commish.
I think it was dumb to change the reg season OT......you have 4Qtrs...DO SOMETHING...I liked it the old way....first team to score wins.

In the old “sudden death”, the team that won the OT coin toss won the game @62% of the time.

Two teams battle straight-up even for 60 minutes and then one team gets a 62% odds-on advantage because of a coin toss??!?
 
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