New Illegal Contact Rules Are Going to Change the Defenses League Wide

[CCBoy]

It was a joke.

I don't think the rule emphasis is sustainable, not with the way they've been calling it.

A good point...

 

[cowboyblue22]

the nfl is getting closer and closer to arena league football and I don't like all the flags.

 

[Bluestang]

For those of you that believe that the refs are going to back down in the regular season I would be surprised if they didn't.

The whole point of emphasizing it now, is so that coaches and players can start to adapt to the new rules and see what is allowed within the confines of the new rules. They want players to adjust now to the new rules rather than later.

The problem I forsee, is that like someone said earlier, Thomas was interviewed last night and he basically said the Seahawks are going to play their style of defense no matter what.

So if the Seahawks are failing to adapt, what are the other 31 teams doing? Judging by preseason penalty stats so far it looks like everyone else feels the same way.

 

[Nirvana]

I think the downfall of this league will be the fact they try to solve things that are not problems in the first place.

 

[texbumthelife]

I think the downfall of this league will be the fact they try to solve things that are not problems in the first place.

That's one thing I was hinting at earlier in the thread. It's change just for the sake of change.

Offenses are scoring at historically high levels. Defenses are historically bad across the league. There is no reason to put even further emphasis on deterring defenders.

It's blatant backlash and knee-jerk to what the Seahawks did to the Broncos in the Superbowl. They took the leagues cash cow and made it utterly unwatchable (for offense junkies--which most casual fans are).

 

[RS12]

League has been legislating defense out of the game for decades. It has become basketball on turf and it is why I pay little attention to passing stats.

 

[Craig]

The cowboys should get out ahead of the NFL and drop all cbs from the roster.

 

[texbumthelife]

League has been legislating defense out of the game for decades. It has become basketball on turf and it is why I pay little attention to passing stats.

Unfortunately the NFL is a business entity first, much like the Cowboys. Offense sells tickets and get viewers--it will always get the benefit of calls and rule adjustments.

 

[Iago33]

That's one thing I was hinting at earlier in the thread. It's change just for the sake of change.

Offenses are scoring at historically high levels. Defenses are historically bad across the league. There is no reason to put even further emphasis on deterring defenders.

It's blatant backlash and knee-jerk to what the Seahawks did to the Broncos in the Superbowl. They took the leagues cash cow and made it utterly unwatchable (for offense junkies--which most casual fans are).

I agree that they've made it too hard on defenses and I agree that this is overboard, but they can't let teams like Seattle get away with some of the things they did last year. I think they intended this rule emphasis to get control back, but it may backfire.

 

[texbumthelife]

I agree that they've made it too hard on defenses and I agree that this is overboard, but they can't let teams like Seattle get away with some of the things they did last year. I think they intended this rule emphasis to get control back, but it may backfire.

all they have to do to combat Seattle, is call them just like they would any other team. They can't let Seattle's philosophy of "we are going to be so physical you'll have to swallow your whistle or use it every play" control them. If Seattle wants to use that philosophy, then whistle them every play. They'll figure it out very quickly.

Unfortunately, now you have Richard Sherman who makes his living being overly physical, as a face of the NFL. I can't think of anyone these rules should effect greater than him.

 

[Bluestang]

all they have to do to combat Seattle, is call them just like they would any other team. They can't let Seattle's philosophy of "we are going to be so physical you'll have to swallow your whistle or use it every play" control them. If Seattle wants to use that philosophy, then whistle them every play. They'll figure it out very quickly.

Unfortunately, now you have Richard Sherman who makes his living being overly physical, as a face of the NFL. I can't think of anyone these rules should effect greater than him.

Richard Sherman plays with more technique than physicality.

He is an absolute master of his craft.

 

[Bluestang]

That's one thing I was hinting at earlier in the thread. It's change just for the sake of change.

Offenses are scoring at historically high levels. Defenses are historically bad across the league. There is no reason to put even further emphasis on deterring defenders.

It's blatant backlash and knee-jerk to what the Seahawks did to the Broncos in the Superbowl. They took the leagues cash cow and made it utterly unwatchable (for offense junkies--which most casual fans are).

Fantasy football has definitely had an impact on those rule changes too.

 

[Bluestang]

So what they're saying is, "If Dallas can't improve their defense, we'll downgrade everyone else's defense to match theirs."

Stephen Jones is on the competition committee right?

 

[IAmLegend]

Yea the flags have been quite annoying. Not only does it give the offense an enormous advantage, it's going to slow the game down quite a bit, which is the exact opposite of what the NFL is trying to do right now. For shame.

 

[texbumthelife]

Richard Sherman plays with more technique than physicality.

He is an absolute master of his craft.

Richard Sherman is the most physical and handsy DB in the league. He may have great technique, but he gets away with absolute murder. If you don't agree, thats fine, but you would be in the very small minority.

 

[dstovall5]

Well, if they're this strict during the actual regular season, this team might just have a shot at the playoffs. Anything that helps the Cowboys, I'm for.

 

[Bluestang]

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/9/20/4747480/richard-sherman-nfl-darelle-revis-seahawks-cornerback


I rest my case.

 

[Hoofbite]

I think the refs do it on purpose as a form of protest.

That would be genius. They call bogus stuff in the preseason to get the fans worked up and incite backlash.

I love it.

 

[boyzjunkie]

I understand that if the games this season are not high scoring enough to attract younger fans they will move to ten players on defense while adding a twelfth on offense.

 

[Risen Star]

I want to see how it's called in the regular season. They could be over officiating it in the preseason to make a point.