New rule for replays may occur

[DandyDon52]

Article link: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...oodell-outlines-plans-to-improve-pace-of-game

got this in a email.

For example, next week clubs will vote on a change to centralize replay reviews. Instead of a fixed sideline monitor, we will bring a tablet to the Referee who can review the play in consultation with our officiating headquarters in New York, which has the final decision. This should improve consistency and accuracy of decisions and help speed up the process.

Regarding game timing, we're going to institute a play clock following the extra point when television does not take a break, and we're considering instituting a play clock after a touchdown. We're also going to standardize the starting of the clock after a runner goes out-of-bounds, and standardize halftime lengths in all games, so we return to the action as quickly as possible. Those are just a few of the elements we are working on to improve the pace of our game.

Together with our broadcast partners, we will be working to meaningfully reduce down time and the frequency of commercial breaks in our game. We will also be giving our broadcast partners increased flexibility to avoid untimely breaks in the action. For example, we know how annoying it is when we come back from a commercial break, kick off, and then cut to a commercial again. I hate that too. Our goal is to eliminate it.

We also know that you feel there are too many elements in the broadcast that aren't relevant to the play on the field. With our partners, we will be looking to instead focus on content that is most complementary and compelling to you–whether that is analysis, highlights or stories about our players.

All of these changes are meant to give you more of what you want: a competitive game with fewer interruptions and distractions from the action.

 

[NorthTexan95]

Is this a message from Goodell? I like what they are saying.

 

[bonafidebanter]

Man, this is good news! I work for one of the broadcast partners for home games here in Charlotte. Let me tell you, how I absolutely hate the whole:

TD scored-commercial break. Extra point-commercial break. It's disgusting. I'm all for improving that nonsense.

 

[Zekeats]

Always thought there should be 5 guys assigned to each game who watch the replay and vote on the ruling. 21 century and super HD TV and we got refs sticking there heads under a black towel and into a 19inch monitor. A billion dollar industry with a 10 cent brain.

 

[JoeKing]

Common sense changes, IMO. It's a step toward making football great again.

 

[Doomsay]

got this in a email.

Referee who can review the play in consultation with our officiating headquarters in New York, which has the final decision. This should improve consistency and accuracy of decisions and help speed up the process.

Sounds good except for the obvious NY factor.

 

[Setackin]

Like what I'm hearing.

 

[iceberg]

how about simply not going to a commercial after a TD, then after the ensuing kickoff. just more than ONE FREAKING PLAY between commercials would be great.

 

[Dhragon]

Sounds good except for the obvious NY factor.

That's what is stifling my enthusiasm for this. Consistency is great and in theory this will achieve that. But that Green Bay playoff game proved (in my mind at least lol) that Blandino/New York office is NOT the place to look to for fair, consistent rulings.

The only consistency for the Cowboys will probably be that even more rulings will go against us if NY/Blandino is the ones deciding.

 

[CooterBrown]

Fewer commercial breaks will never happen. It's all about the money. Networks pay billions for NFL broadcasting rights. They pay for it by commercials. Fewer breaks means fewer commercials. Fewer commercials means less money to the NFL. Less money means lower salary cap. Neither the owners nor the NFLPA want LESS money. Fewer breaks would make the game better, but IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY.

 

[tyke1doe]

Goodell talked about it Mike & Mike this morning.

Also said the league is going to be a little more flexible on the celebration rule.

Goodell said he wants to take determining what is appropriate and inappropriate celebration out of the hands of the refs. The league plans to release a video on what constitutes appropriate and inappropriate celebrations.

 

[Reality]

So basically what they are saying is that they are going to make the overall game time shorter, spread the commercials out, but show more of them at a time. In other words, they are going to show the same amount of commercials (or possibly more) but in a shorter time span as games take less time. In other words again, they are going to go from 27% of the game time being commercials to 35-40% because the actual game itself will be sped up.

The NFL just doesn't get it. We don't hate the in-game delays after touchdowns, field goals, extra points, players running out of bounds, etc. What we hate are commercials interrupting the flow of the game. Speeding up other areas will not improve the fan experience. If anything, it will hurt in-stadium fans who would normally take bathroom or concession stand breaks during predictable/expected non-team timeout periods, while at-home fans will now spend more time watching longer sets of commercials which will break the game flow even more and increase the odds they will get distracted or switch channels and temporarily forget the game is back on causing them to miss more of the actual game.

 

[Dhragon]

Fewer commercial breaks will never happen. It's all about the money. Networks pay billions for NFL broadcasting rights. They pay for it by commercials. Fewer breaks means fewer commercials. Fewer commercials means less money to the NFL. Less money means lower salary cap. Neither the owners nor the NFLPA want LESS money. Fewer breaks would make the game better, but IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY.

I imagine maybe there will be fewer breaks but the breaks we do have will be longer.

 

[Deep_Freeze]

Sounds good except for the obvious NY factor.

Does look like Mora....97 years ago.

 

[Deep_Freeze]

Fewer commercial breaks will never happen. It's all about the money. Networks pay billions for NFL broadcasting rights. They pay for it by commercials. Fewer breaks means fewer commercials. Fewer commercials means less money to the NFL. Less money means lower salary cap. Neither the owners nor the NFLPA want LESS money. Fewer breaks would make the game better, but IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY.

Just charge more for each commercial. That makes it where we don't have dumb commercials all the time.

Of course, we might have just Bud Light commercials. Need more quality commercials, thats not the NFLs fault.

 

[DeaconMoss]

#DezCaughtIt

 

[robjay04]

Always thought there should be 5 guys assigned to each game who watch the replay and vote on the ruling. 21 century and super HD TV and we got refs sticking there heads under a black towel and into a 19inch monitor. A billion dollar industry with a 10 cent brain.

Seems logical.

5 guys voted on by the owners before the game to try to limit any bias aka a room full of New Yorkers.

 

[Bullflop]

I'm all for doing whatever they can to cut down on the excessive interruptions and time needed to move games along expediently. There's even talk about cutting down on commercials before and after points are scored to spur the proceedings. If that's not good news, I don't know what is. Whatever it takes to move the game along with less delay, I'll be looking forward to. More football and less interruption -- gotta love it!

 

[DandyDon52]

That's what is stifling my enthusiasm for this. Consistency is great and in theory this will achieve that. But that Green Bay playoff game proved (in my mind at least lol) that Blandino/New York office is NOT the place to look to for fair, consistent rulings.

The only consistency for the Cowboys will probably be that even more rulings will go against us if NY/Blandino is the ones deciding.

Well this is why I bolded that part, I dont really like NY making the final call. That means the refs at game have no authority, they can be
overuled.
Some of the other stuff is ok, I dont really hate the breaks after a td and until the other team actually runs a play, I use that as a break.
They wont cut back on commercials, and may add more.
It was from goodell, he signed it.
To me the replay rule is the important one. and not enough being done to get the calls right.
They could put a time limit on deciding too, I mean if it takes more than 60 seconds to judge a call just let it stand as called on field.
the dez call took several minutes.
it is either clearly overturned, or it stands.
same for scores and fumbles.

And it is silly they are worried about celebrations, I dont know about others, but that isnt why I watch the games, and dont really
care to see any at all.

 

[iceberg]

So basically what they are saying is that they are going to make the overall game time shorter, spread the commercials out, but show more of them at a time. In other words, they are going to show the same amount of commercials (or possibly more) but in a shorter time span as games take less time. In other words again, they are going to go from 27% of the game time being commercials to 35-40% because the actual game itself will be sped up.

The NFL just doesn't get it. We don't hate the in-game delays after touchdowns, field goals, extra points, players running out of bounds, etc. What we hate are commercials interrupting the flow of the game. Speeding up other areas will not improve the fan experience. If anything, it will hurt in-stadium fans who would normally take bathroom or concession stand breaks during predictable/expected non-team timeout periods, while at-home fans will now spend more time watching longer sets of commercials which will break the game flow even more and increase the odds they will get distracted or switch channels and temporarily forget the game is back on causing them to miss more of the actual game.

this is why i think the NFL is going to one day make the major mistake of going Pay Per View. no more commercials but would people pay to watch the games every week or would they simply huddle up at a friends to spread that cost out?