NFL Rules

[Chuck 54]

I'm tired of some of them...I'd like to see the NFL adapt some of the college game's rules...I think the game would be more exciting and we'd see fewer instant replays.

College rules are often quite different than the NFL rules...I'd love to see the NFL change a few.

1. Pass interference is only 15 yards in college...I'd like that in the NFL because the yellow flag is doing more to help offenses than the players themselves...it would keep teams from getting screwed totally by questionable calls.

2. Scoring would still be up if we also defined a legal catch as 1 foot in bounds...I'd love that, and it would cut down on instant replay, while helping the offense, making up for changing the interference call.

3. A punt is downed based on where the ball is, not where the defender is...I hate the rule that the defender can't cross the goal line...In college, it doesn't matter if his whole body is lying in the endzone as long as he stops the ball before it crosses...this would be more exciting to watch punters and special teamers making this play, but it would also cut down on the fake fair catches and letting the ball roll...you'd see more guys catching the punts and running with them.

4. I'd much rather see the college overtime situation than the NFL overtime where the coin flip itself can determine the outcome...I'd start the offense on the other team's 40 instead of the 25 though.

* We all wanted to see the two point conversion for years before the NFL finally put it in...what other rules would you like to see the NFL adapt from the college ranks?

 

[Cowboy4ever]

I'm tired of some of them...I'd like to see the NFL adapt some of the college game's rules...I think the game would be more exciting and we'd see fewer instant replays.

College rules are often quite different than the NFL rules...I'd love to see the NFL change a few.

1. Pass interference is only 15 yards in college...I'd like that in the NFL because the yellow flag is doing more to help offenses than the players themselves...it would keep teams from getting screwed totally by questionable calls.

2. Scoring would still be up if we also defined a legal catch as 1 foot in bounds...I'd love that, and it would cut down on instant replay, while helping the offense, making up for changing the interference call.

3. A punt is downed based on where the ball is, not where the defender is...I hate the rule that the defender can't cross the goal line...In college, it doesn't matter if his whole body is lying in the endzone as long as he stops the ball before it crosses...this would be more exciting to watch punters and special teamers making this play, but it would also cut down on the fake fair catches and letting the ball roll...you'd see more guys catching the punts and running with them.

4. I'd much rather see the college overtime situation than the NFL overtime where the coin flip itself can determine the outcome...I'd start the offense on the other team's 40 instead of the 25 though.

* We all wanted to see the two point conversion for years before the NFL finally put it in...what other rules would you like to see the NFL adapt from the college ranks?

If there were rules I could change, the first one would OT. I would not allow FG in Overtime, must score a TD to win.. sudden death is fine, but with kickers that nail 50-60 yd fg like 20 yarders now.. I would remove them from the equation in OT.

I would also change how roughing the QB is called, maybe install a 5 yd penalty for accidents and then have the personal foul for big hits

I would not change the WR 2 feet in rule.. I like it, they are professionals,, and it should be harder.. I might change the push out rule on WR, to much of a judgement call.

 

[HTownCowboysFan]

1. Nope, then defenders would simply mug receivers on every deep pass they were beat. I'd only like to see the refs be a bit more consistant. But more times than not, when they call PI, it's PI.

2. I like the fact that it takes more skill not to touch or be in the endzone.

3. No way I'd like the college overtime in the NFL. The only thing I might change is give both teams the ball at least once and then sudden death.

 

[HTownCowboysFan]

I would also change how roughing the QB is called, maybe install a 5 yd penalty for accidents and then have the personal foul for big hits

I would not change the WR 2 feet in rule.. I like it, they are professionals,, and it should be harder.. I might change the push out rule on WR, to much of a judgement call.

I agree on both counts.

 

[j_welcome]

The Pass Interference is a tough one. If a team only knows it is giving up 15 yards, what will stop them from creaming the opposing team WR. At least how it is now, they have to attempt to defend the pass or they may as well let them catch it.

 

[superpunk]

No way I want the pass interference rule in the pros. Why even bother defending when you can wipe a guy out if you're out of position on a deep pass. If it's more than 15 yards - you just won.

 

[aikemirv]

I'm tired of some of them...I'd like to see the NFL adapt some of the college game's rules...I think the game would be more exciting and we'd see fewer instant replays.

College rules are often quite different than the NFL rules...I'd love to see the NFL change a few.

1. Pass interference is only 15 yards in college...I'd like that in the NFL because the yellow flag is doing more to help offenses than the players themselves...it would keep teams from getting screwed totally by questionable calls.

2. Scoring would still be up if we also defined a legal catch as 1 foot in bounds...I'd love that, and it would cut down on instant replay, while helping the offense, making up for changing the interference call.

3. A punt is downed based on where the ball is, not where the defender is...I hate the rule that the defender can't cross the goal line...In college, it doesn't matter if his whole body is lying in the endzone as long as he stops the ball before it crosses...this would be more exciting to watch punters and special teamers making this play, but it would also cut down on the fake fair catches and letting the ball roll...you'd see more guys catching the punts and running with them.

4. I'd much rather see the college overtime situation than the NFL overtime where the coin flip itself can determine the outcome...I'd start the offense on the other team's 40 instead of the 25 though.

* We all wanted to see the two point conversion for years before the NFL finally put it in...what other rules would you like to see the NFL adapt from the college ranks?

I don't like any of those college rules, I prefer the NFL ones.

-Pass interference would be called at least 3-4 times more because on a long ball defenders would be instructed to take the player down rather than catch the ball - what would you take 15 yrds or 50?

-2 feet in bounds is the way it should be everywhere IMO.

- I also don't like college OT rules. But.... Each team should get a possession in the NFL IMO.

Some of the things I would like changed is:

Possesion of the football on a catch should go back to control and 2 feet period. Football move stuff is really stupid.

QB roughing needs to be totally redone, I don't know exactly how but this current rule set is touch football.

 

[Doomsday101]

Only rule changes I want to see regards roughing the passer, the current rule and how it is being called is a joke. I also would not mind if they ruled PI the same as they do in college and how it once was in the NFL. A defender is allowed to make contact until the ball is in the air, this ideal of a 5 yard bump rule does not work because it is not called consistantly anyways. I see guys get bumped after 10 yards and nothing is called on the next play it is. I think this allows too much room for error.

 

[thekavorka]

I don't know why the current Overtime rules haven't been changed. It's pretty much unanimously agreed that the overtime sucks.

What reason do they have to keep the current overtime rules?

 

[Doomsday101]

I don't know why the current Overtime rules haven't been changed. It's pretty much unanimously agreed that the overtime sucks.

What reason do they have to keep the current overtime rules?

I have no issue about the OT, defense is part of the game and if your forced to kick off then it is up to the defense to get the ball back or force the 3 and out for their offense and in many case the offense starts their drive in better field position. I don't see the NFL using the college system.

 

[alancdc]

I don't like any of those college rules, I prefer the NFL ones.

-Pass interference would be called at least 3-4 times more because on a long ball defenders would be instructed to take the player down rather than catch the ball - what would you take 15 yrds or 50?

-2 feet in bounds is the way it should be everywhere IMO.

- I also don't like college OT rules. But.... Each team should get a possession in the NFL IMO.

Some of the things I would like changed is:

Possesion of the football on a catch should go back to control and 2 feet period. Football move stuff is really stupid.

QB roughing needs to be totally redone, I don't know exactly how but this current rule set is touch football.

I thought about that pass interference being a problem as well, but don't you hate it, like in the 2nd skins game, where a team is not moving the ball on your D at all, and they throw a ball up for grabs and in this case Roy gets flagged, and the ball is all of a sudden 40 yards downfield. No way they could have moved the ball against us, and all of a sudden they have life. I also hate that an interference call in the end zone results in it being placed at the 1. I think the rule that needs to be changed is that half the distance crap. It lets the D off the hook. If you have the ball at the 9 for instance and a defensive penalty is called for 10 yards they go half the distance to the 4-5 yard line. I say that you march it off, and it 10 yards would be in teh end zone put it on the 1.

 

[superpunk]

I thought about that pass interference being a problem as well, but don't you hate it, like in the 2nd skins game, where a team is not moving the ball on your D at all, and they throw a ball up for grabs and in this case Roy gets flagged, and the ball is all of a sudden 40 yards downfield. No way they could have moved the ball against us, and all of a sudden they have life. I also hate that an interference call in the end zone results in it being placed at the 1. I think the rule that needs to be changed is that half the distance crap. It lets the D off the hook. If you have the ball at the 9 for instance and a defensive penalty is called for 10 yards they go half the distance to the 4-5 yard line. I say that you march it off, and it 10 yards would be in teh end zone put it on the 1.

What would you hate more? That - or Glenn beating his guy soundly off the ball, having the ball underthrown on a 50 yard pass, and having the DB just hammer him on catching up with him instead of playing the ball? This doesn't happen often in college, but I think NFL players could pull it off.

 

[AdamJT13]

What reason do they have to keep the current overtime rules?

Because the team that wins the overtime coin toss has won only 53.1 percent of the time in NFL history (211 of 397). That's not a statistically significant enough advantage to change anything.

 

[MsCarrizales]

I'm tired of some of them...I'd like to see the NFL adapt some of the college game's rules...I think the game would be more exciting and we'd see fewer instant replays.

College rules are often quite different than the NFL rules...I'd love to see the NFL change a few.

1. Pass interference is only 15 yards in college...I'd like that in the NFL because the yellow flag is doing more to help offenses than the players themselves...it would keep teams from getting screwed totally by questionable calls.

2. Scoring would still be up if we also defined a legal catch as 1 foot in bounds...I'd love that, and it would cut down on instant replay, while helping the offense, making up for changing the interference call.

3. A punt is downed based on where the ball is, not where the defender is...I hate the rule that the defender can't cross the goal line...In college, it doesn't matter if his whole body is lying in the endzone as long as he stops the ball before it crosses...this would be more exciting to watch punters and special teamers making this play, but it would also cut down on the fake fair catches and letting the ball roll...you'd see more guys catching the punts and running with them.

4. I'd much rather see the college overtime situation than the NFL overtime where the coin flip itself can determine the outcome...I'd start the offense on the other team's 40 instead of the 25 though.

* We all wanted to see the two point conversion for years before the NFL finally put it in...what other rules would you like to see the NFL adapt from the college ranks?

1. I like the idea of changing the pass interference to 15 yards. Makes it more of a penalty against the team that committed the infraction, instead of a present to the other team.

2. I like the fact that college is one foot and the NFL is 2 feet in bounds. This is the pros and there should be some level of difficulty difference between the two. And if you notice, a LOT of college players DO use two feet inbounds when catching the ball, but they are still only kids, not paid professionals and should have some difference.

3. I disagree. (Although I didn't know the specifications of this rule in college.) When you are scoring a touchdown, if any part of the ball touches the goal line, it is a touch down. Should be the same way in the NFL for touch backs. If the player touches the goal line, it's a touch back. I like the differance rules for this and think it should stay the way it is. Makes it SO exciting, for me, to watch a player tip toe the line to try and down it at the 1.

4. I know/think I am in the minority here, but I HATE college overtime and do not have any problem with NFL over time. (Except maybe to make it a full quarter of play, instead of sudden death.) But I do LOVE Cowboy4ever's idea of no fieldgoals in overtime. Has to be a touch down. Hadn't thought of that before and do love this idea.

IMO

 

[burmafrd]

Glad you had the numbers there Adam. I knew it was pretty close to 50-50 despite the "urban legend" about NFL OT mostly being won by the team that gets the coin toss right. I hate the college OT- they can run for HOURS.

 

[Rampage]

keep that 1 foot crap in college. that is the worst rule in college football.

 

[joseephuss]

I don't know why the current Overtime rules haven't been changed. It's pretty much unanimously agreed that the overtime sucks.

What reason do they have to keep the current overtime rules?

Because a tie doesn't have the same impact in the pros as it does in college. A 16 game schedule and 6 teams from each conference getting a shot at the playoffs means that a few losses or ties don't keep you from getting a chance to win it all. A single tied game can cost a team a chance at the championship in college. Even with the current overtime system, ties rarely occur. And as has been pointed out, the percentages don't really matter as to which team kicks and which team receives.

 

[Raneiron#31]

Hey Superpunk I see what your saying about the PI down the field only resulting in a 15 yd penalty not being fair b/c the DB can mug the WR. In that case make it another penalty to blatantly mug a wr so that they can not make the catch. Honestly it would most likey be a hit on defenseless receiver anyways and cost the DB money so I dont know if it would be as big a prob, but you never know. I think setting up an extra penalty where on top of the 15 yd penalty they get an extra 10 yds or so if it is a blatant interference instead of just accidental. So you still might get 25 yds out of the call.

 

[firehawk350]

In OT, i would like to see the ability for the other team to "tie" the game up again. Instead of first score wins, give the other team the ball once and they have to duplicate whatever score the team just had. So if one team scored a TD, only a responding TD would suffice. I think that would be even more exciting and will definitely increase profits for the NFL (more commercial time).

 

[jimmy40]

I hate the college OT- they can run for HOURS.

When did hours of football become a bad thing?