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Contributed by Tyler Donchez Friday, 02 March 2007
Well, news has leaked out that in April, the NFL’s European league will test out some new technology that if successful, could make its’ way over to the NFL. That technology is a radio system, one that would send play calls directly from the coaches, into the helmet of every player on the field. The technology would block out all of the crowd noise, and thus eliminate home field advantage, as we know it in the NFL.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell feels that the radio system could be very good for the league because it would shorten games by ten or so minutes by cutting down on false start and delay of game penalties. Well, since we are all of a sudden worried about the game length, here are some ideas I think I’m going to shoot over to the commissioner’s office. Call them friendly suggestions.
First, let’s get rid of kickoffs. I mean, these things take up about 14 crucial seconds of the game. Besides, when does anything exciting ever happen on a kickoff anyway? Let’s just give the team receiving the ball at the 25-yard line every time. This would also cut down on fumbles, which can take up to 3 seconds to recover. I’m sure Dante’ Hall and Devin Hester can find work some place else.
Extra points are totally unnecessary too. The things are automatic, who in the world misses an extra point? Simply give the team that just scored 7 points, no questions asked. When in the history has an extra point affected the outcome of an NFL game anyway?
I almost forgot punts, those terribly un-needed punts. What do they serve to the NFL besides a 10 second period to re-fill your beer? Especially those so called “good” punters that kick the ball into the air for 4 seconds…god it just makes my blood boil that the game is going to go that much longer due to a freaking punt. I suggest getting the option of either marking off 40 yards and giving the defense the ball there, or signing a designated thrower to the team and he can just chuck the ball down field as far as he can like all of us used to do during touch football. That way quarterbacks like Michael Vick will keep their job. No returns on these throws by the way…time is money. Perhaps even get a head start on commercials at this time in the game.
If Mr. Goodell doesn’t like any of these ideas, then maybe he will take my advice right now and just get rid of the 1st quarter entirely, making the game 3 quarters long. Nothing good happens until the 4th quarter anyway.
It also seems like the Commissioner wants to take the crowd out of the game as well. I mean, with these radios, players will not be able to hear the fans, and therefore, are completely ineffective as a 12th man. Well, I say if your going to fizzle out the fans, fizzle them out all the way Roger!
Instead of “DEFENSE” and “LOUUUUDER!!!” flashing on the scoreboard during crucial parts of the game, I suggest we simply put “Shhhh, quiet” up there instead. Think golf, when the guy raises his arm with that sign right before a golfer putts. We don’t’ want to throw any of the players off their games right?
Soundproof walls built around the field would not hurt either. Of course they would be see through, giving the fans a reason to spend their money on a ticket, but the players would be totally in effected by the chants of the home crowd. All sides win. The fans get to watch the game, the players can hear themselves, and the league gets to cut down on crucial minutes to the current drag of a game that is pro football.
In 5th grade I remember every day when we went to get packed up to go home, our teacher would give away skittles to the table that put up their seats and got their stuff the quietest. I suggest a “rainbow of fruit flavors” goes to the row that can do this throughout the whole game.
Now, of course all of the above ideas are ridiculous, and almost every single one of them would take away a part of the NFL that we all love. Since when was the game length of an NFL game an issue at all? It is the most watched sport in America and has only gotten bigger over time. The time of the game has little or no effect whatsoever on who watches it and how many people watch it. I can see the NFL’s new slogan now. “NFL SUNDAYS ON FOX: NOW 8 MINUTES SHORTER!” It’s completely ludicrous to think this whole radio system is in the works in order to shorten games by getting rid of false start penalties. If you take away the home field advantage in an NFL game, it’s almost like taking the chocolate icing off of the chocolate cake. Sure, if you take it off it is still cake…but it is not nearly as good or worth my hard earned money to buy.
Well, news has leaked out that in April, the NFL’s European league will test out some new technology that if successful, could make its’ way over to the NFL. That technology is a radio system, one that would send play calls directly from the coaches, into the helmet of every player on the field. The technology would block out all of the crowd noise, and thus eliminate home field advantage, as we know it in the NFL.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell feels that the radio system could be very good for the league because it would shorten games by ten or so minutes by cutting down on false start and delay of game penalties. Well, since we are all of a sudden worried about the game length, here are some ideas I think I’m going to shoot over to the commissioner’s office. Call them friendly suggestions.
First, let’s get rid of kickoffs. I mean, these things take up about 14 crucial seconds of the game. Besides, when does anything exciting ever happen on a kickoff anyway? Let’s just give the team receiving the ball at the 25-yard line every time. This would also cut down on fumbles, which can take up to 3 seconds to recover. I’m sure Dante’ Hall and Devin Hester can find work some place else.
Extra points are totally unnecessary too. The things are automatic, who in the world misses an extra point? Simply give the team that just scored 7 points, no questions asked. When in the history has an extra point affected the outcome of an NFL game anyway?
I almost forgot punts, those terribly un-needed punts. What do they serve to the NFL besides a 10 second period to re-fill your beer? Especially those so called “good” punters that kick the ball into the air for 4 seconds…god it just makes my blood boil that the game is going to go that much longer due to a freaking punt. I suggest getting the option of either marking off 40 yards and giving the defense the ball there, or signing a designated thrower to the team and he can just chuck the ball down field as far as he can like all of us used to do during touch football. That way quarterbacks like Michael Vick will keep their job. No returns on these throws by the way…time is money. Perhaps even get a head start on commercials at this time in the game.
If Mr. Goodell doesn’t like any of these ideas, then maybe he will take my advice right now and just get rid of the 1st quarter entirely, making the game 3 quarters long. Nothing good happens until the 4th quarter anyway.
It also seems like the Commissioner wants to take the crowd out of the game as well. I mean, with these radios, players will not be able to hear the fans, and therefore, are completely ineffective as a 12th man. Well, I say if your going to fizzle out the fans, fizzle them out all the way Roger!
Instead of “DEFENSE” and “LOUUUUDER!!!” flashing on the scoreboard during crucial parts of the game, I suggest we simply put “Shhhh, quiet” up there instead. Think golf, when the guy raises his arm with that sign right before a golfer putts. We don’t’ want to throw any of the players off their games right?
Soundproof walls built around the field would not hurt either. Of course they would be see through, giving the fans a reason to spend their money on a ticket, but the players would be totally in effected by the chants of the home crowd. All sides win. The fans get to watch the game, the players can hear themselves, and the league gets to cut down on crucial minutes to the current drag of a game that is pro football.
In 5th grade I remember every day when we went to get packed up to go home, our teacher would give away skittles to the table that put up their seats and got their stuff the quietest. I suggest a “rainbow of fruit flavors” goes to the row that can do this throughout the whole game.
Now, of course all of the above ideas are ridiculous, and almost every single one of them would take away a part of the NFL that we all love. Since when was the game length of an NFL game an issue at all? It is the most watched sport in America and has only gotten bigger over time. The time of the game has little or no effect whatsoever on who watches it and how many people watch it. I can see the NFL’s new slogan now. “NFL SUNDAYS ON FOX: NOW 8 MINUTES SHORTER!” It’s completely ludicrous to think this whole radio system is in the works in order to shorten games by getting rid of false start penalties. If you take away the home field advantage in an NFL game, it’s almost like taking the chocolate icing off of the chocolate cake. Sure, if you take it off it is still cake…but it is not nearly as good or worth my hard earned money to buy.
