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http://www.steelers.com/news/articl...-changes/4336ac52-3876-445e-8bcb-ddb791dc9b3f

One is listed as: "- By Competition Committee; Makes actions to conserve time illegal after the two-minute warning of either half".

Does this mean teams wont be able to spike the ball?



Unless there was a misprint or miss placed part of the story. TALK about a ****** up cinerio if that is truely the case........... But it does cost a down and is part of "PLAY" so I'm thinking that is NOT included in the illegal part of stopping the clock.



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Unless there was a misprint or miss placed part of the story. TALK about a ****** up cinerio if that is truely the case........... But it does cost a down and is part of "PLAY" so I'm thinking that is NOT included in the illegal part of stopping the clock.



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I hear ya. I'm not sure what, exactly, this rule is addressing . . .there are already rules addressing faking injuries etc.
 

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Like every rule change in the last 5 years, the fans don't need to know what it addresses, only for the zebras and Rog to interpret.

No, the rules are definitely important. Well coached teams will take advantage of the rules and the rule changes.

A man in motion in the backfield delivering a crack back block is now illegal. This affects the Pats a bit...
 

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Ejections for “egregious” hits now a point of emphasis for officials

The NFL didn’t need a vote of the owners to make one significant change this week, as certain dangerous hits on the field can now be cause for ejections.

The competition committee recommendation that ejections or suspensions for certain illegal hits is being added as a point of emphasis this year, meaning it didn’t require a vote from owners to become part of the landscape.

Competition committee chairman Rich McKay said he didn’t think the measure was a sign the league had a huge problem, but that there were examples of three or four “egregious” hits last year that needed harsher punishment, since fines weren’t making them go away.

“We don’t typically get ejections for football plays during a game, we get ejections for other reasons but not football plays — we recommend suspension even for a first-time offense,” McKay said. “Why? Because the hits were very egregious, to be quite frank.

“We quite frankly just want to get any of those hits out of the game. We think one way to get them out of the game is suspension because we think that is the ultimate deterrent to all players to not have those type of plays occur. We didn’t have very many of them. We don’t expect it to happen a lot. But it was a point of emphasis and it will be looked at this year.”

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...s-hits-now-a-point-of-emphasis-for-officials/

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So any "hit" can be deemed "dangerous" by an official and get a player tossed from a game
 

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Limit the pre-season to 2 or 3 games.

Allow all 53 players to dress for NFL games.

Put in a 17th game

Move Kickoffs back 5 yards so we can see better returns.
 

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Limit the pre-season to 2 or 3 games.

Allow all 53 players to dress for NFL games.

Put in a 17th game

Move Kickoffs back 5 yards so we can see better returns.

what is this

yinz wants?
 

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I believe this rule change is because of the Ravens and some other team did it to.


http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/...holding-koch-harbaugh-steelers-bengals-112716


he Ravens committed about eight penalties on game’s final play … and won
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It was one of the more bizarre sights of the NFL season. On the final play of Sunday's game in Baltimore, the Ravens were up seven points with 11 seconds left and lined up for a fourth-down punt. When the ball was snapped, Baltimore's line began a series of “blocks” in which they got their hands on any defender they could find and hung on for dear life. In all, there were probably seven or eight separate holding calls that could have been made. Flags were thrown but were ultimately frivolous — Baltimore won the game on that play and took control of first place in the AFC North. The play was peculiar, successful and, most interesting of all, intentional.

It went down like this: On fourth down with the Ravens backed up deep, punter Sam Koch took the snap at the 10-yard line and ran backward, as most punters would do while leading in a similar situation. (Giving up two points doesn't matter with so little time left.) It figured Koch would try to kill as much time as possible, take a safety and, if there was still time on the clock as there probably would be, make a free kick that would end the game once the Bengals were stopped. Baltimore put a big wrinkle in that strategy — grabbing, hugging, clinching and tackling anyone and everyone in stripes before they could get to Koch with any time on the clock. They didn't and Koch was able to milk it down to zeroes before stepping out of bounds, taking the safety and ending the game, 19-14.

What kind of dark magic is this? The game can't end on a penalty, right? Well, kind of. The game can't end on a defensive penalty. Since the Ravens were on offense, though, they were able to commit as many fouls as they wanted, however egregious, and run out the clock without sanction. It didn't matter whether the Bengals accepted or declined said penalties, the game was over regardless.



Intentional penalties to win a game. While legal, the whole thing seems like a loophole, expertly exploited by John Harbaugh and the Ravens coaching staff. The reason a game can't end on a defensive penalty, obviously, is because cornerbacks or safeties would simply tackle any receiver rather than let the play proceed as normal. This situation had it flipped: The Ravens were essentially playing defense while in punt formation and their fouls had the same effect as if they'd actually been playing defense. They got off on a technicality.

Why don't we see this effective strategy more often? Because usually teams on offense are taking a knee to run out the clock. Baltimore didn't have that option because it was fourth down and the clock stops on a change of possession — hence the aborted punt attempt. It was fitting that the game ended with a Ravens special teamer holding the ball. The team's MVP on Sunday was kicker Justin Tucker, who hit five field goals, including three from beyond 50 yards (all in the first half, an NFL first).

Think of all that could have gone wrong had the Ravens not called for the ol' all-hold formation. Koch could have fumbled while running out of the end zone. The Bengals could have scored on the free kick, even though it would have been a high pooch designed to ensure a short return. Or, ironically, there could have been a penalty on Baltimore on said free kick, giving the Bengals one untimed down. It was a great decision that minimized the already-minimal risk involved in simply taking the safety.

At least one Harbaugh is having a good weekend.
 

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Ejections for “egregious” hits now a point of emphasis for officials

The NFL didn’t need a vote of the owners to make one significant change this week, as certain dangerous hits on the field can now be cause for ejections.

The competition committee recommendation that ejections or suspensions for certain illegal hits is being added as a point of emphasis this year, meaning it didn’t require a vote from owners to become part of the landscape.

Competition committee chairman Rich McKay said he didn’t think the measure was a sign the league had a huge problem, but that there were examples of three or four “egregious” hits last year that needed harsher punishment, since fines weren’t making them go away.

“We don’t typically get ejections for football plays during a game, we get ejections for other reasons but not football plays — we recommend suspension even for a first-time offense,” McKay said. “Why? Because the hits were very egregious, to be quite frank.

“We quite frankly just want to get any of those hits out of the game. We think one way to get them out of the game is suspension because we think that is the ultimate deterrent to all players to not have those type of plays occur. We didn’t have very many of them. We don’t expect it to happen a lot. But it was a point of emphasis and it will be looked at this year.”

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...s-hits-now-a-point-of-emphasis-for-officials/

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So any "hit" can be deemed "dangerous" by an official and get a player tossed from a game

Yeah, but I'm sure the refs will be fair and impartial. :rolleyes2:

I'm seriously thiiiiis close to being done with the NFL.

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