NEW FOOT RULES - Extended Goal Posts No longer will you have to wonder if that towering field goal was in or not. The NFL decided to raise the field goal posts five feet to prevent any confusion. (Getty Images/Doug Pensinger) GOOD CHANGE Longer Extra Point Attempts This preseason, the NFL will experiment with moving the point-after attempt to the 25-yard line. The two-point conversion attempt will continue to be taken from the 2-yard line. (Getty Images/Rob Carr) I DON’T UNDERSTAND THE POINT FOR THIS ONE Whats the Call? Officials will now be allowed to consult the NFL officiating department during replay reviews to declare if a call should be upheld or overturned. (Getty Images/Dilip Vishwanat) I DON’T UNDERSTAND THIS ONE EITHER – IS THIS DEPARTMENT AT THE GAME OR IN ANOTHER STATE? THEN WHY ARE THE REFEREE’S THERE? NaVorro Bowman Rule The NFL is re-organizing the rules regarding what can or cannot be reviewed, which includes the recovery of a loose ball in the field of play being reviewable. (AP Images/Matt York) I DON’T UNDERSTAND THE (RE-ORGANIZING PART OF IT) DO THEY MEAN 1-10 OR A-Z ? Times Running The clock will no longer stop in the result of a sack in the final two minutes of either half. (AP Images/Joe Mahoney) 50/50 GOOD FOR THE OFFENCE IF AHEAD, BAD FOR THE DEFENSE IF BEHIND. SO, WHY IS A CHANGE NEEDED? JUST MORE CONTROL FROM ABOVE I GUESS! Spot of the Foul Defensive penalties behind the line of scrimmage will now be enforced from the previous spot, rather than from the spot of the foul or from the end of a run. (AP Images/Joe Mahoney) THIS MAKES NO SINCE TO ME! Dunking Banned Say goodbye to Jimmy Graham’s famous goalpost dunk. The NFL has expanded the existing rule disallowing the football to be used as a celebration prop to include the ball being dunked over the crossbar. (Getty Images/Kevin C. Cox) THIS ONE IS JUST STUPID, FANS WANT TO SEE CELEBRATIONS NOT RESTRICTIONS – BAD ONE. Knee Protection The league has updated the rule that forbids a player to hit an opponent in the back of the legs to include the side of the legs as well. (Getty Images/Marc Piscotty) THE BEST ONE OF ALL OF THEM 1 OUT OF 8 – NOT A GOOD RECORD!
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 23:19:50 +0000