fish7718 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 PALM BEACH, Fla. -- All turnovers will be reviewed from the booth with no coaches' challenges needed and overtime periods in the regular season will use the same scoring rules as the postseason after NFL owners voted to approve those proposals Wednesday. The replay official already reviews all scoring plays. With all turnovers now subject to review, it could lead to even more effective coaching challenges. According to ESPN Stats & Information, last season (the first with all touchdowns being reviewed), plays were reversed on 52 percent of challenges, the best rate over the past 11 seasons and 10 percent higher than in 2010. The NFL rarely tinkered with overtime until two years ago, when the Saints won the NFC title by winning the coin toss to start the extra period, marching downfield and kicking a field goal. The vote on adopting the overtime was 30-2. An overtime in the regular season now will end on a team's first possession only if it scores a touchdown or the defense forces a safety. If the team kicks a field goal on its first possession, the opposing team also will get a possession. If it also kicks a field goal, the extra period continues. Other rules changes: A team will lose a down for illegally kicking a loose ball; too many men on the field becomes a dead-ball foul; and a player receiving a crackback block is now considered a defenseless player and will result in a 15-yard penalty. Not passed were proposals to have the booth official handle video reviews rather than the referee, and outlawing the horse-collar tackle made on quarterbacks in the pocket. Given the NFL's concern with player safety, not extending the horse-collar rule seemed surprising. But competition committee chairman Rich McKay said the ownership "didn't think this can impact on player safety." "The rule was developed for the open-field tackle when a defender has the chance to do something else (in making the tackle)," he said. "He's also able to use the runner's momentum against him. We didn't think that applied to the pocket, didn't see the injury risk." Several bylaw changes were tabled until the league meetings in May, including expanding preseason rosters to 90, designating one player suffering a major injury before Week 2 of the season as eligible to return from injured reserve, and moving the trading deadline back two weeks to after Week 8. McKay expects them to pass at the next meetings in Atlanta. "There were good ideas and suggestions, no resistance," he said. "We'll work on the language." Commissioner Roger Goodell reiterated the league's strong stance against non-contract bonuses such as the Saints' bounty program that got coach Sean Payton suspended for one year and cost New Orleans a $500,000 fine and two second-round draft choice. Goodell said the league will not allow any cash payments between players, whether the clubs are involved or not. "It's not permissible and we are going to take that out of the game," he said. Goodell expects to speak with players' union head DeMaurice Smith before the end of the week and hopes to have the NFLPA's recommendations on punishment for players involved in the bounties by then or soon after. The NFL also will not be awarding the 2016 Super Bowl, its 50th, to any city this year. Goodell said he expects many bidders for the game. ESPN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 So games will take approximately 4 1/2 hours now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 So games will take approximately 4 1/2 hours now? 2 3/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 this is good news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 HORRIBLE. Whatever happened to the human element of the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunkinDerozan Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Its a step they kind of had to take. I think maybe the better solution would be that every turnover is reviewed after a coach runs out of challenges. But miss-calls in games where the coach has run out of challenges can cost teams games, and in a league with only 16 regular season games, thats a huge deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 HORRIBLE. Whatever happened to the human element of the game?i do hope you're joking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Make It Naaaashty Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 (edited) This is retarded. Gonna slow the game down sooo much. Edited March 29, 2012 by Make It Naaaashty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 HORRIBLE. Whatever happened to the human element of the game?you can't go back now after having replay/challenge system. the game is obviously far improved now. the thing that amazes me is how often they still get it wrong when they go under the hood, lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 This is retarded. Gonna slow the game down sooo much.they'll be reviewing it as its in process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted March 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 I don't think it will slow it down as much as people thing, turnovers that are close are usually challenged anyway so all I see this really doing is devaluing the challenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 the challenge system was clearly flawed. i mean if the refs screwed up a few times in teh first half, you'd have no challenges for the 2nd half. obviously not fair at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sħãlïq™ Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 So games will take approximately 4 1/2 hours now?Yeah, should be just about that. probably a bit longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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