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Rules changes for 2018

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tigermud

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http://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/...-about-approved-tabled-and-rejected-proposals

I really don't like the lowering of the head rule change, IMO this will be very problematic, it's natural instinct to lower the head prior to making contact. It's all well and good to say just start coaching head up eyes up to make a tackle but that will have to start at the pee wee leagues and IMO this won't reduce concussions rather it will just shift them to being the guy getting hit to the guy now getting bowled over on his ass and back of head since he didn't have his head out front defenders will just get steamrolled more often now.

Yeah IDK I think the game is in trouble folks. Only a matter of time before it becomes flag football cuz the game can't keep players safe from concussions.

Oh, something about a tweak to the catch rule now finally 8 years removed from the Calvin catch that started all this. Not sure if the change will help or not. What's football move?
 
tigermud said:
Oh, something about a tweak to the catch rule now finally 8 years removed from the Calvin catch that started all this. Not sure if the change will help or not. What's football move?
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Catch, two feet down, across the goal, two feet down, 2 steps, 2 feet down, keep hold of the ball, 2 feet down, get up, two feet down, continue to hold the ball, 2 feet down. That's my best guess.
 
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Mitchrapp said:
Catch, two feet down, across the goal, two feet down, 2 steps, 2 feet down, keep hold of the ball, 2 feet down, get up, two feet down, continue to hold the ball, 2 feet down. That's my best guess.
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All while surviving the ground.
 
Rule changes in past seasons always seem to favor the offense and the head rule change is no different. They might seem to care about safety but imo it's about wanting more offense.

MLB does the same, rules that help offense. If I was a CB in HS I'd start playing WR.
 
Mitchrapp said:
Rule changes in past seasons always seem to favor the offense and the head rule change is no different. They might seem to care about safety but imo it's about wanting more offense.

MLB does the same, rules that help offense. If I was a CB in HS I'd start playing WR.
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I agree that in years past a lot of the rules changes gave the offense an advantage. I think the lowering of the helmet rule is all about safety. They are trying to make the appearance that they are doing everything in their power to keep players safe.

My guess is most elite CBs in high school also play WR since almost all high school players that are good enough to go on to play in college are 2-way players in high school.
 
kalinecountry said:
http://www.detroitlionspodcast.com/...ok-at-the-nfls-proposed-kickoff-rule-changes/
A Look At The NFL?s Proposed Kickoff Rule Changes.
DLP
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Just get rid of the kick-off already instead of doing this type of garbage.

The NFL today approved changes to kickoffs as well as replay review of all NFL player ejections.

The kickoff rule changes will be re-evaluated after the season.

The changes to kickoffs, designed to reduce high-speed collisions, include the following:

The elimination of running starts for kickoff coverage teams
A requirement that eight of the 11 men on the return team must be aligned in the "setup zone" within 15 yards of the ball
No blocking within the "setup zone" until after the ball touches the ground
The elimination of two-man wedge blocks
The kickoff team must have five men lined up on either side of the ball, a move that will limit schemes designed to get free runners in coverage down the field
 
Refs to spot ball at first touch of ground on head-first dives

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24277319/ball-spotted-first-touch-head-first-dives

LATROBE, Penn. -- An obscure NFL rule change could have an outsized impact on close plays during the 2018 season, based on the way officials are explaining it to teams and media members this summer.

A player who dives head first will now be judged to have given himself up, and the ball will be marked at the point where he first touched the ground. Previously, the ball was marked where his forward progress stopped. The likely consequence, officials say, is that players who appear to have dived for a first down or touchdown could have the ball marked short of where they think they ended up.
 
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