spring owners meeting

[WinslowBodden]

Originally Posted by yourfavestoner

I love the pass interference changes that the 49ers are proposing.

I'm not, you can stop a touchdown and get a 15 yard penalty instead of a 40-60 yard spot penalty... not getting a 6 point penalty because you got burned and abused the rule already is enough.

[draftguru151]

Originally Posted by WinslowBodden

I'm not, you can stop a touchdown and get a 15 yard penalty instead of a 40-60 yard spot penalty... not getting a 6 point penalty because you got burned and abused the rule already is enough.

I didn't see the specifics of the rule they are trying to get, but isn't it 15 yards or something for incidental contact and it would still be a spot foul for normal contact?

[Vince Lombardi]

Originally Posted by draftguru151

I didn't see the specifics of the rule they are trying to get, but isn't it 15 yards or something for incidental contact and it would still be a spot foul for normal contact?

yea, it's at the ref's discretion which one it is.

[Vince Lombardi]

Originally Posted by Star Wideout

also what is the exact date the owners meeting starts, don't think they said in that article?

today through Wednesday

Originally Posted by duckseason

The problem is that it isn't fair to say one team has to stop the other, without ever finding out whether the other team could make a stop. If your team deserves to lose because they couldn't make a stop, then so does your opponent. This is especially a problem in those 31-31 games where both offenses have been moving the ball at will all day. It's also pretty weak that the team only needs to get to the 35 yard line and kick a FG. Overtime is usually anti-climactic in the NFL. I'm not in favor of adopting the college format, but I think both teams should have to kick the ball off at least once. It would level the playing field, and make things much more interesting. The fact that the team to win the toss ends up winning the game 62% of the time is more than enough of a reason to change the format.

There was an experiment in NFL Europe a few years back where overtime was as per NFL rules, except that both teams had to have at least one possession in overtime - if the team that got the ball first scored, the other team at least got a chance to respond (and maybe win the game if the first team only kicked a field goal).

Martin

[Draft King]

I actually love the college system for OT. Despite what some think, I think it's an interesting concept that will add some excitement to the game.