Rules that should be changed

1. Pass Interference SHOULD be reviewable

2. Spiking the ball to stop the clock, isn't that intentional grounding.....who the heck are you throwing to, and the ball isn't pass the line of scrimmage.

3. Tom Brady rule - Defender lunges and accidentally clips the knees of the QB.....Oh please,this rule is so inconsistent, get this crap outta here.

4. If the receiver catches the ball and pulls it in but losses it, it should be consider a fumble. Stop with this stupid "But did he make a football move" crap.

5. Offensive pass interference SHOULD be 15 yards and NOT 10.

That's all I can come up with right now that really bugs the s**t outta me.

No hits to the head should ever be called if the player getting hit is the one that ducks his head into the contact. This should also be reviewable.

Officials need to be replaced by androids!!

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stats that go against the QB such as incomplete passes, when it touches a receivers hands and he drops it. It should go against the receiver only. When its over thrown that is only against the QB. Also when a ball is thrown down the field and there's defensive interference it should be a ten yard penalty and automatic first down, not a spot of the foul and automatic first down!

Defensive Pass Interference should be 15 yds.
If not then Offensive Interferance should be negative the length of the pass and automatic 4th down. Just making it fair for the defense.

Most of these rules you guys dont like are in favor of offense because the more points the better the ratings are and the more money they make. They want arena ball. High scoring... not much defense. They dont want great defense and smash mouth football anymore. That's why guys can throw for 300-400 every game when back in the day it was amazing to throw for 300-400 now it's the norm. 30-35 td's with 10-15 ints 20 years ago was an awesome season by a qb... now you should have 35-40 with 5-8 ints. It's harder to play defense now with all the rules favoring the offense plus they are on the field more since teams score quicker. Remember when there was a 4-5 minute offense or when there was 2 minutes left it would be remarkable to score the game winning fg or td. Now there is 30-1 minute left and the lead isnt safe. 2-5 minutes the lead can change 2, 3 times.

Offsetting penalties. No, if A team has a 10 yard penalty, and B team has a 5 yard penalty move the ball 5 yards in favor of B team. Simple math.

Get the calls right. Have a "Master ref" up in the booth reviewing every call and correcting the on the field calls on the fly. Like the Dak roughing the passer penalty. You could easily, within 15 seconds see that was a BS call. Or how about the missed holding call in the SB during the kickoff return for a TD.

My no. 1 rule to abolish is "illegal contact", which carries an automatic 1st down with it. Either a DB is holding or interfering...there's no room in the game for illegal contact, throw it out.

Originally posted by CityKing415:
Holding and Block in the back on punt returns. Gotta tweek that somehow. Seems like every big return comes back on a flag.

Forreal. I am actually more surprised, when a kick return is returned for a touchdown, and NO flag is thrown, than when there is a flag.

Every time I see a punt or kick off (mainly kick off) returned for a TD, I always assume its a flag, and never get excited even when the return is happening.

The most infuriating of all is the inconsistency of QB protection rules. Even accidentally bumping into one a couple of seconds after he's let go of the ball is now a personal foul. The rubbish "he took two steps before he hit him" argument, when you're talking about a 290-lb edge rusher going full speed. And the next down the QB is almost wrapped up by two defenders but we applaud his "escapability" because he managed to limp out of the pocket and throw the ball to Row Z saving himself from the sack.

The rules should be consistent. If you want to turn the game into flag football to save yourselves from concussion-related lawsuits, fine. But once a defender has two hands on the QB, regardless if he goes down, it's a tackle/sack. Escape a one man grab, sure, but two hands it's an auto-sack.

Originally posted by Gore_21:
Most of these rules you guys dont like are in favor of offense because the more points the better the ratings are and the more money they make. They want arena ball. High scoring... not much defense. They dont want great defense and smash mouth football anymore. That's why guys can throw for 300-400 every game when back in the day it was amazing to throw for 300-400 now it's the norm. 30-35 td's with 10-15 ints 20 years ago was an awesome season by a qb... now you should have 35-40 with 5-8 ints. It's harder to play defense now with all the rules favoring the offense plus they are on the field more since teams score quicker. Remember when there was a 4-5 minute offense or when there was 2 minutes left it would be remarkable to score the game winning fg or td. Now there is 30-1 minute left and the lead isnt safe. 2-5 minutes the lead can change 2, 3 times.

It's not even TV ratings or arena ball. The skew for offense is all about GAMBLING. Sorry, "fantasy". More scoring = more gambling opportunities.

Originally posted by pdizo916:
I HATE the fact that it's 3rd and long and a defensive player gets called for holding (prior to the pass) which is only a 5 yard penalty BUT it is an automatic first down. That's a b******t call and a cop out. It should be a 5 yard penalty only, and if it happens again on the same drive, then give them automatic first downs.

I also hate that defensive holding calls (prior to the pass) is only 5 but offensive holding is 10. They both should be 5 yards. 10 yards is way too harsh of a penalty.

Do not agree. Usually defensive holding happens as the defender holds onto a receiver because they get beat. It's basically a PI call before a pass is thrown. There is nothing wrong with that rule IMO. If it was only a 5 yard penalty you could just pull a receiver down to prevent him from catching a first down before the pass is throw, lol.

On offense you can't take downs away so the 10 yard penalty is needed. If it was only 5 yards guys would be holding even more than they do now.

IMO to fix the missed calls or ticky tack ones that shouldn't be called all plays need to be subject to review. If a team gains 20 yards and there's a holding call that brings the play back and it's in the 2nd Q a coach prob won't challenge that. If there's a minute left in the game and you gain 20 yards to put your team into FG range to win the game and it gets called back on a b******t holding call then you should be able to challenge it.

PI spot of the foul. No penalty should be 50 yards. Cap it at 30 maybe. Also just the over officiating.

If all calls become subject to review ratings will really drop b/c I'm not spending 4 1/2 hours watching a game. Not to mention even with reviews they don't get it right.

Any automatic first down play should be reviewable because those penalties can be completely game changing. Accidentally slapping a 5'10" QB in the head when your trying to sack him and he ducks. That should never ever be a penalty. Make it reviewable. If the defensive player is already in a proper launch trajectory and the offensive player changes the hit point then no penalty. How about actually throwing a god damn Crowning penalty. The Trent Richardson penalty or Mike Tolbert. Literally added it and never call it. And RBs (ours included) just lower their helmet and just mow people over with it. Actually flagging for delay of game when the play clock hits 00. Really sick of seeing it hit 00 and then the balls snapped and no flag. Make the refs have something that has an alarm sound or vibrates. We have the technology.