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All but one member of the NFLs competition committee voted for the 4th and 15 proposal
Posted on 3/24/19 at 2:47 pm
Posted on 3/24/19 at 2:47 pm
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This seems like a wildly easy conversion for such a game changing play
Owners still have to vote it in however
This seems like a wildly easy conversion for such a game changing play
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The “fourth-and-15” alternative to the onside kick appears to have a good chance of passing at this week’s owners’ meeting.
That’s because Giants owner John Mara told reporters that he is the only member of the competition committee opposed to the proposal, which would allow teams to choose not to kick off after a fourth-quarter score and instead attempt one offensive play from their own 35-yard line. If that play goes for 15 yards, the team keeps the ball. Other than Mara, the rest of the competition committee is in favor of the idea.
Owners still have to vote it in however
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Posted on 3/24/19 at 2:48 pm to wildtigercat93
Sounds like a stupid idea
Posted on 3/24/19 at 2:50 pm to wildtigercat93
4th and 15 are pretty damn difficult in the NFL
Posted on 3/24/19 at 2:52 pm to Glorious
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4th and 15 are pretty damn difficult in the NFL
There’s a gulf in between the difficulty of getting 15 yards in today’s NFL and getting an onside kick.
I’m all for making it a more obtainable since they’ve made the onside kick impossible, but handing them an extra possession for free doesn’t really make sense.
Posted on 3/24/19 at 2:53 pm to wildtigercat93
What a dumb rule. Why not go back to normal onside rules?
I guess it's alot easier for the ref to decide the game with the 4th and 15.
I guess it's alot easier for the ref to decide the game with the 4th and 15.
Posted on 3/24/19 at 2:55 pm to diat150
Yeah, turning the sport into make it take it seems rinky dink.
Posted on 3/24/19 at 2:55 pm to wildtigercat93
There are too many automatic 1st down penalties against the defense that simply running a play at all increases the odds of a conversion compared to an onside kick play. Let's start there first and then we'll talk. I dont want to see teams retain possession because of a 5 yard holding penalty or because someone grazed the QB's helmet
Posted on 3/24/19 at 2:57 pm to Bunk Moreland
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Yeah, turning the sport into make it take it seems rinky dink.
You can only go for it in certain situations.
And if you don't get it, the opponent gets it in plus territory.
Posted on 3/24/19 at 2:58 pm to WaterLink
Spot on.
Posted on 3/24/19 at 3:00 pm to WaterLink
I don’t like it but they could also make all defensive penalties in this scenario simply be a replay of down and not an automatic conversion to help that part. But I really really don’t like it. Changes the dynamic of the game to me.
Posted on 3/24/19 at 3:00 pm to wildtigercat93
I don't give a shite about fair/unfair, especially since I don't have a team to root for. I watch to be entertained, and this would make it slightly more entertaining.
Posted on 3/24/19 at 3:02 pm to castorinho
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I don't give a shite about fair/unfair, especially since I don't have a team to root for. I watch to be entertained, and this would make it slightly more entertaining.
That’s an incredibly low bar to set for making rule changes
Posted on 3/24/19 at 3:14 pm to wildtigercat93
Not really. Considering the most important rule change that made football entertaining was the forward pass. All of a sudden rugby was a forgotten game in America.
Posted on 3/24/19 at 3:14 pm to wildtigercat93
How about they fix OT first?
Posted on 3/24/19 at 3:15 pm to jlovel7
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I don’t like it but they could also make all defensive penalties in this scenario simply be a replay of down and not an automatic conversion to help that part.
Any time someone is breaking open, haul them down.
Posted on 3/24/19 at 3:16 pm to wildtigercat93
How many catastrophic injuries have actually occurred on kickoffs/onside kicks?
That's how we should measure the level of danger.
That's how we should measure the level of danger.
Posted on 3/24/19 at 3:20 pm to wildtigercat93
Statistically it's harder to get a 4th and 15 than the old onside kick.
Posted on 3/24/19 at 3:25 pm to OvertheDwayneBowe
Plz share
Posted on 3/24/19 at 3:27 pm to WaterLink
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There are too many automatic 1st down penalties against the defense that simply running a play at all increases the odds of a conversion compared to an onside kick
As a fan of a team that historically gets a lot of PI calls against them (Saints), I would hate this rule in a critical moment of the game
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