I don't completely disagree with you but since the players themselves vai their union agreed to place a limit on players returning they must not like the unlimited concept. In the long long long run, unlimited would benefit the fringe players who need to be on the field to get a decent second contract. Not so much the starters or higher draft pick players who are almost assured of making some team's 53.
Originally Posted by: wpr
Very true, the Players Union did agree to it, though I don't know what the alternative was...
And you nailed it why this is important to me, originally when they only allowed one, well it was a rule only for the Super Stars... and to me that's complete BS, to have one set of rules for the Super Stars and another set of rules for average player... which is why I truely liked allowing all players to come back once from the IR per season. It's a completely level playing field from a players injury perspective and, injuries are a part of this game.
Yes please. If they want their "own" thing, then start at the 40.
Originally Posted by: wpr
Exactly they can put their own twist on it.
To be honest, I like the sudden death model (especially in the regular season) and I'm alright with just having a tie if still equal after the 4th quarter (players safety is better not making them play a 5th quarter).
But I'm just tired of the NFL complaining about fairness (fans doing it is fine, but not the NFL), if they want fairness, then College has already come up with the perfect model.
And people have suggested how to make the model even better, such as your suggestion to start at the 40... another suggestion I think is exciting is to basically have a 2 point off... just like soccer would have overtime kickoffs.
Similar in that each team would give x amount of 2 point ties (let's say x = 4 since there are 4 downs), which ever team scores more 2 pointers wins the game. And if they're still tied then they keep doing two pointers one at a time until one team has more than the other.
Add 2 point converstion to the list.
I don't know if they still do it but about 20 years ago I was watching Aussy rules football. The defense must line up 1 yard off the LOS. When a team got down to the goal line, the ball was moved back to the 1. They ran the ball and got 6 inches from the goal line and on the next play the LOS was again the 1 yard line. I found it interesting.
Originally Posted by: wpr
I just looked up the 2 point history (honestly before my time), looks like the AFL had the 2 point rule in 1960... the NFL
Europe developmental league had it in 1991 and regular main stream NFL didn't get it until 1994. So yes they adopted the 2 point rule, but one could also argue it took them 34 years to do so. So while they adopted it, I see it more as they dragged their feet in doing so.
Also interestingly, I read that the CFL two point conversations are from the 5 yard line instead of the 2.
I believe the CFL defenders also have to line up a yard off the ball. I don't know about their goalie situations.
But yes, not allowing the ball to be lined up inside the one yard line is interesting... though I feel like that's unfair to the offense... though that also brings up a point of defenders, it's unfair that the Center is often times moving the ball up a couple of inches after times they line up lol
Which lead to this old post and people just laughing when a defender did it back lol
Seriously, watch the Twitter video and follow the ball lol
After decades of seeing the Centers move the ball up, at least a foot, pre-snap it's about time we see one defender move it back lol
Originally Posted by: beast