The point of the rule is to takeaway the jacked up segment on ESPN. Do you remember that on Monday countdown? The NFL wants teams to focus more on fundamentals and technique, while attempting to make a hit or tackle. Do they go too far? Yes, but it’s not all on the NFL going too far. It’s the officiating. The officials protect certain players. They play favorites. Tom Brady is breathed on wrong and they throw a flag. Aaron Rodgers has risen to that type of level now. Officials operate that way.

Right now, we live in the era of spread offenses. That will soon end. My guess is the league extends the five-yard rule to six yards, which would make a difference. They may also turn pass interference penalties into 15-yard penalties instead of spotting the ball at the foul. Regardless, the NFL is always tweaking the rules to make the game safer and more competitive.

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I'm genuinely curious: What difference would extending the 5-yard rule to 6 yards make?

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An extra yard to bump and tear apart a receiver at the line of scrimmage would do wonders for any team with a reasonable amount of pass rush. For example, just watch Super Bowl XLV again. Rodgers barely got the ball off a number of times. Woodley, specially, had his way with Bulaga.

Part of the reason why Rodgers was so good in that game was because the o-line sucked. An extra yard for the DBs to press and the Steeler LBs probably has enough time to disrupt the throw. All it takes is another second (if that at all) in most cases.

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I still say put the QB in a pink tutu.

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I think a purple tutu would be more appropriate. 😝