The Worst Rule Changes in NFL History
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The rule where a reciver catches the ball, in the air in bounds, and gets pushed out of bounds by the defense without placing his feet in bounds, was INSANE. The Nfl mercifully changed that rule. Now the player has to have both feet in bounds
This was back in the day wasn’t it like the 90s my dad told me about this rule
it was a rule up until about 2007 i believe.
@@Huntersmells it takes place in the famous cardinals TD to end the vikings season
@@brianreuss256 actually???? That’s wild i had no idea
One of the few good rule changes of recent history
I’d love to see referees held accountable for their calls correct/incorrect/missed. During each game show the refs “stats” like they do players.
It will never happen. There's a reason the refs have been bad for so long. They're doing exactly what they're told to do.. they're used to sway games outcomes in whatever favor the NFL wants. The NFL is just the WWE all over, again. They definitely fix the outcomes of certain games.
Why? So everyone with zero referreeing experience can bash them even more?
@@RoyalMela no, so there’s accountability showing the accuracy and consistency of the refs. It would be nice to see the highest graded refs being the ones who are selected for post season games…
@@hhaste unfortunately that’s true. It was solidified when NFL changed from a sports league to an entertainment league/industry. UFC following those footsteps too😒
they aren't fix games. it's because the shield has a terrible understanding of strict rules versus leniency. adding more rules creates too many judgement calls. you can ask a group of 30 refs and each call would be slightly different.
Protecting the Quarterback is easily one of the worst things to happen to football
Exactly. It started with the new era around the year 2000 with brady and vick being lil btches now its mahomes and rodgers etc 😂
Challenging PI only failed because the league chose for it to fail. It would be a great thing if it was properly supported by the league
As a CFL fan where PI has been reviewable for a decade, it does serve a purpose in ensuring blatant PI does get called or blatant not-PI gets overturned, but it's pretty hit and miss most of the time.
@Awesometrax hit and miss is fine, it happens that way with most rules and challenges, it's the fact that the NFL actively worked against it then pretended it just didn't work
@@AwesometraxThe refs that worked the reviews for those just refused to overturn any of the calls, no matter how blatant. The NFL either had to discipline the refs (admitting the refs were screwing up) or remove the rule. They removed the rule.
@Banzai51 CFL it isn't up to the refs which is probably why it wasn't removed after one year.
I agree with this. Simple thing is coaches should learn to just save their challenge flags for if the PI is blatant or if it's 4th down at the end of the game and if you don't get that first down you lose.
Having the PAT at the 33 means that it's actually a missable kick, and that means that a kicker actually needs to make it instead of just having a gimme. How many times has a missed PAT actually changed a game? It's like a 2 point conversion fail, it makes it a lot more fun and interesting when a team has an extra point lost because now that can be the difference between a field goal and a touchdown deficit.
Well, there was the game where the Saints seemingly pulled off a miracle TD and all John Carney, one of the most reliable kickers in history, had to do is make the gimmie extra point to tie the game and he missed it...badly.
lol, Five points is crazy. The extra point used to be Insanely boring
still is
Yeah but thats the point, so its exciting when they go for 2, its meant to be a gimme, now its just lame because a team can literally lose because of a missed extra point, which is lame. At least with FGs there is the extra long distance factor
Yeah the change got rid of all those pesky tie scores
Under the old rules you could actually fake the extra point and go for 2 from the 2 yard line. Now no one would fake it from the 15 yard line.
Can a team "go for 2", then drop kick it instead for 1 from the 2-yard line?
The Bears losing to the Steelers because the ref walked into their LB is worst of the Taunting rule
What'd the LB do?
@pretzelhunt czcams.com/video/r-c569Ht7lY/video.htmlsi=F-c0EMcqNNom_BPK
Literally nothing. He took a couple steps in the Steelers direction, then the Ref basically hip checked him and called him for taunting.
@@johnstronz4672 a ref hip check? that wasnt included in your choice of videos, but in the one you showed me, #59 taunted for 5 seconds at the opposing teams sideline; idk what you believe, or dont believe happened, but I think youre overreacting
@@johnstronz4672 are you seriously calling a celebratory roundhouse the same as walking? you and I are not the same....
You gotta get the heavy retardation metals outta your water, son..
0:21 that threw me off so much lol, i was expecting a sponsor
He got all of us
I agree with everything except the PAT. I like that it’s more difficult. Makes the game more interesting. Unless my team misses, then I hate it
Kickers are so good these days that I'm glad they've made it more of a challenge. If you're going to be an NFL kicker should should be making the longer PATs almost every single time.
@@johnchedsey1306 agreed
The problem with the current PAT rule is that now a team cannot effectively fake the kick and go for two, since they would have to start from the 15-yard line instead of the 2-yard line.
@@freezer8530 Fair point. I'm OK with that trade-off.
The applebee’s comment had me rolling for a few minutes before I could finish the video😂😂😂
Just entertainment not a sport anymore, WWE=NFL
Yup, it's such a shame.. it could be great, if it were legit.
@@hhaste yep this is what we have currently come too sad 😢
Absolutely obviously last season
@@robertpena9293so sad that you’re still gonna watch. I’m only 25 and the amount of shit talking the NFL and the NBA has gotten over the past two decades, you would’ve thought no one was going to ever watch again….
@@DisxreetIt’s been happening for years. People just didn’t have platforms to broadcast their opinions like today. I’m 40, and I can remember people still complaining about the DH in the AL in the late 80s…15 years after it was implemented.
The officiating STILL needs fixing but it'll never happen
There's a reason the refs have been bad for so long. They're doing exactly what they're told to do.. they're used to sway games outcomes in whatever favor the NFL wants. The NFL is just the WWE all over, again. They definitely fix the outcomes of certain games.
@@hhaste Nope. It is only because of there issues:
- People watching the games have zero idea how hard refereeing is, and have never refereed a single game.
- People watching the games have very low rule knowledge.
- People have HD-TV's, several slo-mo views and dozens of angles where a fart can be seen.
- Commentators have poor rule knowledge and pour gas into flames.
- People already hate refs to begin with, and even with near perfect game, people blame refs for many things.
Dude still hates Tom Brady even though his Giants are unbeaten in Super Bowls against him. 😅😅😅
6:38 - another correct Simpsons prediction
We need the whole vid with Dean Blandino btw
I have never really noticed before, but you have a tremendous cadence when you talk. You take your job seriously and I appreciate that!
This has got to be the funniest FivePoints Vids Video LIKE EVER 😂
The hip drop tackle rule is ridiculous
💯 gonna be the last straw im betting
@@Chip118 I hope they protest in some way. I get the injuries and wanting to make things safe. I also get the money part of it that makes people want to watch with high scoring games. But how the hell are defenders supposed to tackle at this point. And how are coaches going to even get mad at a player who lets go to not draw a penalty. I am just dumbfounded by the whole thing
Tell that to Kenyan Drake and T.O.
@@Disxreet what’s their phone number?
@@blainealexander5091😂😂
A few rules from the CFL that the NFL should look at:
- forward motion by receivers before the snap. Just more fun.
- no fair catches on punts, but you need to give the returner a full five yard buffer. More returns with fewer injuries.
- making the ‘throw the flag’ motion or demonstratively asking for a call is a penalty. It just looks tacky.
- clock stops after every play to reset the ball inside three minutes in a half, like college first downs. Less time wasted on spikes and more time for set plays.
- if the ball is set before time expires, you can still run a play after the clock hits zero. It lets the offense get off a better play at the end of a game.
NFL is gonna end up like the NBA in due time
I only watch NFL. What does that mean?
Explain like I’m 5. I only watch NBA during the playoffs
I'll be the third person to ask. What does this comment mean??????
@@CohemotgusNBA refs are notoriously horrible. If you think football fouls are stupid and arbitrary, Basketball is 20x worse with refs to match.
I know (at least as of a few years ago) one of the most tenured refs in the NBA had an ongoing beef with a specific player, which resulted in significantly less production from that player whenever this ref was involved. But the NBA didnt give a shit and kept assigning this ref to this player’s games.
Generally during an NFL game, theres going to be one or two calls I disagree with the refs on, maybe on egregious miss. Basketball feels like every single foul is either ridiculously soft or outright incorrect.
NBA reffing is actually a fun rabbit hole, I recommend it.
Literally this year 😂
This video is a gem.
1:53 well said
Your and absolute legend
having dean blandino to further clarify is clutch.
The "Casper rule", where a fumble in the last two minutes can only be recovered by the fumbler himself, should go. It was prompted by the infamous 1978 play in the Raiders-Chargers game. Stabler obviously made a forward pass, Banaszak also shoveled the ball forward, Casper did nothing wrong but gets the rule named after him. Just call the play properly in the first place!
On the contrary, I think that rule should be applied on all plays (all downs) at any time during the game, but then only on forward fumbles recovered by a teammate beyond the line of scrimmage. If it's a backward fumble anywhere on the field, then it should be treated as a lateral (backward) pass. If the fumble and teammate recovery all take place behind the line of scrimmage, then play should be allowed to continue. If a forward fumble from behind the line is caught in midair by an eligible teammate beyond the line, then there should be some consideration for treating that as a completed forward pass; if otherwise recovered beyond the line after touching the ground, then treat that an incomplete forward pass, returning the ball to the previous spot.
Watch the "game of the century" between Michigan and OSU ('69 I think). Every player on both teams acted with dignity and class. Some kid on Michigan intercepted a pass and trotted off the field like it was nothing, getting just a few pats on the back. THAT was the football I fell in love with. Players today are better at clowning than anything.
Nice vid! Did you give Blandino any coffee?
When the XFL started, it really had that WWE quality of crazy roughness. But it was just bad football. The revamped XFL wasn’t too bad, but the good parts of the craziness were taken out.
The USFL on the other hand felt like bad football being played by college players who never could make it to the pros.
So for this year with the merger to the UFL, I gave it a shot. But really I wanted to see what the kick off the NFL was switching to would look like. The NFL has been tweaking the kickoff for so long in the name of player safety. They did everything they could, without banning it, to stop kick returns from happening. Moving the kickoff spot up. Increasing the touchback distance. Followed by the fair catch rule.
Then I watch my first UFL game and they have a normal kickoff set up, only from their own 20-yard line to encourage kick returns. Like the NFL is trying to stop it yo prevent injuries and the UFL is going in the opposite direction to increase injuries.
I liked moving the EP back to the 15, it made that play we see over and over a little more interesting, adding more intrigue and making penalties a bigger deal on EPs.
As far as the hip drop tackle, I love the intent behind it, banning a tackling style that has a higher risk of breaking the ball carrier's legs is a smart move. How they implement the change will decide if it's a sucessful change. It could be one of those that's great on paper but not in practice.
If you don't want to risk getting hurt than don't play football. Might as well play with flags at this point.
I was watching NFL videos, came across the Tuck Rule and worst calls by the refs on a CZcams channel called KTO. Little did I know you would put out a video on this just hours ago coincidentally.
Dunking the ball on the goalposts was stopped due to Jimmy Graham. The goalposts became slanted after a touchdown celebration. There was a long delay to level the goalpost correctly
Remember this Five, your pelvis is going to be shattered after taking my mom to Applebee's. I hope those Riblets were worth it, dear friend. You'll have a whole new appreciation of what it means to be a Giant fan.
Movie the extra point back is one of the most universally positive rule changes in the history of sports. The benefit to the fans and to the game is obvious. It’s been a wildly successful initiative.
The hip drop rule makes sense for cases where the defender pulls down and lands on the leg(s) of the other player. Like what happened to Geno Smith last year. But it should be a very specific situation where it gets called
the combo of one of my favorite players ever Drew Brees not going to the super bowl and the rams laying a dud of a game against the Pats made me despise the Rams for a good, looooong time
The reason I hate how "Roughing the Passer" works is that it does not seem to take into account physics. I get the essence of the rule and the idea of it is good but they really do need the refs to also account that 300lbs of defensive player does not change course or stop very easily. Like when an airliner is at a certain point in the takeoff roll they are considered committed to the takeoff, And in some ways when the defender is a few steps from the QB they should be by rules considered committed to the tackle.
If they enforced the taunting/unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in the 70s and 80s there would’ve been at least a couple hundred penalty yards and about half of each team would’ve been ejected.
6:59 Oh god five is that you
Its become a ridiculous dance. Every so often a OC comes up w/ some flashy new way to score then a DC comes up w/ ways to counter it then the rules committee comes up w/ new rules regulating/handcuffing defense and so on and so forth.
I watch FPV videos mainly to find out how he's going to work in a "your mom" joke.
but chances to take your mom out on a date are 200%
I think these new rules especially the hip drop tackles or defending in general is to permanently protect their golden boy 😅
The funny thing about the pass interference review is that MOST of the calls should have been reversed, and they were almost always upheld. It was the refs literally saying “Fuck you” to everyone watching and playing.
The worst one was the 5 yard penalty and loss of a Timeout for the crowd being too loud. That was by far the worst rule ever.
I loved this! Honestly, hot take here but they should just take kicking out of the game entirely. it makes no sense with the way of how 99 percent of the game is played and then we have to bring a player out on the field that doesn't do anything related to what anyone else does and we want you to kick a ball thru a goal that nobody else cares about. it's ludicrous. I hate how so many games are decided by someone's kicker. you either score touchdowns or you don't. but hey ... I get it. tradition I guess.
As the Randy moss clip played I just hear Joe bucks voice “that was a disgusting act by Randy moss” 😂😂😂
I hate the rule change moving the extra point back.
"And it petered out like fidget spinners--I mean, who remembers those?"
Me.
I played with mine for long after the fad died down, until it broke on me.
Then again, I was its intended audience. I'm autistic.
The real worst rule in NFL history was the Rozelle Rule. The general weakness of the NFLPA and corresponding corporate nature of the NFL can be directly attributed to the implementation of the Rozelle Rule, which was the “compromise” where instead of actual free agency for players they could instead demand a trade…but the team giving up the player got back whatever compensation the commissioner thought was appropriate. In effect, players had the appearance of freedom while actually tied to their teams in an even more intricate manner than before.
While the Rozelle Rule was ostensibly voided for being in violation of antitrust laws, it still exists in the form of restricted free agency and franchise tags.
Man not even 30 seconds in and already pissed off. That 2018 no call still haunts Saints fan.
imagine if normal employees acted like the refs with pi challenges, just cross your arms, stomp your feet like a petulant child and continue screaming no, just because making pi challengeable hurt their feelings :´)
Eliminating the rule from the 1920s and 1930s where running backs could get up and run if not tackled properly.
Im only seeing those couple replays for # 2, but its actually PERFECT timing!! He hits him just as the balls getting there!! The problem is, its like he KNOWS its gonna be perfect so hes not looking and going for the hit way earlier!! Ive seen WAY more egregious no call PIs than that!!
I’m just now seeing, like 5 years after it happened DAK winding up the Jack in the box when zeke jumped into the Salvation Army bin. I thought zeke just jumped in, never saw daks angle!
It's funny that this guy is 50 and still delivers "your mom" jokes. If I get to live that long, I want that confidence.
The rule I'd like to see is eliminating the ball carrier stiff arm to the tackler's helmet. That would offset the new advantage to the offense in the name of "safety" in re the hip drop tackle. I've never understood why the ball carrier can commit a flagrant personal foul on the tackler. If the tackler punched the ball carrier's head it would be a 15 yarder and possible ejection from the game. Supposedly the arm is supposed to be "stiff", but why has the thrusting arm never been called when it happens almost every time?
And lose the tush push or let the defense do it on their side. How obvious is that? I'd rather watch a 2 yard extra point as see that sadness on third and one.
I tremendously agree with the lovely Gayle Benson about her real truthful opinion 2:14
In regards to taunting, I think it was implemented by parents because they don't want their children seeing this and then implementing it in youth leagues. There's a bit of an image to uphold when being broadcast to millions of people.
I like the new Extra Point rules. If the Extra Point was supposed to be a guarantee then just get rid of it all together and make a TD 7 pts (unless a team wanted to go for 2pts). I do like how the XFL does Extra Points with 1, 2, 3 from different yard lines. Helps keep things competitive and allows a team from behind to potentially catch up.
I also like the XFL Kickoffs because they are actually Kickoffs instead of touchbacks. Once again, if all the Kickoffs are meant to be touchbacks then just eliminate Kickoffs unless if a team plans to declare an Onside Kick.
Another rule that I think should be added to the list is the "running clock" in the last two minutes of the half/game. In some instances, those last two minutes are pointless if the winning team has the ball. I think they should adopt college rules (or XFL) where the clock briefly stops on First Downs.
Want a safer game? Play Sarcastiball....
The real problem with challengeable pass interferences is that the rule itself already sucks and is mostly an eye test.
They are about two "player safety" rule changes away from becoming flag football. Welcome to the NFFL.
I don't care about the rule changes, I just want to know if LaLa really tastes like my favorite cereal
I think flag football isn’t too far into the future. For player safety of course.
Wait, no mention of the rule where the home team is penalized if their fans were too loud? As for the Tuck Rule, there was a game in 2008 between the Cardinals and Cowboys when Tony Romo was in the end zone and going to throw but he was going to be hit and he brought the ball back while turning his back to the defender and the ball came out. They ruled it a tuck play but what's forgotten is when he dropped the ball he was facing the back of the endzone which means it should have been ruled a backward pass hence when the Cards recovered it should have been a TD but its the Cowboys, so...
Shit talking and the extent of these celebrations aren't part of the game. It's insane. It's a terrible example of pride.
Shit talking has always been a part of the game. The whole trick with it used to be doing it in a way that DIDN’T draw attention to yourself but did get inside your opponents head. It was all part of the give and take of the game. Unless you were a little crazy, it never went off the field and you knew not to get super nasty with it. But comments about your mama, your sister or your girlfriend….ohhhh it was on.
As a defensive back, one of my favorites was just after a receiver either dropped a pass or let one go through his hands. Just a real quick “Don’t ask how I know, but your girl’s got a better grip than that.”
Finally, someone who agrees on the PAT change
Remember when they tried to change the rules so that a home team could be penalized for excessive crowd noise? I think it was only done in the preseason in 1989, though.
The NFL seems to be good at seeing which rules work and which do not. Nevertheless, rule changes can turn the tide of sports for the better.
All the rule changes after covid, that affected gameplay & the flow of the game.
The rules concerning tackling (2024)....how are you supposed to tackle.... I'm starting to wonder if the Pro Bowl being flag football is retraining the fans
Turning the game into a game of flag football is it's downfall. Hard hits is what people tune in for and if you don't believe me look at the viewership numbers. Ever since they been changing the rules to "protect player safety" the number of people watching has decreased.
My least favorite was when they invented the tuck rule during the middle of the 2001 AFC divisional game
TONY ROMO FUMBLED ON A FIELD GOAL NOT AN EXTRA POINT
The NFL should have adopted the CFL kicking rules minus the single point.
The first rule was implemented in 2001:
Atricle 7 paragraph 12.
"There can only be one single dominant team in the afc. That team will be allowed to win unprecedented amount of superbowls.
If said afc team is eliminated from the superbowl, we must try our best to not allow another afc team to win said superbowl, we must make a concentrated effort to allow the nfc team to win in such a situation."
Now they fucked up a little with the patriots. Allowing the ravens, steelers, and colts, to get one, but you can BET your ASS that aint happening with the cheifs.
If the cheifs arent in the superbowl next year. Bet on the nfc team
Eh, I remember in video games you can fair catch the kick return in the end zone and it was touchback.
My great great granddaddy said the game was ruined when they brought in the forward pass 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
How bout the rule where the Head of NFL Officiating cant be on Jerry Jones' private fucking bus?
The Romo snap drop was on a field goal, not a PAT.
Let’s call it for what it is. The hip drop tackle ban was implemented to make it easier to fix games. No critical plays will be decided be the refs “judgement”.
That fair catch rule was stupid. If you fair catch the ball at the 10 it should not automatically go out to the 25.
The responsibility of player safety should be distributed equally between offense and defense. If safety is so fucking important, then where's the rule that says a ball carrier can't resist or push through a tackle attempt? Where's the rule that says ball carriers have to go down, upon contact from the defensive player, so that the potential injury percentage is decreased?
We all agree we don't want to see people get injured, but it's part of the game. These rules that handcuff defensive players will result in injuries to the defensive players. Trying to adjust your position in milliseconds while resisting the force the offensive players create and fight against the momentum of the contact is extremely hard to do and dangerous to attempt.
Intent needs to be a baseline for these penalties, not the method of the take down. Anyone defending all these rules against the defense needs to understand how one sided these rules are. They only protect the offense and increase the potential for injuries for the defense. It's bullshit.
Where are the helmet to helmet calls on RBs who lower their head into defenders? Where is the league rule mandating natural grass? Oh yeah, because it isn't about player safety. It's about more offense and legal protection.
The NFL worst rule change so far, you mean.
I'm fine with the PAT where it is now. The extra point shouldn't be a gimme.
As a Steelers fan I can understand why how the Saints fans was so UPSET disgusted real mad and absolutely so PISSED OFF of the fact it was clearly defensive PASS INTERFERENCE I was watching the game 2018 NFC Title Game it was absolutely STUPID AS FUCK that the Saints just got ROBBED of the opportunity to be in it's 2nd trip to Super Bowl like the 1st time they'd did win it all in 2009 but fact of the matter is that they never got a chance to see Brady vs Brees or Brees vs the young MaHomes in the Super Bowl but Saints fans have every right to be ANGRY too 2:08
Yeah, Fuck The Refs...
You must not be a Chiefs fan 😂
Same Here 1:55
The tuck rule was incorrectly called in the Raiders game as the tuck was completed as Brady had 2 hands on the ball tucked to his chest when Woodson got his hand on it. Even according to the rule at the time.. "changing the rule back" was a cop out
Also the hip tackle rule will ruin the NFL this year
How about the Calvin Johnson rule? And absolutely incorrect on the field interpretation of a catch, which took the NFL 2.5 years to codify into the rule book because the Calvin call was so game breaking.
@@Banzai51 with the catch rule, yes, it had been a problem and took them too long to define it. Either its a catch or its not.. but they have to make up their minds..
Problem is, they dont call it consistently, same as roughing, PI, etc..
I feel like it was NOT a catch, (I feel like the catch must be complete through the ground, otherwise its not a catch, endzone or no endzone) but he DID get screwed because Ive seen it called a catch countless times under the same circumstances.
Meanwhile the WNBA will not changed any rules to get at least 20 more people to watch a good game of basketball. 🏀
Have to disagree on challenging P I. It was a good rule change and that should apply to other judgement calls as well. The issue was lack of enforcement
There have been so many games ruined by these awful calls
Romo's fuck up wasn't a PAT. It was 4th and 1.
I don't even really drink coffee, and I want Fuck the Refs coffee.
I disagree with hip drop tackle. How are you going to have it on the list when it hasn’t been implemented yet? I remember when they got rid of the horse collar tackle and it barely had an effect on the game. And if you played football you know the hip drop tackle and the tackle roll are dirty tackles, which is why they have a name
FTB!
FTB!
I totally and completely disagree that being able to challenge pass interference is a bad rule. Any rule should be challengeable. Teams are limited to how many challenges they have and they are penalized for a lost challenge, so let the coaches decide what they want to risk a challenge on. Like was said in the video if it is not worth it coaches will learn to save those challenges for something that is worth it. The NFL should stop limiting what a coach can challenge. Let the already built in deterrents stop unnecessary challenges.
There is a reason why you get these NFL = rigged/scripted shit. Not even for the existence of these rules, but rather what these refs do with it and the fact these rules have ridiculous penalties. 15 yard penalties with automatic first downs shouldn't even be possible on non extremely or even non violent infringements where there is a clearly subjective judgement from a referee. The field is 100 yards, so that would mean at least 15% of the field on one referee call. Who are the ones to supposedly cross that field, the players or the referees?
That whole PI challenge rule is for me the ultimate example the refs are there only for their own ego. They don't care about the sport, they want it to be about themselves. It's not American football, it's American refball. They have absolutely zero accountability. I have seen games with PI decisions that were ''there is no way this is not getting overturned'' from NFL rules experts and guess what: it still didn't got overturned, because refs don't have any self awareness about their mistakes.
Also, I am really weirded out by the fact a sport with the top 1% of athletically gifted people on Earth as players with the field dimensions of the NFL the refs are filled with unathletic dadbod boomers. Like, watch some major European football matches on similar field sizes and none of the NFL refs with zero physical fitness and weakened eye sight would even make those leagues as a referee. These leagues used to have a harsh age limit of 45. That has become a soft cap, but the other fitness demands still are there. And those matches are finished in usually under 2 hours, not taking over 3 hours on average.
You are the best of all you constituents. Brando is alright. Scooter and tom can go away. No comment on tree.
The PAT rule is the only one that I disagree with you about. I don't miss the easy extra points. The missed extra points have been entertaining and added some legitimate stakes to sometimes uninteresting games.
My biggest concern with the hip drop rule was the NFL included an everyday, blindside sack in the examples of what is now illegal. So any tackle from behind is going to be called. It's going to be a shit show. They aren't going to care if you're grabbing the hips to gain leverage to launch yourself into the legs, which is extremely dangerous, and instead call any contact to the back of the legs. Shit. Show.
now let's ban body slamming players.
Have they figured out what constitutes a "catch" yet?
I keep thinking that the browns are in the super bowl. Thats how i know im still asleep.