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"? Eliminating the 5-yard "incidental facemask" penalty. Grabbing the facemask and turning it would lead to an automatic 15-yard penalty
Hum that's a big penalty for a accident. Hell If you catch yourself doing it accidentally may as well jerk the hell out of it.
No you are reading it wrong. If you just rake across accidentally, there will no longer be a penalty. Only if you grab the mask creating a head turn as it has been for years.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sup-rbeast</div><div class="ubbcode-body">IMO if a receiver doesn't control the ball when he hits the ground it isn't a catch. Another rule I'd like to see is the old rule concerning contact on WRs by DBs. Back in the day, a DB could chuck a receiver regardless of where he was on the field as long as the ball wasn't in the air. There wasn't a 5 yard limit on contact. Then it was changed to one chuck regardless or position on the field. I'd like em to go back to that. Really, as far as rules go, I'd just as sonn they scrap all these lil ticky tack rules they've made over the past few years unless they deal with player safety. </div></div>
Jack Tatum, Nigthtrain Lane
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 1inStripes</div><div class="ubbcode-body">No you are reading it wrong. If you just rake across accidentally, there will no longer be a penalty. Only if you grab the mask creating a head turn as it has been for years. </div></div>
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Proposal to reseed NFL playoffs teams withdrawn by owners
By BARRY WILNER, AP Football Writer
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP)"?A show of hands made it obvious that reseeding the NFL playoffs wasn't such a good idea.
So the league's competition committee withdrew the proposal Wednesday after an informal vote sent it "down in flames,"? according to New York Giants co-owner John Mara.
The owners did pass several resolutions, including eliminating the forceout on receptions; allowing teams to defer their decision to the second half when winning the opening coin toss; and making field goals and extra points subject to replay review to determine whether the ball passes over the crossbar and through the uprights.
In addition, any direct snap from center that is untouched by the quarterback now will be a live ball; in the past it was considered a false start and the play was blown dead. The 5-yard penalty for incidental contact with a facemask has been eliminated, with the 15-yarder remaining for any grasping or twisting of the facemask.
On Tuesday, the owners approved a communication device in the helmet of one defensive player.
"The owners did pass several resolutions, including eliminating the forceout on receptions; allowing teams to defer their decision to the second half when winning the opening coin toss; and making field goals and extra points subject to replay review to determine whether the ball passes over the crossbar and through the uprights.
In addition, any direct snap from center that is untouched by the quarterback now will be a live ball; in the past it was considered a false start and the play was blown dead. The 5-yard penalty for incidental contact with a facemask has been eliminated, with the 15-yarder remaining for any grasping or twisting of the facemask."
For once the changes are beneficial IMO.