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Proposed 2019 Rule Changes (including targeting)


Since the most dangerous plays are the Kick off and Punts there are ways to reduce that without changing the game much. Although it may take away some of the most exciting plays. Let's use Basketball as an example. Used to be when a ball was tied up they would do a jump ball every time. Now Jump balls are only the beginning of each half and they use a possession arrow the rest of the time. similarly you could:

1. Only do kick offs at the beginning of each half.
2. After that after a score the ball is set at the 25 yard line.
3. I remember earlier someone posted something about how to handle on side attempts. Do not remember the details but there could be a provision for that.
4. Similarly punts could be 40 yards or half the distance to the goal which ever is less.

This would help to do away with a majority of the most violent hits. Yes I know it would change the game a bit...but if safety is the issue. This would help a lot.
 



Eliminate the kickoff and do a jump ball to decide first possession. After watching the AAF this 25 yard start rule actually isn't so bad.
 
This is just getting ridiculous . . . if anything, the rule needs to be revamped to stop kicking guys out for an entire game where the hit was completely incidental or minor (or when the receiver ducks/falls and actually causes the contact that wouldn't have happened anyway).

Football is being ruined by this garbage. Eventually they'll be handing out the belts with flags on them.
 




Huskerthom said:
Since the most dangerous plays are the Kick off and Punts there are ways to reduce that without changing the game much. Although it may take away some of the most exciting plays. Let's use Basketball as an example. Used to be when a ball was tied up they would do a jump ball every time. Now Jump balls are only the beginning of each half and they use a possession arrow the rest of the time. similarly you could:

1. Only do kick offs at the beginning of each half.
2. After that after a score the ball is set at the 25 yard line.
3. I remember earlier someone posted something about how to handle on side attempts. Do not remember the details but there could be a provision for that.
4. Similarly punts could be 40 yards or half the distance to the goal which ever is less.

This would help to do away with a majority of the most violent hits. Yes I know it would change the game a bit...but if safety is the issue. This would help a lot.
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I never understood the jump ball change. Why do it at all? Let the visiting team have the first possession and the arrow then points to the home team. Similarly, if you're dead set to eliminate kickoffs, eliminate all of them. Are KOs at the beginning of each half somehow safer than KOs after a TD?

The AAF eliminated the onside kick by placing the ball on the team's on 28 (I think it's the 28) and giving them a 4th and 12. If they don't make a first down, the other team gets possession. I suppose they brought in math wizards to calculate the odds so that statistically 4th and 12 is successful about the same percentage as an onside kick.

If you want to eliminate punt returns, let the kicking team punt the ball and possession begins where the ball hits the ground or goes OOB. Then the defense still has the opportunity to block a punt.

Mind you, I'm not in favor of getting rid of the kicking game, but it seems inevitable that it's going to happen.
 
ramsker said:
This is just getting ridiculous . . . if anything, the rule needs to be revamped to stop kicking guys out for an entire game where the hit was completely incidental or minor (or when the receiver ducks/falls and actually causes the contact that wouldn't have happened anyway).

Football is being ruined by this garbage. Eventually they'll be handing out the belts with flags on them.
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I agree. Until they can accurately call this they shouldn't be adding anymore consequences. It seems to me that there are more mistakes in this call then anything else as so many times the player has the right intention but the offensive player makes a last second adjustment resulting in the contact. They have to be able to recognize when there was no deliberate attempts to target.
 
Ellis Boyd Redding said:
The bottom of the article mentions the blind side block. This rule was officially added to high school rules (NFHS) two seasons ago and has been very effective. I would support this one.
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So, what was Kenny Bell supposed to do on this play, yell, "Please don't tackle my teammate so he can score?"

 
I would hope, that if someone is ejected for a whole game, it would be reviewed by NCAA officials to ensure the validity of the call and re-instate the player if the call was bad. I suspect, however, it would be rare that officials on the field would be overturned.
 



Bigger Ed said:
So, what was Kenny Bell supposed to do on this play, yell, "Please don't tackle my teammate so he can score?"

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I'm not sure if you are kidding.

Kenny could have just as easily led with his hands and pushed the opponent with open hands. The block would have been just as effective and would not have risked serious injury.
 
It’s a great way for a competitive edge whether deliberate or unintentional as conferences do not call the same way.
I certainly don’t have empirical data, but in just being an observer of college football in general there is no question in my mind that conferences call things differently...
 

There's a reason people hit the way they do, because it is safer for the hitter. In the Bell case, the hittee committed a no-no, he lost awareness around him.

Running up with outstretched hands for an impact that can get over 1,500 pounds of force is just asking for a broken arm for the hitter. Screw that.
 
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