LOL NFL

AlioTheFool · March 18, 2026, 10:10:45 PM

Quote from: reuben on March 18, 2026, 09:50:02 PMReplacement ref season was 14 years ago? freak that makes me feel old.

Get ready for the shittiest officiating in sports to get even shittier.

Don't worry. Woody will be there to demand the owners give no quarter in negotiations.

delavan · March 25, 2026, 11:28:39 AM

Yawn

The NFL competition committee has submitted five rule change proposals for consideration at next week's league meeting.

Here are the proposals:

1. Permit the kicking team to declare an onside kick at any time during the game.

2. Eliminate the kicking team's incentive to intentionally kick the ball out of bounds when kicking off from the 50-yard line.

3. Modify the kickoff alignment requirements for the receiving team players in the setup zone.

4.Allow league personnel to consult with on-field officials when considering disqualifications for both flagrant football acts and non-football acts without being called on the field.

5. For one year only, to allow the NFL Officiating Department to correct clear and obvious misses made by on-field officials that impact the game, in the event that there is a work stoppage involving the game officials represented by the NFL Referees Association.

reuben · March 25, 2026, 02:05:53 PM

Quote from: delavan on March 25, 2026, 11:28:39 AM5. For one year only, to allow the NFL Officiating Department to correct clear and obvious misses made by on-field officials that impact the game

freaking make this permanent, for the love of god. You could drastically improve the quality of the game by picking up roughing/interference flags when everyone with eyes and a television screen can tell they're bogus, but the on-field officials would get their feewings hurt, so nah.

Refs union has more balls and power than the players union, I swear.

Badger · March 25, 2026, 03:24:13 PM

Quote from: delavan on March 25, 2026, 11:28:39 AMYawn

The NFL competition committee has submitted five rule change proposals for consideration at next week's league meeting.

Here are the proposals:

1. Permit the kicking team to declare an onside kick at any time during the game.

2. Eliminate the kicking team's incentive to intentionally kick the ball out of bounds when kicking off from the 50-yard line.

3. Modify the kickoff alignment requirements for the receiving team players in the setup zone.

4.Allow league personnel to consult with on-field officials when considering disqualifications for both flagrant football acts and non-football acts without being called on the field.

5. For one year only, to allow the NFL Officiating Department to correct clear and obvious misses made by on-field officials that impact the game, in the event that there is a work stoppage involving the game officials represented by the NFL Referees Association.

I don't understand #2 unless they're referring to touchbacks? In which case I would have chosen a different phrase than "out of bounds".

AlioTheFool · March 25, 2026, 05:15:56 PM

Quote from: reuben on March 25, 2026, 02:05:53 PMfreaking make this permanent, for the love of god. You could drastically improve the quality of the game by picking up roughing/interference flags when everyone with eyes and a television screen can tell they're bogus, but the on-field officials would get their feewings hurt, so nah.

Refs union has more balls and power than the players union, I swear.

On one hand, yeah, get calls right when the tech is right there. On the other, you'll get a lot more offsetting flags on ticky-tack "let them play" calls, with a lot of handsiness downfield even though it winds up being a good play one way or the other.

I think they should simply allow one more challenge per team per game, and allow flags to be eligible for challenge. I don't want 10 clock stops a game so the league can replay. And I also don't want to take away hurry-up offenses and formations on small infractions.

Derek Smalls · March 25, 2026, 08:13:30 PM

https://x.com/JCaporoso/status/2036973905781358945

Badger · March 27, 2026, 10:55:34 AM

Florida is trying to kill the Rooney Rule

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/florida-attorney-general-gives-nfl-until-may-1-to-ditch-rooney-rule

Johnny English · March 27, 2026, 05:19:44 PM

There's a very easy fix to that, the NFL simply decides to no longer conduct business in Florida. Does anyone really care if Miami, Tampa and Jacksonville still exist? They all care more about CFB anyway.

Tommy · March 27, 2026, 05:52:17 PM

Quote from: Badger on March 27, 2026, 10:55:34 AMFlorida is trying to kill the Rooney Rule

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/florida-attorney-general-gives-nfl-until-may-1-to-ditch-rooney-rule

What point is there to the Rooney Rule anyway?

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delavan · March 28, 2026, 05:07:48 AM

GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS

MBGreen · April 21, 2026, 09:37:39 AM

https://x.com/TheAthletic/status/2046591784747151407?s=20

the new Dungy

bojanglesman · April 21, 2026, 09:48:18 AM

Quote from: MBGreen on April 21, 2026, 09:37:39 AMhttps://x.com/TheAthletic/status/2046591784747151407?s=20

the new Dungy

I hope he wears the shades in the studio.

MBGreen · April 21, 2026, 10:38:39 AM

Quote from: bojanglesman on April 21, 2026, 09:48:18 AMI hope he wears the shades in the studio.

And a purple velour hat

AlioTheFool · April 21, 2026, 12:09:07 PM

Good for him. I hope the Steelers suck for 50 years.

Libero_2 · April 21, 2026, 03:18:09 PM

Quote from: AlioTheFool on April 21, 2026, 12:09:07 PMGood for him. I hope the Steelers suck for 50 years.

I agree completely.

I cannot wait until that fanbase has to watch Mike McCarthy fall to pieces and that roster age very quickly while Rodgers turns everything into his show this year.

I hope they do something asinine like taking Ty Simpson at 21 and this sets them on the path we have been on for the last 20 years.