2024 NFL Competition Committee and Club Playing Rules Proposals

[Ann]

 

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The committee holds a meeting before the National Combine to prepare agenda items, discuss the feedback it received and review information with league medical advisors, members of the coaches’ and general managers’ subcommittees and NFL Players Association representatives.

 

After the combine, the committee reconvenes to review video, draft rule proposals and positions, discuss proposals submitted by clubs and prepare its report of supporting statistics for the membership to discuss and vote on at the league’s annual meeting.

 

At the annual meeting, the Competition Committee presents a report of its findings to the 32 owners, who vote on any proposed new rules or rules changes. To be adopted, a new rule or a revision must have the support of 75 percent of the owners (24 yes votes out of 32 clubs).

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The NFL commissioner selects the members of the Competition Committee, which currently includes:

 

● Rich McKay (Chairman) – CEO, Atlanta Falcons
● Katie Blackburn – executive vice president, Cincinnati Bengals
● Chris Grier – general manager, Miami Dolphins
● Stephen Jones – COO, executive vice president and director of player personnel, Dallas Cowboys
● John Mara – president, CEO and owner, NY Giants
● Sean McDermott – head coach, Buffalo Bills
● Sean McVay – head coach, Los Angeles Rams
● Mike Tomlin – head coach, Pittsburgh Steelers

[Ann]

 

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[Ann]

Wrapping up NFL competition committee meetings on potential rules changes, per league officials including executive VP of football operations Troy Vincent …

 

• Special teams coordinators will meet Saturday and try to craft modified kickoff rules that deliver an acceptable injury rate. Hope is to have a formal proposal to discuss by middle of next week. Multiple onside kick options, including uneven formations and the 4th-and-long alternative, are under discussion.

 

• No changes expected to the rule on a fumble through the end zone being a touchback. Only happened four times in over 40,000 snaps last season and the feeling is it’s a product of poor technique

 

. • QB push play is still a concern for the health and safety committee, but injury rate is low. There were 299 sneaks last season — most in modern NFL history — and success rates were actually slightly higher without a push.

 

• A rule proposal will be written on outlawing the hip-drop tackle, defined by three components: grab, swivel and dropping weight on the back of the ankle. Only to be called when it’s clear and obvious that all three components are present, and officials are confident they can see it. There is support for outlawing it.

 

• Intentional grounding fouls are way up (59 in 2023) and take a long time to administrate. There should be a rule change proposal aimed at reducing fouls and protecting QBs.

 

Any votes could happen at next month’s annual meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

2 hours ago, Ann said:

 

• A rule proposal will be written on outlawing the hip-drop tackle, defined by three components: grab, swivel and dropping weight on the back of the ankle. Only to be called when it’s clear and obvious that all three components are present, and officials are confident they can see it. There is support for outlawing it.

 

 

 

 

Oh, I'm sure that that level of scrutiny and detail will work out just fine... 

[Ann]

 

 

 

 

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

14 hours ago, Ann said:

 

 

 

 

 

Every change to rules and techniques is just something more for the officials to &#%$ up.

 

And they will &#%$ this up, because they &#%$ everything up.

[Ann]

Making the onside kick even less likely to convert....









 

sure....

 

 

 

 

 

[Ann]

There’s a lingering sense the NFL still wants to get to 18 regular-season games

When immersed within the NFL universe for multiple days, you pick up a few things. Here’s one thing I picked up this time around.

 

The push to 18 regular-season games hasn’t been abandoned, health and safety concerns be damned.

 

The first hint of it came when Browns G.M. Andrew Berry explained on PFT Live that Cleveland and other teams are proposing a delay of the trade deadline by 14 days, from the Tuesday after Week 8 to the Tuesday after Week 10. Berry said that one week was aimed at accounting for the extra week created by the 17th regular-season game — and that the second week was in anticipation of further expansion of the regular season, to 18 games.

 

That happened on Tuesday. In talking to folks after that, I mentioned Berry’s plan, with the anticipation of another game. The reaction was, basically, “Yeah. That’s coming.”

 

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[Foxx]

New KO rules?

 

The NFL is working on a kickoff proposal that would involve teams kicking off from the opponent's 40-yard line, with the goal of increasing returns.

 

Here's some of what it involves, per @AlbertBreer:

 

- No players except the kicker and returner can move until the ball is touched.

 

- If the ball doesn't cross the 20-yard line in the air, it's treated as out of bounds and the receiving team gets possession at their own 40-yard line.

 

- If the kicker kicks the ball into the end zone on the fly, a touchback results in the ball being placed at the 35-yard line, as opposed to the previous rule of the 25-yard line.

 

The essence of the idea is to increase returns while also reducing space and speed in the play, addressing a major issue that has led to more injuries.

 

 

[KD in CA]

5 hours ago, Foxx said:

New KO rules?

 

The NFL is working on a kickoff proposal that would involve teams kicking off from the opponent's 40-yard line, with the goal of increasing returns.

 

Here's some of what it involves, per @AlbertBreer:

 

- No players except the kicker and returner can move until the ball is touched.

 

- If the ball doesn't cross the 20-yard line in the air, it's treated as out of bounds and the receiving team gets possession at their own 40-yard line.

 

- If the kicker kicks the ball into the end zone on the fly, a touchback results in the ball being placed at the 35-yard line, as opposed to the previous rule of the 25-yard line.

 

The essence of the idea is to increase returns while also reducing space and speed in the play, addressing a major issue that has led to more injuries.

 

 

 

I thought they were doing everything possible to eliminate KOs?  I don't really see how the lack of a running start is going to change the injury rate.  It takes about 10 yards for guys to be running full speed, no?  So everyone will still be at full speed by the time the hitting starts.

 

Anyway, it's yet another example of people trying to over engineer shit that doesn't need to be over engineered, and will have unintended consequences.  We get enough of that from Democrats.

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

21 hours ago, Ann said:

Making the onside kick even less likely to convert....









 

sure....

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 hours ago, Foxx said:

New KO rules?

 

The NFL is working on a kickoff proposal that would involve teams kicking off from the opponent's 40-yard line, with the goal of increasing returns.

 

Here's some of what it involves, per @AlbertBreer:

 

- No players except the kicker and returner can move until the ball is touched.

 

- If the ball doesn't cross the 20-yard line in the air, it's treated as out of bounds and the receiving team gets possession at their own 40-yard line.

 

- If the kicker kicks the ball into the end zone on the fly, a touchback results in the ball being placed at the 35-yard line, as opposed to the previous rule of the 25-yard line.

 

The essence of the idea is to increase returns while also reducing space and speed in the play, addressing a major issue that has led to more injuries.

 

 

 

27 minutes ago, KD in CA said:

 

 

 

I thought they were doing everything possible to eliminate KOs?  I don't really see how the lack of a running start is going to change the injury rate.  It takes about 10 yards for guys to be running full speed, no?  So everyone will still be at full speed by the time the hitting starts.

 

Anyway, it's yet another example of people trying to over engineer shit that doesn't need to be over engineered, and will have unintended consequences.  We get enough of that from Democrats.

 

[Uncle Joe]

27 minutes ago, KD in CA said:

 

Anyway, it's yet another example of people trying to over engineer shit that doesn't need to be over engineered, and will have unintended consequences.  We get enough of that from Democrats.

Spoken like a wise engineer.

[Uncle Joe]

On 2/29/2024 at 5:29 PM, Crap Throwing Clavin said:

 

Oh, I'm sure that that level of scrutiny and detail will work out just fine... 

 

On 2/29/2024 at 3:03 PM, Ann said:

• A rule proposal will be written on outlawing the hip-drop tackle, defined by three components: grab, swivel and dropping weight on the back of the ankle. Only to be called when it’s clear and obvious that all three components are present, and officials are confident they can see it. There is support for outlawing it.

 

 

Wait, here comes the hip-drop tackle review referee...

[KD in CA]

1 hour ago, Uncle Joe said:

Spoken like a wise engineer.

 

Or a finance guy with lots of experience telling people we already have plenty of &#%$ing engineers and don't need any more.

[Ann]

 

A closer look at the “hybrid kickoff” proposal

[CarpetCrawler]

1 hour ago, Ann said:

 

A closer look at the “hybrid kickoff” proposal

 

This seems extremely over-complicated.

 

Why not just try the USFL rule for a year and see how that goes?

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

1 hour ago, Ann said:

 

A closer look at the “hybrid kickoff” proposal

 

I think I've seen something like this before...

 

 

[Ann]