Thread: Owners to discuss 23 rules proposals

PHOENIX -- NFL owners voted to prevent another Julian Edelman situation, giving a third party power to stop a game if a player appears disoriented.

The league announced that the owners voted to allow a certified athletic trainer at each stadium to call a medical timeout if a player appears to be disoriented. During the Super Bowl, New England's Julian Edelman appeared that way after a hit by Seattle's Kam Chancellor. But Edelman remained in the game and eventually caught the winning touchdown pass.

Under the new rule, a spotter at the game would communicate with the side judge if it's determined a player is showing obvious signs of disorientation or is unstable. Neither team would be charged for a timeout -- and teams can only replace the affected player during this stoppage. The opposition would be able to substitute a player as well to match up.

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So a team can be penalized for faking an injury at the end of a game but if you fake disorientation, your team gets a free time out.

PHOENIX -- There will almost certainly be significant changes to the league's extra point rules for next season.

While the owners did not vote on a specific proposal Wednesday, they did have a "lively" discussion about potential changes, according to NFL Competition Committee co-chairman Rich McKay.

The league will formulate a more uniform proposal over the next two months and should vote on something specific in May.

"It was a very good discussion, there was a clear sentiment that we want change this year," McKay said. "And the charge to us as a competition committee was to come back with a recommended proposal, do it in the next 30 days, and give everyone a chance to look at it and vote on it."

Among the variations discussed:

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Patriots coach Bill Belichick strongly voiced his displeasure Tuesday that the league didn't want to spend the money to put four cameras in the end zone to give referees better angles on replay reviews, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

The source -- who was in the meeting with NFL head of officials Dean Blandino, among others -- told Schefter that Belichick made his point with choice language.

The source said Belichick expressed concern that the league is willing to spend top dollar to send the Pro Bowl to Brazil and play regular-season games in London every season but doesn't appear willing to spend the money to pay for the extra cameras it would take to cover all end zone angles to assist instant replay.

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as much as it pains me to say it - I agree with hoodie

Hoodie stylin' on'em.

I agree with the hoodie. Its as if the NFL WANTS there to be controverial calls. Otherwise, its absolutely stupid for them to overlook the VERY obvious reason as to have these cameras in place for instant replay.

Originally Posted by ravage!!!

i agree with the hoodie. Its as if the nfl wants there to be controverial calls. Otherwise, its absolutely stupid for them to overlook the very obvious reason as to have these cameras in place for instant replay.

but they only made twelve billion!

Originally Posted by Ravage!!!

I agree with the hoodie. Its as if the NFL WANTS there to be controverial calls. Otherwise, its absolutely stupid for them to overlook the VERY obvious reason as to have these cameras in place for instant replay.

Agree, and it definitely would take pressure off of the refs, as the game is so fast, it is hard for them to correctly see everything.

Originally Posted by King87

but they only made twelve billion!

#nonprofit

Originally Posted by SR

#nonprofit

#inthesamesensethatmeeatingcheeseburgersisadiet

#thatisagoodscheme

During the NFL Annual Meeting this week teams authorized the league to research the use of fixed cameras and stadium video in replay systems -- an addition Bill Belichick stomped hard for.

That study will begin posthaste.

NFL Media's Albert Breer reports that the league will start research and development on Monday into adding cameras to the goal line and other areas for replay.

Per Breer, the NFL is looking for "the right technology and then how to best integrate the cameras into the replay system that will work in all 31 stadiums."

Owners could decide to implement a new camera system in May, during the Spring League Meeting in San Francisco.

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