What are your least favorite NFL Rules?

[Stillerz Bar]

There was a lot of talk in the game day thread about folks not liking the "can't advance a muffed punt" rule, especially when it wasn't even muffed, just touched.

What other rules drive you crazy?

For me it's the fumbling through the End Zone rule where the D gets the ball. If the ball goes OOB at the half yard line the O keeps it but if it goes one yard further it's a turnover even if the D doesn't recover or even touch ball. Anywhere else on the field, whoever had last possession retains it so why is it different there?

Sooooo what rules make your head explode?

[Works At A Bank]

Any rule that protects the QB. As Lambert once said - might as well put dresses on em now.

[Steelperch]

Both of those rules are awful. Fumble out of bounds at the 1 and it’s your ball, but through the endzone and it’s a turnover? Doesn’t make sense at all. Ball should return to the spot where it was last possessed.

A muff is a fumble, you can’t change my mind. There is no logical reason that ball shouldn’t be able to be returned.

I also hate the not landing on a QB that you just sprinted at full speed in order to tackle them onto the ground. You expect a defender to be a magician and make a tackle but not land on the person they tackled.

[swissvale72]

Mel Blount Rule. Fucks with the natural order of the game. Defender should be able to chalk as much as he wants and take the risk in doing so.

[Sir Lambert]

Intentional grounding should not be allowed anywhere on the field. And it should be enforced.

[Steeldrama]

The Rooney Rule

Long Live NHALS

[Jizz Mop]

Pass interference calls not being reviewable

They tried it for one season and didn’t keep it

DPI is often a game altering call and I hate that it’s often wrong or beyond questionable (not gonna mention DPI that ISNT called)

Joey Porter is developing a BAD reputation to play corner in the NFL but that was not DPI vs Warren yesterday, if anything OPI on Warren.

[Orangesteel]

DPI should not be a spot foul. That assumes the WR would have made the catch which is a stretch.

15 yards and automatic first down just like in college.

[tbsteel]

DPI should not be a spot foul. That assumes the WR would have made the catch which is a stretch.

15 yards and automatic first down just like in college.

[Dan Smith--BYU]

OPI should be change of possession plus 10 when the ball is catchable by the defender. Not fair that cornerbacks don't get the same treatment that WRs do when it is clear that the interference prevented a catch. Whether its a completion or INT it should be treated the same.

Also safety should be FOUR not two. Much harder to earn than a FG.

[jeemie]

If a kickoff is not going to go out of bounds, you should not be allowed to make it be out of bounds by stepping out of bounds and then touching it.

I've always hated that rule.

[Sir Lambert]

I think there should be no automatic 1st downs for anything. If the yardage gives the offense a 1st down, then it's 1st down. There aren't automatic 4th downs for penalties against the offense.

[Deebo]

I think there should be no automatic 1st downs for anything. If the yardage gives the offense a 1st down, then it's 1st down. There aren't automatic 4th downs for penalties against the offense.

100% so many fouls that result in an automatic first.
There is only 1 rule that gives that down back to the defense (intentional grounding)

I also think that if the offense is in their own territory and instead of "half the distance" they should move the yardsticks by that penalty yardage.
If you're at the 5 and you get a holding penalty. You need to get to the 25 instead of the 15 for a 1st down.

[LakecrestSteeler]

The onside kick rules now!

[anpsteel]

The two rules that have the biggest impact on the outcome of games are

-Defensive Pass Interference
-Offensive Holding

neither is reviewable and both, while occurring on almost every passing play, are selectively called.

DPI of course, is the biggest scam that it's a spot foul because a lot of teams will throw up back shoulder routes hoping for the flag

The Ravens (and Flacco) are notorious for this

[Dan Smith--BYU]

Fix the kickoff by giving the kicking team five more yards. Too many drives start at the 30 these days. Or do something.

[lifelongsteel]

If something is reviewable, let the review official make the call. Don't create the hurdle of "indisputable video evidence". If they can't see enough to make a call that's fine. But they shouldn't have to "prove" the call was wrong. They should just have a "likelier than not" standard to overturn.

[Steelafan77]

Every new or modified rule after 2001

[Texas Black & Gold]

The onside kick rules now!

Agree

[Texas Black & Gold]

I have 2.

1. This doesn't happen often but if a receiver can get the same foot down twice before the other foot goes out of bounds that should be a catch.

2. This happens all the time on offense, defense or special teams. Penalties that are half the distance to the goal.
I think the entire penalty should be enforced.
If there's not enough room to mark off the penalty, A. place the ball on the one yard line and move the sticks the rest of the way. Or
B. place the ball on the one yard line and carry the remaining yards on the next play(s).

[Stillerz Bar]

If something is reviewable, let the review official make the call. Don't create the hurdle of "indisputable video evidence". If they can't see enough to make a call that's fine. But they shouldn't have to "prove" the call was wrong. They should just have a "likelier than not" standard to overturn.

Further to that, why do the on field officials do the review?

First, they are going to have a bias towards their original call.

Second and more importantly, they are in a less than ideal environment and with a relatively small screen. Have replay officials with multiple huge screens review and decide.

[Sir Lambert]

If the offensive team picks up a first down, then after the play the offense commits a personal foul, they just back the sticks up and make it 1st and 10, rather than 1st and 25. What's that about? It should be 1st and 25.

[Texas Steel]

There was a lot of talk in the game day thread about folks not liking the "can't advance a muffed punt" rule, especially when it wasn't even muffed, just touched.

What other rules drive you crazy?

For me it's the fumbling through the End Zone rule where the D gets the ball. If the ball goes OOB at the half yard line the O keeps it but if it goes one yard further it's a turnover even if the D doesn't recover or even touch ball. Anywhere else on the field, whoever had last possession retains it so why is it different there?

Sooooo what rules make your head explode?

oh yeah, forgot that was a rule in the NFL. The UFL's got it right, offense fumbles through the endzone? retain possession at the 1 yard line., down counts.

[Hacksaw]

Rooney rule

[Sir Lambert]

No tackling a qb or a wr. We had a penalty late in the Colts game for tackling a wide receiver. I don't remember whether or not the guy caught the ball, but one of our players hit him hard and knocked him down, and that was a penalty.