If you could change one rule in the NFL...

[Crisis]

I'd take the skirt off the quarterbacks. Let other players be more physical with them without being penalized. It's almost pathetic how much you can do to a QB. Even if you tackle them like you would a running back in some cases you can get fined or penalized.

[Mr. Miyagi]

No way. QBs can't brace themselves for tackling, when they have to look downfield the whole time. You can't leave the most important position vulnerable like that.

[Gunzlingr]

I'd change the set of rules that the Pats use to what the rest of the league has to abide by.

[justasportsfan]

Pats shouldn't be able to buy the refs.

[ryven]

I dont know if i Would change or get rid of any rules but I would tell the refs to let the players play ball its not a defensive players fault when they hit a qb and the force of the hit whip the QB'S helmet into the defensive players helmet(london and spikes got called on this a bunch last year.).

[FlyingElvis]

Pats shouldn't be able to buy the refs.

Colts tried that last year with the Patriot Act.

How'd that work for them?

[justasportsfan]

Colts tried that last year with the Patriot Act.

How'd that work for them?

they got outbid by Kraft. .

[OpIv37]

I would allow instant replay challenges to apply to some penalties, like personal fouls...
I keep thinking back to last year when Fletcher hit Brady legally and his head went forward into Fletcher's helmet, then we got flagged 15 yards for a helmet to helmet hit.

Possibly, also allow IR changes to be used when a flag wasn't thrown, but I don't think there's a realistic way to implement that.

[FlyingElvis]

they got outbid by Kraft. .

How stupid do you think Polian and Dungy feel? They get the rule enforced to their liking and they put 3 points on the board. Gotta love it.

BTW, here's mine. Abolish the tuck rule.

[gobuffalo2007]

I would want the corners to be able to do anything to the WR besides holding like the CB should be able to knock th WR over past 5 yards.

[justasportsfan]

How stupid do you think Polian and Dungy feel? They get the rule enforced to their liking and they put 3 points on the board. Gotta love it.

BTW, here's mine. Abolish the tuck rule.

[Mr. Miyagi]

I'd get rid of all calls that are "non-reviewable". Everything should be reviewable. It's BS.

[Captain gameboy]

I wold change the pass interference rule.
It's way to restrictive on DB's.

One procedural thng I would do to speed things up regards appeals.

The HC throws the flag, then he tells the ref what he wants.
Then the ref slowly walks out on the field, turns on his mike, states the obvious, then heads over to the replay camera, views the play, decides, walks back out and announces the decision.

Send two officials over to the listen to the HC, have another guy announce it while the ref is looking at the play.

It takes a foolishly long time to get these things done the way they do them now.

[Gunzlingr]

I wold change the pass interference rule.
It's way to restrictive on DB's.

One procedural thng I would do to speed things up regards appeals.

The HC throws the flag, then he tells the ref what he wants.
Then the ref slowly walks out on the field, turns on his mike, states the obvious, then heads over to the replay camera, views the play, decides, walks back out and announces the decision.

Send two officials over to the listen to the HC, have another guy announce it while the ref is looking at the play.

It takes a foolishly long time to get these things done the way they do them now.

It allows for more TV commercials tho

[DaBillzAhDaShiznit]

NO ****ING TV TIME OUTS FOR CHRIST SAKE!!!!

Make intentional safeties illegal.

Make kneeldowns illegal.

Basically, make teams play the game for 60 minutes, instead of getting to puss out at the end of the half or the end of the game.
I just about blow a gasket every time I see that crap.