More Rule Changes; All Turnovers Reviewed

[Dpantherman]

It's a disappointment for fans that wanted a streamlined, faster replay process. Handling everything upstairs would speed up the process and allow the replay official in the booth to make faster decisions in a quiet, controlled environment. The referee has enough to worry about during the game. Why not give this most crucial part of his duties to someone solely focused on replays?

NFL owners passed some other key measures on Wednesday. The new overtime rules will now be a part of the regular season, not just the playoffs. All turnovers will automatically be reviewed, just like scoring plays.

That last measure is an improvement of the current replay process. It should help ensure the right call is made on the game's most crucial plays. Unfortunately, by rejecting the Bills' proposal, the league didn't go far enough in improving replay's efficiency and efficacy on Wednesday.

http://www.nfl.com/n...-under-the-hood

The rule that didn't pass was streamlining the 'under the hood' review to the replay booh. I think that would have been a good move

[CatMan72]

Like the automatic review of turnovers, they are key moments in the game so why not make sure you got it right without forcing coaches to challenge.

Sorry to hear they did not move the reviews upstairs... silly to make the ref on the field do it.

[megadeth078]

this is good

[megadeth078]

Everybody will like them till the get bitten in the ass by them, then they will hate them..

I don't care if it costs us a turnover that we didn't deserve. The right call is always the best call.

If it costs us a turnover we did deserve, meh, sh*t happens.

[cultclassiccat]

Build a little booth on the field for the refs instead of peeking underneath a curtain.

[Dpantherman]

Doesn't address the issue of time that way.

[cultclassiccat]

True. I still think it would b faster with a bit of privacy on the field for the refs since theyre going to have to do it anyways.

[jayflip]

I like this rule, but now the two coach's challenges are kind of retarded. All they have to gamble challenges on now is just catches.

[Chaos]

I like the way college does it, except for that the booth can challenge anything that looks questionable. If it were scoring and turnover replays happening upstairs and then giving the ref confirmation - that would be ideal. Totally agree.

[Dpantherman]

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-owners-meetings/09000d5d827ed8b3/Rule-changes-for-next-season

Turns out they aren't done. More potential moves:

-Trade Deadline

-90 man Roster limit

- IR activation

-concussion diagnosis

[Stroupe-a-loop]

I'm all for getting it right, but why not let a guy upstairs look at it? It seems like the longest part of the review process is the guy physically going to the hood anyway?

[Jesse]

I think the "guys upstairs" need to watch this. This will drag out games even longer, possibly up to 20-30 minutes which sucks.