9399, I'm not objecting to the way the rules in the NFL are written. My concern is how the officials and aveage fans can understand them and how the part time officials can spot them and accuracy call an infraction. I spoke with a NFL Back Judge one time who told me the most difficult thing he had to do was remember the constantly changing rule on pass interference. A contrasting sport is baseball where the rules are relatively simple and do not change all the time and the umpires are full time employees of MLB.
I think your point is a little off target. The hardest things for refs are the infractions that happen every play like holding. The pass interference shouldnt be a so much of a problem now, as far them judging it. This year if either player initiates contact past the first 5 yards and is not in the act of going for the ball, coincidental contact, then they will be charged with pass interference whether they are on offense or defense. I think its fair, thats the way they call it at the lower levels, dont they? I dont see how baseball helps your argument. Their "strike zone" is a joke, every ump has a different one and they really give star pitchers (and hitters) benefit of the doubt.
and they really give star pitchers (and hitters) benefit of the doubt This happens in every sport. Look at the travelling "rule" in basketball, or the way penalties are called in hockey. Hell, just read through the threads here about Todd Bertuzzi if you want to see how stars get preferential treatment. Until we can build robots that recognize infractions, it's gonna happen...
Their "strike zone" is a joke, every ump has a different one That's a little different. The strike zone is relatively simple. It's the umps who choose to call it differently.
Build the robots and let the old men that call themselves refs become regular fans like the rest of us, thats my vote.
what 9399 said
What is a huttle?
Where we resolve any muttles the kinfolk have.
I've said it often: it's amazing to me that so many people are such fanatical fans of a game that's so complicated they can't possibly fully understand it. I agree with Fabulon. The NFL does not exist as we know it today without television or fans. Why do they continuously want to make it more difficult for the fans to understand the game? Here is a simple example: There appears to be holding on every play yet it is not called on every play. Why? And please refrain from a "to speed up the game" answer. Wouldn't it be nice if the NFL had a fans website for their rules with video tape for examples of the various penalties? At the age of 41, I still have trouble with the rules.
What is a huttle? Where we resolve any muttles the kinfolk have. fatma give me big laugh, again.
I think i did that twice due to the "space shuddle"article i was reading just before the post. But i do thank you chubboboob for your first post here at spofi.witty, informative and nowhere near the topic.You'll fit right in here. I suffer from a mild case of dickslexus-a.
Web_Spellspoof.......Thanks for the props .....shuddle...muttle....huttl
e... Boo Hoo...you had me, you lost me. I'll keep a Raider eye out for you!
thank you chubboboob Web_Spellspoof Admin, Admin, they're trying to take my job away from me. I thought I was the official Snicker Nicker Picker. Tell them they have to check with me first...please. /just askin
It's like an 18 wheeler from Vowel and Consonants Shipping jack-knifed on our discussion highway.
Wow, such poetry, fatma. I kneel before thee...
what the dennis miller rant are you people talking about?
Here is a simple example: There appears to be holding on every play yet it is not called on every play. Why? And please refrain from a "to speed up the game" answer. They dont call it if there was no impact on the play. If there are just 2 guys on the backside going at it the ref isnt going to waste his time.
