re: Interesting Rule Change for 2015...

I do wonder about this booth observer being overly cautious. In 2013, Jordan Matthews had his 4th and 18 catch that led to what should have been a game-winning TD on the very next play. Three plays earlier, he had been hit in the stomach HARD and threw up on the field. He missed one play for sideline doctors to look at him, but it was due to very aggressive attempts to rehydrate flooding his stomach, not a concussion. As such, he was allowed to go in and make that incredible play. However, would the booth guy be aware of this? It's possible that he would have pulled JMatt out and robbed the game of a great moment.

I like the intent, but I think the more layers of CYA in place the more likely you are to make absurd decisions that ruin games. I'm all for making football safer, but this step might be redundant considering how the protocol is already.