Rule Changes you want to see

Offensive face mask

Call pi the same both ways. Too many times I see a def player get a ticky tack pi but the off player is never called for doing the same thing.

Also change where linemen can only go downfield 1 yard not the 3 yards it is now.

Targeting

Targeting, lighter application of the rule. No penalty unless it looks bad.

My top 2 rules would be
1) The previously mentioned linemen downfield rule only being 1 yard instead of 3
2) If play is stopped for an injury, that player must sit out the rest of the drive.

Offensive efficiency is way too high now and I’m tired of watching players dive and fake injury.

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Name a rule change you would like to see and why? I will start it off - change targeting so that disqualification only occurs on second call in same game against a player. Since targeting does not have to be intentional, disqualification is too stiff a penalty on first call

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I will piggy back off of this one. I hope they make a rule where if targeting was not called on the field, or any penalty for that matter, that it cannot be called during a replay review. I saw this against AU and many other teams this season. If not called on the field then no penalty, PERIOD.

1. Go back to the old rule of an "unintentional face mask" pull only being a 5 yard penalty.

2. Get rid of all the new "player safety" rules on special teams. It's almost impossible to block a kick or recover an onside kick now.

3. Get rid of the rule that if your helmet comes off you have to stop trying to make a play.

4. Give the replay booth a 2 minute time limit to make a decision. If they can't decide to overturn the call in that time then it's obviously not "conclusive".

Definitely change the OL downfield rule from 3 yds to 1 yd. A close second to OT starting field position, move it from the 25 back to the 40.

Change the half the distance penalty. It is vastly unfair to the team facing the goal line. If you are the team with its back to the goal line and you sustain a penalty it is only half the distance.

Here are a couple of examples and a solution:

Team A has the ball at the 2 yard line. Team B is on defense. Team A has an illegal procedure. Ball is moved back to the 7 yard line. Next play, Team B jumps offsides. Penalty is half the distance and the ball is placed at the 3 1/2 yard line. Same penalty on each team but Team A lost 1 1/2 yards in field position.

Team A has the ball at the 2 yard line. Team B is called for defensive holding and penalty is half the distance placing the ball at the one yard line. Team A on the next play is called for offensive holding. Ball is moved back to the 11 yard line. Same penalty on each team but Team A loses 9 yards in overall field position.

Totally wrong and the solution is simple. If the half the distance penalty is in effect for the team with its back to the goal line (regardless of whether they are on offense or defense) then penalty to the team facing the goal line would also either be half the distance away from the goal line or equal to what the penalty would be for the team with its back to the goal line.

So in example #1 above the first penalty would be 1 yard back to the 3 yard line. Second penalty would move the ball half the distance toward the goal line which would be the 1 1/2 yard line.

Example 2 would have the ball move back a half yard to the 1 1/2 yard line on the second penalty.

Thus the penalty would be applied equally in the same manner in that situation.

I have always felt like the team facing the goal line gets the short shrift on these situations.