re: Actual new rules for 2014 season

The QB one, while still overwrought, isn't nearly as bad as the targeting one still is. They've removed the ridiculous penalty-even-on-overturned-ejection bit, but the basic rule is still there. The QB one, while ridiculously filled with grey area, at least allows for a player to make sure he's obviously tackling (so I wouldn't think it unduly penalizes twitchy DEs unless they are committing a foul in the process. I'm aware of the controversy in the NFL, but they tend to show common sense even there.)