re: Malzahn: Rule change will stunt scoring

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an offensive linemen doesn't need to be 3 yards down field on a pass play.

It's a good change.

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Why? All I see it doing is being confusing on read option plays. If a interior OL doesn't have someone in front of him he should be allowed to move up field and lay a block on an LB, regardless of the play.


I wonder if we will see more DL's lining up off the LOS. There is no longer the threat of the OL getting extra push or just blocking them further downfield, not sure what is going to keep a 300 pound nose guard from getting a running start and demolishing lines. Better yet, how are you going to keep teams from just not using interior DL's? Just leave the middle open and overload the ends. Not like the guards and center are free to do anything other than stand there if there isn't someone to block, no longer have to worry about your LB's getting blocked.

Speed and passing plays aren't killing football, if anything its these dumb arse rules and the old fricks who can't change. You adapt or you die. Football should be about being physically and schematically superior, not adjusting the rules to benefit the people who insist on resisting change. Keep making changes to keep the game from progressing, then watch it end up in the same shoes as boxing or Major League Baseball.