NFL Rule Changes needed badly?

Question

First rule change. Let there be a 7:00 minute overtime period and no sudden death. If there is no winner the game ends in a tie.

Second the division winners and two non-division winners with the best record make the playoffs but determine seeding based on Won-Lost-Percentage. This avoids a 12-4 Wild Card team to play a 9-7 division winner at the division winner's stadium.

Third, Award greatness. If a team can get to the Championship game or Super Bowl allow that team Bonus Cap Money to keep the team together for a short period of time. This way a team like the Saints or Bears can make a real shot again of winning it all.

The NFL is too mediocore. We need great teams again like the 1970's Steelers, 1985 Chicago Bears, 1980's SF 49ers, 1990's Cowboys, 1994 SF 49ers, 1986 NY Giants, 1996 Green Bay Packers, 1960's Green Bay Packers, 1998 Denver Broncos.

No team in today's NFL would stand a chance against these great teams. Great teams define an Era of Football.

The Patriot teams of the 2000s dominated because they didn't have weaknesses like the other teams. If you put the 2000s Patriots up against the 70s Steelers, 80s 49ers, or 90s Cowboys they would get crused.

Answer 1

Those are great ideas! I really like the idea of trying to keep Super Bowl teams together. Great teams create interest in the entire league.

Here's another thought, get rid of some teams! There are too many players starting that have no business being in the NFL. It dilutes the quality of play.

Answer 2

Prefers the sudden death overtime. It makes EVERY play in OT an important one. Why ruin a already good thing?

So you want to punish a team that has WON their division even though their record may not be as good as a wildcard team from a different division? Maybe that team that won their division plays in a tougher division. Maybe that wildcard team that went 12-4 played a weak schedule because of last year being 4-12. You are rewarding medocrisy.

Allowing bonus cap money to the SB teams? That would only allow the best teams getting better and would create large gaps between the haves and the have nots. The league WANTS parity, the system is set up to insure just that.

There have been dominate teams since the current cap rules. The Denver teams of the late 90's, the New England teams of the 2000 era. Granted under the current rules the window to hold those teams together is smaller than in the past but again that is really what the league wants, parity, new teams succeeding, it spreads out the fan base and the overall support for the NFL. The current system works.

Answer 3

Nope.Overtime is the way it is and its not going to change. If you loose the coin toss tough sh*t better hope your D plays great. The playoff idea is retarded how are you going to have 5 playoff teams per division. Secondly if you win your division you should get a higher seed. That way a team with a 9-7 record that played in a harder division gets it not some 12-4 team that played crap. The whole reason why the NFL does so great now is because there isnt really any dynasty (maybe you could count the Pats). But my point is free agency is set up so any team has a shot every year. I mean look at what the Jets did last year went from 3-12 to the playoffs. There's 32 teams now and the NFL wants to keep a fan base in every city that has a team. The whole point is to break up great teams and even it out. Giving a Super Bowl team more cap money isnt fair because then they great players and now even more money to spend when they were already at the top. If this happened the Siants wouldn't be where they are now they got so many free agents. Instead of complaining about the rules enjoy the game.

Answer 4

1. 7 mins wouldn't make sense. you can do it in hockey and soccer and basketball but it would just seem pointless for football. maybe the way college has it set up.

2. Makes sense, but it doesn't happen enough for them to change it. What they have now has worked fine anyways, but I do see where you're coming from.

3. The cap is what makes the NFL. The parody in the NFL isn't the same anywhere else. It would defeat the purpose of the cap to give the winners more cash.

4. Patriots? I'm pretty sure they won 3 of the last 6 super bowls and 2 of the years they didn't win they were in the championship game, so how can you say that's not dominant?

Answer 5

its more exciting this way.... i dont want the cowboys and 49ers back.


its sort of boring to lose to the same team year after year.
--- i sort of like the seeding idea. At least thats something interesting, write a letter to the commish.

some divisions are just harder. if the browns or somebody ever win that division- 9-7 is worth much more than a seatle at 11-5 .

Answer 6

1st. I can live w/ that but not holding my breath.
2nd. Reward the teams that actually win their division. If the other team is that much better they will win on the road.
3rd. Terrible idea most people like parity in the NFL. Besides if you've been paying attention most of the teams that make the playoffs continue to anyways. aka Pats, colts, seahawk, Phillie.

Answer 7

Every thing but the Money thing is right, teams dont need more space, if talent cannot be found with over 100 million dollars a year to spend on players, odds are the teams dont need anymore help.

Answer 8

Pass Interference needs to be changed. It should be a revieable penelty. An example is when Ellis Hobbs was in Reggie Waynes face to knock down a pass. That was NOT pass interference. They need to change that penelty.

Answer 9

I think the main one should the sudden end in overtime on who ever score first. Its not fair to the other team to lose just because of a coin flip and not get a chance to respond on offense. especially if its a team thats offensively oriented.

Answer 10

OT's should be Texas shootout style like college. It's more exciting to play in and more exciting to watch.