NFL Rule changes?

[Squawker24]

So the league is talking about "tweaking" rules and eliminating some of the 850 false-start penalties that were called last year. I'm in favor of that. There are too many inconsequential penalties, because, let's face it, you could call a penalty on every play.

But what is really interesting is the talk about holding penalties. Said an Associated Press story -- "The committee also is considering recommending to officials that they make sure there was holding on a play before throwing a flag.

'We want to make sure they actually see the foul,' said Atlanta general manager Rich McKay, co-chairman of the league's competition committee."

Let me get this straight: Refs were calling holding penalties and without actually seeing the infraction? And that's OK? That's excusable?

That's ridiculous ...

[chillzatl]

there was contact at the line and it "looked" like he could have gotten around the guy. But he didn't seem to get around him as quickly as I would expect someone of his caliber to do so. So he must have been held..

[joannes3000]

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So the league is talking about "tweaking" rules and eliminating some of the 850 false-start penalties that were called last year. I'm in favor of that. There are too many inconsequential penalties, because, let's face it, you could call a penalty on every play.

But what is really interesting is the talk about holding penalties. Said an Associated Press story -- "The committee also is considering recommending to officials that they make sure there was holding on a play before throwing a flag.

'We want to make sure they actually see the foul,' said Atlanta general manager Rich McKay, co-chairman of the league's competition committee."

Let me get this straight: Refs were calling holding penalties and without actually seeing the infraction? And that's OK? That's excusable?

That's ridiculous ...

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It'll be interesting to see what they do regarding holding calls because like nearly every lineman (offensive and defensive) seems to say, there's holding going on during each play.