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    26 minutes ago, bioLarzen said:

    Hmmm... looking at the adopted rule changes...

    "Make actions to conserve time illegal after the two-minute warning warning of either half"

    Does that include spiking the ball? The only goal of spiking the ball is literally to conserve time...

    Or stepping out of bounds?

    OK, this latter was a joke. But the first one is interesting.

    I'm very curious about this, too.  I've seen no clarification on exactly what this is about.

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    32 minutes ago, BOLDnPurPnBlacK said:

    enough with the spelling man. We get it, we all know who PFT is. Not only has that ship sailed, when youre going out of your way to purposely misspell stuff (and not just making mistakes by typing quick) and spending more time to do it --- its not funny or cool.

    If thats your schtick and you think its funny, have at it. But making up a "character" of sorts when posting on something like this is already anonymous -- whats the point? 

    Anyone who knows how to use the brevity, and is also smart enough to know the root of it is brief... isnt this bad at spelling.

     

    Not fooling anyone... so you can give it up now. idk why i waste the effort. just blocking from now on.

    Best idea.  Alternatively, just don't bother to respond.

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    So, I got this email today.  Anyone think it will help?

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    Dear Fans,

    Here at the NFL, we have a relentless drive to improve—particularly when it comes to the way fans experience our game. 

    In order to understand how we might deliver a better and more exciting entertainment experience for you, we embarked on a specific project before the start of the 2016 season to gather feedback about the in-stadium and live NFL game viewing experience. 

    Consistently, we heard from fans that we can improve in two key areas: the flow and pace of the game, and commercialization and the number of unnecessary disruptions to the game on the field. 

    Today, I want to tell you about some of the ways we are working to address that.

    On the football side, there are a number of changes we are making to the mechanics and rules of the game to maintain excitement and also improve the consistency of our officiating. 

    For example, next week clubs will vote on a change to centralize replay reviews. Instead of a fixed sideline monitor, we will bring a tablet to the Referee who can review the play in consultation with our officiating headquarters in New York, which has the final decision. This should improve consistency and accuracy of decisions and help speed up the process.

    Regarding game timing, we're going to institute a play clock following the extra point when television does not take a break, and we're considering instituting a play clock after a touchdown. We're also going to standardize the starting of the clock after a runner goes out-of-bounds, and standardize halftime lengths in all games, so we return to the action as quickly as possible. Those are just a few of the elements we are working on to improve the pace of our game. 

    Together with our broadcast partners, we will be working to meaningfully reduce down time and the frequency of commercial breaks in our game. We will also be giving our broadcast partners increased flexibility to avoid untimely breaks in the action. For example, we know how annoying it is when we come back from a commercial break, kick off, and then cut to a commercial again. I hate that too. Our goal is to eliminate it. 

    We also know that you feel there are too many elements in the broadcast that aren't relevant to the play on the field. With our partners, we will be looking to instead focus on content that is most complementary and compelling to you–whether that is analysis, highlights or stories about our players. 

    All of these changes are meant to give you more of what you want: a competitive game with fewer interruptions and distractions from the action. 

    There is much more work to do in the coming seasons as we continue to listen and learn. But these positive changes are intended to create a better experience for you, our fans.

    We hope that you will continue to give us feedback on how we can improve. 

    Thank you for all that you do for our players, our teams and our game.
    Roger Goodell

     

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    1 hour ago, The Raven said:

     

     

    I see both sides. Joe could definitely use help -- he easily has one of the worst supporting casts of the upper tier of QBs -- but he doesn't do a good job at all of helping himself or others, and he's largely responsible for a lot of our problems. His sloppy play and risk taking cost us games.

    His craving of the big play leads to too many three and outs by ignoring timing routes and failing to move the chains. More and more I believe that he looks for the big play on every play. Doesn't it seem like every throw is either a check down or a down field attack? There's no in between. Only in the two minute drill -- when he's forced to move the chains to stay alive -- does he throw on the break and in timing with the receiver. That's really it, I think. He wants the big play and doesn't care much for precise, meticulous drives.

    And that's the kind of statement that drives the "Flacco lovers" nuts.  As a matter of fact, the Ravens were in the top 3rd of the league in AVOIDING 3 and outs.  He was NOT failing to move the chains at a high rate.  Granted, there were too many failed attempts at securing the first down later in the drive, but a fair amount of that was lacking a playmaker on offense.  It takes two to move the chains. 

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    10 hours ago, BmoreBird22 said:

    The slightest criticism is met a flurry of excuses. This thread doesn't really have an in-between. It's either people who really hate Joe or people who absolutely love Flacco and would go to the end of the Earth to defend him. Very few in betweens.

    And I see it totally the other way.  The slightest defense of Flacco is met with a tirade of over-the-top criticism.  I don't see anyone "absolutely love" Joe, just people trying to tell the "haters" to lighten up.

    Seriously people, there is a middle ground and I think that's where the bulk of the fans are.  We've seen horrible Joe and we've see tremendous Joe.  What we want is a plan, scheme, roster, whatever, that helps us see the good Joe way more often. 

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