[News] 2016 NFL Owner's Meeting Preview

[BR News]

Owner Steve Bisciotti, Head Coach John Harbaugh and league executives will convene in Florida.

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[harfordravenfan]

No issues expanding challenges allowed or needing to be successful to get a third.

Sounds like they need to simplify the rule book instead of adding every year, I bet that's one thick book. Wonder how many pages are in it?

[law215]

They are making the game so complicated and subjective that no one will be able to get calls correct. What happened to 'keep it simple stupid'? Every year a team experience a loss because of an interpretation of the rule by a ref. That's no reason to grow the rule book. Simple things like determining a catch or a fumble is complicated AND it should be simple. So are the Ravens suggesting more challenges? Really? Make the game even longer, Make the refs even more relevant. Soon you will need to send refs to a 2-year college. Unbelievable. Leave the game alone.

[Ugly Ball]

They are making the game so complicated and subjective that no one will be able to get calls correct. What happened to 'keep it simple stupid'? Every year a team experience a loss because of an interpretation of the rule by a ref. That's no reason to grow the rule book. Simple things like determining a catch or a fumble is complicated AND it should be simple. So are the Ravens suggesting more challenges? Really? Make the game even longer, Make the refs even more relevant. Soon you will need to send refs to a 2-year college. Unbelievable. Leave the game alone.

I think the league needs to make Refs full time employees.

The rules are too complicated for part timers. There should also be oversight by a panel in NY to override some of the ridiculous game changing, bad calls/non calls.
It's really starting to look like games can easily be swayed with all the subjective calls. Now they want to be able to manditorily throw players out of games for 2 subjective personal fouls.

[Maryland]

#9, expanding intentional grounding, seems like it would add a level of unwanted subjectivity to the game, but on the other hand, some of these ridiculous throws when the QB is basically under the control of the defensive player to avoid a sack seem wrong. It sure seems like this should be a sack; encourage QBs to stay safe and just hang onto the ball and take the sack.