NFL OFFICIATING: Another SeaChickens Crybaby, Or Does Sherman Have A Point?

[esoxx]

Ah, no. Not sarcasm.

[gbgary]

Sherman is exactly right.

Way too over regulated, way too complicated rule book.

No surprise at all ratings down

I'll be giving up my Packer season tickets within 5 years. Because too many rules and getting worse every year.

#thanksforkillingagreatgameyouoverregulatingfuckfa ces

as soon as the election is over the rating will be fine. they're only really down for primetime games. Sundays are about the same as last year...which was a record year. the only place they could really go was down.

[Fritz]

"Football did not used to be played with head hunting, the gear wasn't good enough. Time to go back to it."

To me, this is the key. In trying to protect players by making the equipment safer and more protective, it has allowed players to play more dangerously. Go back to leather helmets and smaller pads and we'll see how many guys are leading with their heads.

[Maxie the Taxi]

"Football did not used to be played with head hunting, the gear wasn't good enough. Time to go back to it."

To me, this is the key. In trying to protect players by making the equipment safer and more protective, it has allowed players to play more dangerously. Go back to leather helmets and smaller pads and we'll see how many guys are leading with their heads.

Now you're talking.

[Maxie the Taxi]

"Football did not used to be played with head hunting, the gear wasn't good enough. Time to go back to it."

To me, this is the key. In trying to protect players by making the equipment safer and more protective, it has allowed players to play more dangerously. Go back to leather helmets and smaller pads and we'll see how many guys are leading with their heads.

The law of unintended consequences. The same law applies to rules like pass interference. The players eventually learn how to get around the rules. The guys who actually follow the rules are the ones hurt by them, cause guys like Sherman and company are abusing them play after play.