Possible rules changes for 2009

[daggo66]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

If they're not dropping anyone back, then team A doesn't need the speedy guys in coverage, hence no numbering exception. What's wrong with that?

2 things. Who is long snapping and A is going to want to be the first on the ball to down it as deeply down the field as possible.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by daggo66

2 things. Who is long snapping and A is going to want to be the first on the ball to down it as deeply down the field as possible.

If they line up at least one end numbered 50-79, the long snapper can have an eligible number even without the exception. So they sacrifice an eligible receiver; that doesn't seem to be a problem for you guys who just know that they're not going to pass.

And as far as kick coverage goes when the defense is rushing everybody, even the slow players will beat the defense peeling back if they don't block the kick. As soon as you lose your block, you release. They're still running one way while you're running the other.

Robert