Stupidest Rule in Football

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GAVol said:
Kind of liked it back in the day when a QB had to throw it over everybody into the bench to get the clock to stop.
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Except in 1984 against Kentucky. Didn’t like it too much that day.

So what’s up with the arbitrary 2:00 warning in the NFL. Another one of my least favorite rules. Who’s idea was that?
 
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37620VOL said:
The position or 2 points scored by the defense?
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The fact that you can take a safety on purpose because field position is bad. Clemson game Saturday was a classic example. Down 4 ball on the 4 TD line. BC gets sacked for a safety. No way they are going 96 yds in 1 min. Now after the safety they take the ball to Clemson 35 to kick off and try an onside kick. If they get it they now have a chance to win. WTH did the safety do but put the game in Jeopardy.
 
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tennesseeduke said:
The fact that you can take a safety on purpose because field position is bad. Clemson game Saturday was a classic example. Down 4 ball on the 4 TD line. BC gets sacked for a safety. No way they are going 96 yds in 1 min. Now after the safety they take the ball to Clemson 35 to kick off and try an onside kick. If they get it they now have a chance to win. WTH did the safety do but put the game in Jeopardy.
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BC didn't take that safety on purpose.
 
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GAVol said:
Kind of liked it back in the day when a QB had to throw it over everybody into the bench to get the clock to stop.
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Mine kind of goes along with this.

The stupidest rule is the subjective call on forward pass or fumble by the quarterback when the defense is disrupting the pass attempt. Rule should be fumble if ball doesn't make it past the LOS and incomplete pass if it does. Remove as much judgement from the call as possible. Rule would also effect screens, spiking to stop clock, etc.

The rules favor the offense. I would like to see things changed to give the defense an equal footing.
 
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37620VOL said:
If you fumble at the 5 and it rolls out at the 1 you keep the ball on offense. If you fumble at the 5 and it rolls out just past the goal line, turnover, plus opponent gets 25 yards. How is that logical?
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I mean, if you're being serious, than this is one of the most retarded questions I've ever read in my life... First of all, if you fumble at the 5 and it rolls out at the 1, you get the ball at the 5... You don't get to advance the ball on a fumble...

When you fumble, no one has possession of the ball... If the ball is fumbled through the endzone, recover it for a TD, or if the other team falls on it it's a touchback... If it goes out of bounds in the endzone, it's a touchback...

I literally can not possibly understand how any other outcome could be more logical... It HAS to be a touchback...
 
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jamesthesame said:
Why?

A team drives down the field, fumbles in the opponents end zone, and so we give the other team 2 points and the ball back?

I'm okay with just giving the other team the ball back.

Seems fair.
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why should it be different from any other fumble that goes out of bounds?
 
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howie87 said:
I mean, if you're being serious, than this is one of the most retarded questions I've ever read in my life... First of all, if you fumble at the 5 and it rolls out at the 1, you get the ball at the 5... You don't get to advance the ball on a fumble...

When you fumble, no one has possession of the ball... If the ball is fumbled through the endzone, recover it for a TD, or if the other team falls on it it's a touchback... If it goes out of bounds in the endzone, it's a touchback...

I literally can not possibly understand how any other outcome could be more logical... It HAS to be a touchback...
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if it goes thru the end zone with no one gaining possession why not just spot the ball at the point of fumble with team retaining possession.
 
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howie87 said:
I mean, if you're being serious, than this is one of the most retarded questions I've ever read in my life... First of all, if you fumble at the 5 and it rolls out at the 1, you get the ball at the 5... You don't get to advance the ball on a fumble...

When you fumble, no one has possession of the ball... If the ball is fumbled through the endzone, recover it for a TD, or if the other team falls on it it's a touchback... If it goes out of bounds in the endzone, it's a touchback...

I literally can not possibly understand how any other outcome could be more logical... It HAS to be a touchback...
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No, you said it best. You shouldn't be able to advance on a fumble. If it goes out of bounds, it should be spotted where fumbled, offense retains possession. SIMPLE, CONSISTENT
 
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ZZ13 said:
Except in 1984 against Kentucky. Didn’t like it too much that day.

So what’s up with the arbitrary 2:00 warning in the NFL. Another one of my least favorite rules. Who’s idea was that?
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It's from way back in the day when the official time was kept on the field by the officials, and there either wasn't a clock on display on the field or the time displayed on the field clock wasn't the official time. It's totally unnecessary today and has been for decades, but it's hung around for a commercial break and to generally build tension.
 
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dovervolz said:
Call me old school, but it’s a lack of class when you celebrate and try to show up the opponent. Act like you been there before.
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I agree it’s often immature and kinda dumb. But nothing is worse than giving a team 15 yards for free because someone hurt their feelings
 
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bamawriter said:
Touchdowns, safeties, scrimmage and free kicks that are downed or travel thru the endzone.

Any play that ends with a dead ball in the endzone results in a change of possession.
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What about an incomplete pass in the end zone? That does not result in change of possession.

More importantly, out of bounds is not "in the end zone". No other play that ends out of bounds results in change of possession. Consistency.
 
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37620VOL said:
What about an incomplete pass in the end zone? That does not result in change of possession.
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That is not a dead ball in the end zone. As with any incomplete pass, the dead ball spot is the previous line of scrimmage.

More importantly, out of bounds is not "in the end zone". No other play that ends out of bounds results in change of possession. Consistency.
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Incorrect. A punt or free kick that goes out of bounds in the end zone is a touchback. A ball fumbled backward thru the offense's end zone is a safety. If it would be clearer to say "a dead ball in or thru the end zone" that's fine with me. Still accurate.
 
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#119
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GAVol said:
*Players having to leave the field if their helmet comes off.
*Targeting reviews where they watch a few replays to judge intent rather than letting the conference office handle it.
*The peel back blocking rule.
*Excessive celebration
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Also when they say it isn't targeting they shouldn't get the penalty!
 
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37620VOL said:
Stupidest Rule in Football: Fumble through the endzone touchback. What do you think?
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What if we give the team the ball back but they start at the 20 (from the end zone they fumbled into) and loss of whatever down they fumbled on? Just a thought. It should be a price to pay, the end one is consequential lol.
 
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I agree with @GAVol with the targeting for sure. I wished they go with NFL rules in general, especially with the clock. They only thing I wouldn’t really change is the OT format.
 
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