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Defensewins · 04-01-2004, 12:43 PM

It bothers me a bit that the NFL is constantly trying to set it's rules after listening to uneducated football fans and press complain about low scoring...saying the game is boring. I think games are at their best when the defense and offense are evenly getting the best of each other. A defense-less 54-49 score game is boring to me. It is like the probowl game.
With that said, I am ok with the league looking to enforce the the no contact rule after 5 yards on receivers...as long as it equal. Receivers constantly over the years get away with pushing off the CB's right before they make their cut or when the ball is in the air(Michael Irvin made a career out of it).
Holding by the offensive lineman occurs on almost every play and is almost never called fairly.
The rules need to be evenly enforced for the offense and defense.
The League needs to stop creating/changing rules to favor the offense so the short attention span fan will enjoy the game. You know the fan I am talking about, the one that only cheers and pays attention when a touchdown is scored. Then proceeds to ignore the rest of the game.

04-01-2004, 12:43 PM	#23
Defensewins Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,765	It bothers me a bit that the NFL is constantly trying to set it's rules after listening to uneducated football fans and press complain about low scoring...saying the game is boring. I think games are at their best when the defense and offense are evenly getting the best of each other. A defense-less 54-49 score game is boring to me. It is like the probowl game. With that said, I am ok with the league looking to enforce the the no contact rule after 5 yards on receivers...as long as it equal. Receivers constantly over the years get away with pushing off the CB's right before they make their cut or when the ball is in the air(Michael Irvin made a career out of it). Holding by the offensive lineman occurs on almost every play and is almost never called fairly. The rules need to be evenly enforced for the offense and defense. The League needs to stop creating/changing rules to favor the offense so the short attention span fan will enjoy the game. You know the fan I am talking about, the one that only cheers and pays attention when a touchdown is scored. Then proceeds to ignore the rest of the game. Last edited by Defensewins; 04-01-2004 at 01:00 PM.