Redskins Insider: Rule Changes And Points Of Emphasis

[Daseal]

I understand what you are saying but I think they are doing this more to speed up play than anything else. When a guy makes a first down and spikes the ball or what ever they do it takes time for the Refs to either get that ball or get another one onto the field. Also if was a ref standing next to a guy and instead of him handing me or tossing me the ball they spike it so it goes 15 yards down filed I'd be thinking "you little @&^!%^* now I have to go chasing that ball around when you could have just handed it to me".

1) The refs normally have more than enough time to set the ball. With the play clock and the fact that theres a guy on either side with at least 3 balls in tow, it takes no time to get a new ball. I'm fine getting rid of the cell phone type of celebrations, but let the players have some fun. I don't watch football for a bunch of robots, I watch it for entertainment. Players showing some emotion is entertaining to me. Drones, however, are not.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Daseal

1) The refs normally have more than enough time to set the ball. With the play clock and the fact that theres a guy on either side with at least 3 balls in tow, it takes no time to get a new ball. I'm fine getting rid of the cell phone type of celebrations, but let the players have some fun. I don't watch football for a bunch of robots, I watch it for entertainment. Players showing some emotion is entertaining to me. Drones, however, are not.

Well I think you can celebrate and be emotional and non-robotic without having to spike the ball. The refs just don't want to chase the ball around. They don't care if you showboat or celebrate a lil bit, just do it without spiking the ball. I don't think it's too much to ask.

[firstdown]

I was just reading the news paper and they said it was ok to spin the ball and those types of things but spiking it so it goes bouncing down fiel will be called.

[saden1]

Ball spiking rule change should put annyoying losers out of business. I've seen way too many player whose team is getting clobbered yet they celebrate and spike the ball after meaningless run/catch.

[JGisLordOfTheRings]

I think all ball spinning and spiking chould be stopped, unless of course it Moss. Then, they should have to replay it at least 100 times over the course of the 6 following days.