Possible Rule Changes for 2020

[skinsguy]

While surfing on Business Insider, I stumbled across some possible hints of an unrecognizable NFL by 2020. A bunch of rule changes that could eliminate how the game is currently played.

*Disclaimer* In no way, shape, or form am I saying that these rule changes will take place in the near future, but there is a possibility that by 2020, the game could be completely different than how its played currently. Let's take a look at a list I complied from the website.

Possible Rule Changes For 2020 in the NFL (But I doubt a few of them)

1. In 2020, the NFL might just have offenses start at the 20 every time.
2. If NFL teams practiced without helmets, players might not learn how to do that.
3. The NFL could go further and just take helmets away on Sundays; hits would immediately get softer. A bonus: more marketable players with more recognizable faces.
4. If a quarterback sack resulted in just an incomplete pass – and not a loss of yardage – you can bet the players who are the faces of the league would undergo far fewer injuries.
5. Like field goals, punts would become all about the attempted block.
6. Kickers, punters, and QBs could wear blaze orange jerseys, signifying them as un-hittable players who are downed by touch only.
7. Imagine if only players weighing under 230 pounds were allowed to cover kicks – or if safeties had to weigh less than receivers. Force = Mass X Acceleration.
8. Hines Ward is the king of blocks defenders never saw coming. By 2020, these blindside blocks to the head of a defender might be illegal.
9. Defenders who leave their feet on tackles have poor fundamentals. They often miss tackles. But when they do connect, its often brutal. By 2020, this could be a penalty.
10. Some coaches put their quarterbacks in the shotgun formation to give them an extra second to throw the ball before getting hit. By 2020, all offensive plays might start in the formation.

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The only rule(s) I could possibly agree with is the defender leaving his feet on tackles. I do think more often than not, it results in poor fundamentals. As far as not being able to touch punters, kickers, and QBs, I think that's dumb. They already have rules in place for roughing and running into kickers and punters, I don't believe there is a need to protect them any more past that. But, QBs? Come on, they have already lightened up on the QBs quite a bit as it is.

But, let's say all or most of these rules passed, would you continue watching the NFL?

An unrecognizable NFL by 2020