Comments on: The NFL’s No Review Rule on Improper Challenges Doesn’t Fit the Crime, Needs to Be Reviewed

By: Jason Lisk

Jason Lisk — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:33:41 +0000

What’s to stop the scoring team’s coach from incorrectly challenging and then prevent a review they know will overturn the score ?

Because the rule only stops the review if a foul is committed by the team that would benefit from an overturn. Thus, a team that would be hurt by an overturn would have no impact by committing a penalty.

By: Novac Chokeabitch

Novac Chokeabitch — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:43:59 +0000

I agree the rule is stupid, but it is false when you say the Texans used that score to get to OT. Sure, they would have needed to score a TD eventually on that drive, which they could have done on the very next play.
Also, they still had to drive 96 yards for a TD at the end of the game, which was the actual TD that sent them to OT.
And as dumb as the rule is, coaches make millions of dollars to manage games and know the rules. He should have known the situation.

By: Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:28:17 +0000

I enjoy that it happened to Schwartz. Hilarious.

By: VladimirCrouton

VladimirCrouton — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:09:59 +0000

Schwartz is a clown. Should’ve been him that died at the Macy’s day parade.

By: scripty

scripty — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:08:42 +0000

That hawks cheerleader picture and video but a big fat smile on my face.

By: PAR5N2

PAR5N2 — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:07:42 +0000

While I was glad to see it happen to the Lions, it was ridiculous. Why not just have the coach automatically lose that challenge opportunity? Scoring and turnover plays will be reviewed regardless. But, if the coach throws a challenge flag, he just doesn’t get it back. That’s still a pretty severe penalty, but seems to be more proportional than just not reviewing the play.

By: squawkbox

squawkbox — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:06:04 +0000

“Know the fucking rules asshole” – Jim Schwarz on Jim Harbaugh challenging a scoring play in last years Niners-Lions game.

Serious? If so, that’s beyond fantastic.

By: squawkbox

squawkbox — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:04:41 +0000

They could always make the goal posts 5-10 feet taller

No one would be concerned about high winds making them unstable.

/Brian Kelly’d

I like the laser idea. I think they just need to get rid of the bars altogether. Stadiums install lasers for the bars and before each field goal, release the fog machine so everyone can see the “goal posts”.

Kickers are equipped with special 3-D goggles/visors for practice.

By: VladimirCrouton

VladimirCrouton — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:00:19 +0000

Whatever. The Lions still had plenty of chances to win and blew it hard. Stafford sucked late in the game. And Brandon Pettigrew should be executed along with Scott Linehan.

By: kaiserwilhelmreems is commenting too quickly

kaiserwilhelmreems is commenting too quickly — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:54:39 +0000

What’s to stop the scoring team’s coach from incorrectly challenging and then prevent a review they know will overturn the score ?

devious, and pretty interesting if in the right situation where a 15 yard penalty on the kickoff won’t matter… such as the closing seconds of the half or game

By: Milk Steak To Go

Milk Steak To Go — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:52:13 +0000

During the broadcast the anouncers said the intent of the rule was to prevent the challenging team from gaining an advantage by tossing an “illegal” challenge flag. They obviously didn’t think through the other sside, an opponent benefiting from an obviously wrong (non) call. Keep the review, penalize on the kickoff or, if overturned, the next play. Or better yet, get rid of the challenge flags and have the replay booth watch everyplay ala college.

By: Badger

Badger — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:48:11 +0000

“Know the fucking rules asshole” – Jim Schwarz on Jim Harbaugh challenging a scoring play in last years Niners-Lions game.

By: DJTwo

DJTwo — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:47:53 +0000

What’s to stop the scoring team’s coach from incorrectly challenging and then prevent a review they know will overturn the score ?

By: DJTwo

DJTwo — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:47:49 +0000

What’s to stop the scoring team’s coach from incorrectly challenging and then prevent a review they know will overturn the score ?

By: scripty

scripty — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:47:48 +0000

yeah I think there is some wind consideration, etc, cost of newer materials and probably a needed stability-driven redesign. Just adding some lasers seemed more efficient although just making them higher is simpler idea.

By: Full Point (1000)

Full Point (1000) — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:44:22 +0000

They could always make the goal posts 5-10 feet taller

By: scripty

scripty — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:40:20 +0000

I think this happened to Mike McCarthy of the GB Packers in the Browns-Packers preseason game.

By: scripty

scripty — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:39:24 +0000

They need to get those lasers shooting up into space from the top of the FG posts… these FG kickers can really kick them now so there is going to be a major, major game (realize this happened in the Drive game) that is gaffed that way, on some FG over the uprights.

By: Full Point (1000)

Full Point (1000) — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:37:17 +0000

Hope you guys who have today off are having a good morning.

Currently at my desk and bored off my ass

By: jayhawk88

jayhawk88 — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:30:20 +0000

My dad and I were shocked at this when we learned what was going on. The severity of it is one thing, but even beyond that, it’s just stupid to have such a penalty in place. Coaches throw challenge flags on plays that can’t be challenged all the time, and it’s just picked up and everyone goes on. Why wouldn’t this situation be any different?