Owners approve 3 rule changes

[jfra78]

https://www.panthers.com/news/nfl-rule-changes-for-2020-season

Doesnt look like the onside thing made it.

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Each change required two-thirds approval from the league's 32 clubs. While there was one notable rule change that would have provided an alternative for an onside kick attempt initially up for a vote, that was tabled.

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• Automatic replay reviews can permanently include scoring plays and turnovers negated by a foul, and any successful or unsuccessful try attempt.

• Defenseless player protection has been expanded to include kickoff and punt returners who have possession of the ball, but haven't had time to protect themselves from opponent contact.

• Teams cannot manipulate the game clock by committing multiple dead-ball fouls — like a delay of game followed by a false start — while the clock is running.

Also they changed the amount of players that can return from  IR, from 2 to 3.

[LinvilleGorge]

That return rule is gonna lead to a ton of controversial penalties, just like the old "halo" rule in college football.

[jfra78]

40 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

That return rule is gonna lead to a ton of controversial penalties, just like the old "halo" rule in college football.

Its also going to give the returner an advantage

[Wes21]

I still remember back when you had to specifically designate which player you were going to let return at the time you put him on IR.  Jim Caldwell put a special teams guy as the designated to return player, which was already weird.  Then when the guy finally came back later in the season, he got hurt in the first half of the first game and ended up back on IR. LOL