old rules that were deleted that should be brought back for LOLs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIRgXCB_sQE

FUMBLEROOSKI

We tried running this when I was in high school and totally screwed it up.

A touchdown is 4 points, a field goal is 5

if a *drop-kicked* field goal were 5 i might have to think about this

xp my high school successfully executed it in the rain and won a game in which they were underdogs on the road. It was wild!

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NO PRO BOWL

Already happened.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34669351/nfl-replaces-pro-bowl-pro-bowl-games-featuring-weeklong-skills-competitions-flag-football-game

Kind of a stupid idea if you ask me but at least they’re trying.

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i would start watching the nfl again if the whole thing went to flag football

Imagining the baseball-esque cheating that would ensue

Doctoring the flags with grease

Supergluing flags to butt

Wearing extra flags

The ball is spotted where previous play ended (even if right next to the sideline) - no hash marks. even for field goa

kinda into this 1

Going back to the hash marks would be interesting instead of resetting to the middle.

People get so absurd about the kicking game now, adding anything to make it more difficult might cause a few more fan deaths a year.

Might be worth it.

I would love more missed field goals tbh

In general, I think they should go back to letting the DBs beat the crap out of the WRs. At least allow as much contact as they would in basketball in the lane.

I hate that short dink and dunk passing game that is modern football. RUN THE BALL!

Basically make the no contact rule after 10 yards instead of 5, make them actually GO OUT FOR PASSES.

it is kind of hilarious that it's lead every QB that is moderately average or slightly above to have massive passer ratings, whereas your Elways/etc were in the upper 70s/lower 80s.

I guess the QBR is the new sabermetric version?

Passing CP/ATT YDS TD INT FPTS
M. Stafford 32/48 254 0 1

Just look at this game from last night...

Dan Marino threw for over 4000 yards constantly throwing 15-20 yard passes.

Mark Duper career 17.4 a catch
Mark Clayton career 15.4 a catch

They can f' off that some of these modern guys are REALLY better than guys like Marino or Dan Fouts, who also played when you could beat the crap out of the QB.

Kenny Anderson was completing 60 percent of his passes actually throwing them down field meanwhile Lyle Alzado and LC Greenwood was bouncing his dome off astroturf over concrete every week.

I'd like to see 45 year Dorian Gray Brady play a December game in Three Rivers circa '78 and do such.

Kenny Stabler would be doing just that while smoking a Pall Mall and taking a hit of hooch out of a flask on the sideline.

This is what an old QB looked like back then.

https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/f_auto/raiders/q08ywvdzz0yqcb0q6ijb

Dude did not even bother with the Grecian Formula let alone Botox.

there are some QBs with mega strong arms who can throw a good deep ball, but nowadays deep balls are more "i got 1 on 1, I'm gonna throw it up, hopefully we at least get PI" whereas your Marinos or Elways would throw a deep ball to a dude in double coverage with the intent to complete it and succeed.

part of the problem is how terrible offensive lines are nowadays, like it's mind-boggling how the Bengals got to the Super Bowl with their line. QBs don't have anywhere near the time to let a deep route develop anymore, the deep game often emerges after dinking and dunking a team for hours which makes the defense go more man to man eventually.

whereas at one point of his career, Marino went 19 games without being sacked (an NFL record). his line was so good he constantly had time to look downfield and he could put it where only the WR could get it.

Miami against Cincy had the type of inexperienced/mediocre CB pairings (due to injuries) that a deep-throwing old school QB would have loved to toast, and Burrow didn't really take advantage (ironically managing to throw his one 'bomb' against Pro Bowler Xavien Howard instead).

I remember Bill Parcells a few years ago talking about the Green Bay sweep style running and how that type of running play you really cannot do it anymore in some ways because lack of 'reps' and constant turnover. It has to be precise to work and the players change year to year, where in the old days you could have a core line stay together for a few seasons.

It is illegal to use radios to communicate w/ players on field

i want to watch the players on the field either calling their own game or having to read baseball-esque hand signals all game

i remember when the golden snitch could be drop kicked for field goals, oh how we roared with delight