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From: tommyo@ihuxw.UUCP (Tom O`Connor)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: NFL Rule Changes - New idea
Message-ID: <614@ihuxw.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 12-Dec-83 13:11:07 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 12 13:11:07 1983
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Here`s a crazy idea.  Let`s borrow from basketball.
Each player only gets so many penalties called against
him before he "fouls out" of the game.  Given the
usually low # of penalties in a game, let`s say 2 or
3.  Then the coach has to decide if he wants to leave
his star defensive end in the game if he has 1 penalty
to go and it`s only the 1st quarter.

Another thing I`d love to see them bring back is to have
the goal posts on the goal line, not at the back of the
end zone.  It sure would pick up the scoring.  Right now,
if you`ve got the ball on your opponent`s 45, most teams
punt (given a early in the game situation).  Put the
goal posts back where they were, and you get a 52-yard
FG attempt.  Besides that, it also makes for more interesting
pass patterns into the endzone.

Tom O`Connor