Post by brasilbear on Jul 20, 2023 7:50:55 GMT -6
I think there are parody...I'm not sure since most sportswriters these days seem to think they should be running sports....but enjoy:
Safeties should result in a redzone possession
"Since the league’s inception in 1920, defenses have had a select few ways to score points. They could recover a fumble and return it for a touchdown. They could intercept a pass and run it in for six points. Or, they could tackle an opponent holding the football in the end zone, resulting in a safety worth two points.
It’s time to take one of those options away from the defense, but weaponize it further for a team’s greater good.
Instead of the traditional two-point safety whenever a player is tackled, fumbles the ball out of bounds or commits a penalty in his own end zone, let’s propose this for the next NFL competition committee meetings:
Instead of the defensive team getting two points, give that team’s offense possession at its opponent’s 20-yard line. If a safety occurs with no time remaining, there will be one untimed down."
(I might be talked into this one actually.)
Safeties should result in a redzone possession
"Since the league’s inception in 1920, defenses have had a select few ways to score points. They could recover a fumble and return it for a touchdown. They could intercept a pass and run it in for six points. Or, they could tackle an opponent holding the football in the end zone, resulting in a safety worth two points.
It’s time to take one of those options away from the defense, but weaponize it further for a team’s greater good.
Instead of the traditional two-point safety whenever a player is tackled, fumbles the ball out of bounds or commits a penalty in his own end zone, let’s propose this for the next NFL competition committee meetings:
Instead of the defensive team getting two points, give that team’s offense possession at its opponent’s 20-yard line. If a safety occurs with no time remaining, there will be one untimed down."
(I might be talked into this one actually.)
