Some real doozies on this list. My comments in italics
2016 Playing Rules Proposals
1. By Competition Committee; Permanently moves the line of scrimmage for Try kicks to the defensive team’s 15-yard line, and allows the defense to return any missed Try.
Keeping last year's rule in permanently. That's good.
2. By Competition Committee; Permits the offensive and defensive play callers on the coaching staffs to use the coach-to-player communication system regardless of whether they are on the field or in the coaches’ booth.
I would have thought this was already happening, but I guess not.
3. By Competition Committee; Makes all chop blocks illegal.
What's not clear from the article is it just chop blocks or cut blocks too? I would have thought there wasn't a legal chop block and they are referring to cut blocks here.
4. By Competition Committee; Disqualifies a player who is penalized twice in one game for certain types of unsportsmanlike conduct fouls.
Probably a lot of discussion on this one. I can see the argument both ways, but if it does pass, I'm sure something controversial will happen with the rule year 1. Also ties to #14.
5. By Competition Committee; Changes the spot of the next snap after a touchback resulting from a free kick to the 25-yard line.
Trying to encourage more returns again?
6. By Baltimore; to amend Rule 5, Sections 3, Articles 1 and 2 (Changes in Position) to require players to wear jersey vests with numbers appropriate for their positions.
LOL Harbaugh, get over yourself. Surprised they didn't propose a rule where there has to be an equal number of players on either side of the center.
7. By Baltimore; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Articles 1, 4, and 5 (Instant Replay) to provide each team with three challenges and expand reviewable plays.
Gives everyone 3 challenges regardless. Don't care either way personally.
8. By Buffalo; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Articles 1, 4, and 5 (Instant Replay) to permit a coach to challenge any official's decision except scoring plays and turnovers.
Interesting that Rex jumps on the Belichick bandwagon on this one.
9. By Carolina; to amend Rule 8, Section 2, Article 1 (Intentional Grounding) to expand the definition of intentional grounding.
Fuck you Carolina, just because your QB isn't smart enough to throw away the ball when he's in trouble. And this would result in more QB injuries, so it's likely not going to pass. Maybe we should call it the Wilson rule?
10. By Kansas City; to amend Rule 14, Section 2, Article 1 (Half-distance Penalty) to add penalty yards to the distance needed to gain a First Down.
This is interesting and I can be in favor of this. So, as explained in the article, if you are 1st and 10 on your own 10 and you get a holding penalty, it's half the distance to the goal as usual, but then the rest of the penalty yardage gets tacked on to your yards to get the 1st down, keeping it 1st and 20 instead of 1st and 15.
11. By Kansas City; to amend Rule 8, Section 1, Article 2 (Legal Forward Pass) to prohibit quarterbacks from falling to the ground, getting up, and throwing a forward pass.
LOL you get screwed by Manning on one play so you propose a rule to prohibit it? You guys should hang out with the other butthurt teams, Carolina and Baltimore.
12. By Minnesota; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Article 1 (Coaches' Challenge) to eliminate the requirement that a team be successful on each of its first two Instant Replay challenges in order to be awarded a third challenge.
Similar to #7, I'm not caring much one way or another.
13. By Washington; to amend Rule 16, Section 1, Articles 1, 4, 6 and 7 (Overtime procedures) to eliminate overtime periods in preseason games.
Makes perfect sense, make it so. It's like not playing extra innings in spring training if the teams don't want to.
14. By Washington; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Article 4 (Reviewable Plays) to subject personal foul penalties to Instant Replay review.
Could be a good part of #4 to prevent a possible screwjob (or cause more controversy)
15. By Washington; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Article 1 (Coaches' Challenge) to eliminate the requirement that a team be successful on each of its first two Instant Replay challenges in order to be awarded a third challenge.
Ties to #7 and #12. Not sure why it's listed twice.
16. By Competition Committee; Expands the horse collar rule to include when a defender grabs the jersey at the name plate or above and pulls a runner toward the ground.
Totally agree with this one. Takes out a lot of the judgement in the call.
17. By Competition Committee; Makes it a foul for delay of game when a team attempts to call a timeout when it is not permitted to do so.
Makes sense and addresses what happened last year (can't remember which game off of the top of my head)
18. By Competition Committee; Eliminates the five-yard penalty for an eligible receiver illegally touching a forward pass after being out of bounds and re-establishing himself inbounds, and makes it a loss of down.
Is this a spot foul? Not sure I completely get this one and the linked article doesn't talk about it.
19. By Competition Committee; Eliminates multiple spots of enforcement for a double foul after a change of possession
So make multiple penalties concurrent instead of consecutive? Not sure I get this one completely either.
2016 Playing Rules Proposals
1. By Competition Committee; Permanently moves the line of scrimmage for Try kicks to the defensive team’s 15-yard line, and allows the defense to return any missed Try.
Keeping last year's rule in permanently. That's good.
2. By Competition Committee; Permits the offensive and defensive play callers on the coaching staffs to use the coach-to-player communication system regardless of whether they are on the field or in the coaches’ booth.
I would have thought this was already happening, but I guess not.
3. By Competition Committee; Makes all chop blocks illegal.
What's not clear from the article is it just chop blocks or cut blocks too? I would have thought there wasn't a legal chop block and they are referring to cut blocks here.
4. By Competition Committee; Disqualifies a player who is penalized twice in one game for certain types of unsportsmanlike conduct fouls.
Probably a lot of discussion on this one. I can see the argument both ways, but if it does pass, I'm sure something controversial will happen with the rule year 1. Also ties to #14.
5. By Competition Committee; Changes the spot of the next snap after a touchback resulting from a free kick to the 25-yard line.
Trying to encourage more returns again?
6. By Baltimore; to amend Rule 5, Sections 3, Articles 1 and 2 (Changes in Position) to require players to wear jersey vests with numbers appropriate for their positions.
LOL Harbaugh, get over yourself. Surprised they didn't propose a rule where there has to be an equal number of players on either side of the center.
7. By Baltimore; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Articles 1, 4, and 5 (Instant Replay) to provide each team with three challenges and expand reviewable plays.
Gives everyone 3 challenges regardless. Don't care either way personally.
8. By Buffalo; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Articles 1, 4, and 5 (Instant Replay) to permit a coach to challenge any official's decision except scoring plays and turnovers.
Interesting that Rex jumps on the Belichick bandwagon on this one.
9. By Carolina; to amend Rule 8, Section 2, Article 1 (Intentional Grounding) to expand the definition of intentional grounding.
Fuck you Carolina, just because your QB isn't smart enough to throw away the ball when he's in trouble. And this would result in more QB injuries, so it's likely not going to pass. Maybe we should call it the Wilson rule?
10. By Kansas City; to amend Rule 14, Section 2, Article 1 (Half-distance Penalty) to add penalty yards to the distance needed to gain a First Down.
This is interesting and I can be in favor of this. So, as explained in the article, if you are 1st and 10 on your own 10 and you get a holding penalty, it's half the distance to the goal as usual, but then the rest of the penalty yardage gets tacked on to your yards to get the 1st down, keeping it 1st and 20 instead of 1st and 15.
11. By Kansas City; to amend Rule 8, Section 1, Article 2 (Legal Forward Pass) to prohibit quarterbacks from falling to the ground, getting up, and throwing a forward pass.
LOL you get screwed by Manning on one play so you propose a rule to prohibit it? You guys should hang out with the other butthurt teams, Carolina and Baltimore.
12. By Minnesota; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Article 1 (Coaches' Challenge) to eliminate the requirement that a team be successful on each of its first two Instant Replay challenges in order to be awarded a third challenge.
Similar to #7, I'm not caring much one way or another.
13. By Washington; to amend Rule 16, Section 1, Articles 1, 4, 6 and 7 (Overtime procedures) to eliminate overtime periods in preseason games.
Makes perfect sense, make it so. It's like not playing extra innings in spring training if the teams don't want to.
14. By Washington; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Article 4 (Reviewable Plays) to subject personal foul penalties to Instant Replay review.
Could be a good part of #4 to prevent a possible screwjob (or cause more controversy)
15. By Washington; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Article 1 (Coaches' Challenge) to eliminate the requirement that a team be successful on each of its first two Instant Replay challenges in order to be awarded a third challenge.
Ties to #7 and #12. Not sure why it's listed twice.
16. By Competition Committee; Expands the horse collar rule to include when a defender grabs the jersey at the name plate or above and pulls a runner toward the ground.
Totally agree with this one. Takes out a lot of the judgement in the call.
17. By Competition Committee; Makes it a foul for delay of game when a team attempts to call a timeout when it is not permitted to do so.
Makes sense and addresses what happened last year (can't remember which game off of the top of my head)
18. By Competition Committee; Eliminates the five-yard penalty for an eligible receiver illegally touching a forward pass after being out of bounds and re-establishing himself inbounds, and makes it a loss of down.
Is this a spot foul? Not sure I completely get this one and the linked article doesn't talk about it.
19. By Competition Committee; Eliminates multiple spots of enforcement for a double foul after a change of possession
So make multiple penalties concurrent instead of consecutive? Not sure I get this one completely either.