tommyo@ihuxw.UUCP (Tom O`Connor) (12/12/83)
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
jjb@pyuxnn.UUCP (12/20/83)
If were going to borrow from basketball, why can't we also borrow
from hockey. How about if a team is guilty of a penalty, they
have to play shorthanded for a predetermined amount of plays.
I think that this could be quite interesting.
Jeff Bernardis, AT&T Western Electric @ Piscataway NJ
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