Palm Beach, Florida (AP) – The prohibition of “Tash push” is growing.
However, it will take 24 of the 32 votes to eliminate a room which has become a must-have-in-yardage for the champion of Super Bowl Philadelphia Eagles.
Team owners, coaches and NFL managers are considering several changes in potential rules during this week’s league meetings. Nothing has drawn more attention than the version of Philadelphia of the Sneak quarter.
THE Green bay packers made the proposal to ban it, citing the safety of players and the pace of play.
Although the director of the NFL, Troy Vincent, said last month, no injury was reported following the play, the coach of the Buffalo Bills Sean McDermott, member of the NFL competition committee, leads the push to get rid of it.
“I think I am most worried, even if there is no important data so much, my biggest concern is the health and safety of players, above all,” said McDermott on Monday. “These are two things. It is strength, added force, n ° 1, then posture of players, invited to execute this type of game, this is where my concern comes into play. Proactive in this regard is the right way to proceed. »»
Chiefing coach Andy Reid, who watched Jalen Hurts scores on a Tash push to launch the 40-22 rout from Philadelphia from Kansas City in the Super Bowl, sounded as if he could be on board with McDermott.
“A difficult game to stop, but you listen to this and the medical side and you could probably go in both directions,” said Reid. “But I would say that if it puts a player in a bad position, then you should probably do something. But if it is not the case, it’s a hell of a game.”
Pittsburgh steelers coach Mike Tomlin, who is also a member of the competition committee, wanted to know more about security problems.
“I think the first time I saw it, I couldn’t believe it was legal because it was illegal on the field,” said Tomlin. “That said, you hate being against it because when people are innovative, you want to respect this. And so there have been teams that have been more innovative than the rest of us in this regard. And you hate it for it. But again, we had the discussion on the discussion.”
Houston Texans coach Demeco Ryans and Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said they didn’t want the game forbidden.
“It is difficult to punish a team to be really good in something,” said Ryans.
Tampa Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles clearly said last month would not support a baneither.
Other changes include the manufacture of Permanent dynamic kick -off rule and revision of the format of the playoffs.
The NFL Competition Committee recommended that the kick -off rule that was redesigned last year and refine it to move the touchbacks on the 35 yards in the hope of generating even more yields.
The Lions Detroit proposed that the playoffs be based on the file instead of automatically placing the winners of the division in the first four places.
“I am a division purist,” said Tomlin.
The Committee also proposed an extension of the instant replay to allow Replay Assist to consult those responsible on the ground to cancel the objective calls such as the mask mask penalties, that there was forced contact in the head or neck, the plated of horse passes or the trigger if there were “clear and obvious” evidence that a fault has not occurred. Rereading would also be able to overturn a drafts or run in the botter penalty if the video rereading showed that the defender was in contact with the ball.
Abu Dhabi
The director of the NFL, Peter O’Reilly, said that the League potentially envisaged a game in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
“We have more work to do there,” said O’Reilly.
The NFL will play seven international games in five countries this coming season. The league returns to Brazil, Mexico, Germany and England while Ireland is expected to host its first regular season game. The NFL had previously announced a multi -year commitment to play regular season games in Melbourne, Australia, from 2026.
Flexible calendar
The owners of the NFL approved flexion matches from Sunday to Thursday evening with a notice of 21 days. Only one match has been bent in the past two seasons when the teams had to be informed with a notice of 28 days.
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The writer AP Pro Football Josh Dubow contributed.
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