The owners are slated to meet in Phoenix this coming Monday. On the docket are such items as:
The Raiders proposed move to Las Vegas. Not sure how this one is going to turn out. The owners supposedly have concerns as to whether or not LV can support a full time NFL franchise. I think that it's a no brainer, that the city is already a year round destination with plenty of infrastructure along with the fact that the Raiders are one of those handful of teams that have nation wide fan base, and to a certain degree, a world wide following that it really doesn't make a lot of difference how many locals show up. They may also take another look at the Chargers move to LA.
Changes to instant replay reviews. This seems more mechanical than anything else. They're trying to centralize the decision making, give refs something like a small tablet they can refer to instead of running to the sidelines and getting under a hood. The goal seems to be aimed at speeding up the process and take some of the decision making away from the refs on the field and send it back to their NYC location.
Some pace of play changes meant to speed up the game. These would include adding a play clock on XP attempts and the subsequent kickoff, also standardizing the length of halftime. Funny, I never noticed a difference and thought it already was regulated.
Safety-related rule changes. One of these is aimed directly at the Hawks, as they are proposing to eliminate leaping over the center on kick attempts ala Kam and Bobby. I guess I don't see where this play is any different than a ball carrier hurdling a potential tackler. It's an exciting play that I don't see the justification for eliminating.
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