Revenue Sharing/Rule Changes
One of the hottest topics that is constantly floating around in the NFl is the issue of revenue sharing. I personally am not a fan. In my opinion revenue sharing should not exist. In fact I think teams that display poor home attendance figures should be penalized. The average attendance for the previous season should be calculated for each team at the start of each season. If the attendance in a particular game in the following season exceeds that average, the visiting team should receive that additional revenue. Thus teams that sell out ever game will never have to forfeit any revenue from ticket sales. This could potentially destroy owners who do not put the full effort into making their teams as good as they can possibly be. Teams that choose to spend half the money that other teams spend should not get the same return. That is a common fact of business. The more risk you take, the higher the reward can be.
It was also discussed at recent owner meetings that there are going to be some rule changes for next season. First, and foremost for a Cowboys fan, the balls used in the kicking game are going to be required to be broken in for over 40 minutes to ensure they are not slick. For those that have not heard, the ball Romo dropped was a brand new ball that had not been broken in. There is also going to be a penalty enforced for players that spike the ball somewhere other then the end zone. I think it is going to be treated as a delay of game. One of the more interesting new implementations will be that one defensive player is allowed to have a receiver in his helmet, much like a quarterback. This will allow defensive coordinators to call in plays to a designated player. There is only one player that is allowed to have this receiver, so when he is not in the game, signal calling must be used. Something that would have been helpful this year, coaches who are still in the playoffs will be allowed to partake in a second interview during the dead week before the Super Bowl. Two rules are also still being reviewed. Mike Nolan (head coach of the 49ers) proposed that the pass interference penalty be altered to 15 yards, unless it is blatant, in which it will continue to be at the spot of the foul. I am in full support of that because it will help our secondary.
It was also discussed at recent owner meetings that there are going to be some rule changes for next season. First, and foremost for a Cowboys fan, the balls used in the kicking game are going to be required to be broken in for over 40 minutes to ensure they are not slick. For those that have not heard, the ball Romo dropped was a brand new ball that had not been broken in. There is also going to be a penalty enforced for players that spike the ball somewhere other then the end zone. I think it is going to be treated as a delay of game. One of the more interesting new implementations will be that one defensive player is allowed to have a receiver in his helmet, much like a quarterback. This will allow defensive coordinators to call in plays to a designated player. There is only one player that is allowed to have this receiver, so when he is not in the game, signal calling must be used. Something that would have been helpful this year, coaches who are still in the playoffs will be allowed to partake in a second interview during the dead week before the Super Bowl. Two rules are also still being reviewed. Mike Nolan (head coach of the 49ers) proposed that the pass interference penalty be altered to 15 yards, unless it is blatant, in which it will continue to be at the spot of the foul. I am in full support of that because it will help our secondary.
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