Does New NFL "Safety" Rule Eliminate Brady's QB Sneak?

[Soliel]

They should abort this thing. It’s a guaranteed disaster in a league that struggled to define a catch, what is and what’s not pass interference, simple holding calls and even messes up off sides calls and delay of game calls. With the level of convolluted nonsense there is already.

 

[Deus Irae]

They should abort this thing. It’s a guaranteed disaster in a league that struggled to define a catch, what is and what’s not pass interference, simple holding calls and even messes up off sides calls and delay of game calls. With the level of convolluted nonsense there is already.

When you look at the number of these rules changes that are transforming the game, you've got to wonder when people will finally decide that they've had enough.

 

[RedSleevesPinkStripes]

They should abort this thing. It’s a guaranteed disaster in a league that struggled to define a catch, what is and what’s not pass interference, simple holding calls and even messes up off sides calls and delay of game calls. With the level of convolluted nonsense there is already.

Yes but you are living in a world of truth, logic and honesty. All of these rule changes just open things up more to subjectivity... subjectivity = control.. control over the players, teams, and most importantly, the Patriots.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Not correct. Though it probably won't be called much. From a WaPo piece on the rule change:

The rule potentially applies not only to a defender hitting an offensive player, but also to a ball carrier initiating contact with a defender and also to a blocker. But much depends on how the rule is enforced. A previous restriction disallowing hits delivered with the crown of the helmet seldom was called in games. Some of those familiar with the deliberations behind this rule said they expect it to be applied mostly in open-field situations in which the lowering of the head is obvious and blatant. They said they expect penalties to be relatively infrequent and ejections to be extremely rare.

At 1 of 18 games Brady ejected from the AFCCG would be rare.