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Get ready for the Legion of Boom rule | ProFootballTalk
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I dunno what to really say about this. If it ends up affecting the league to even close to the degree that the 2004 point of emphasis did, this will be an outright joke. I can't even count the number of conversations that I had last year with fans that took on some element of "wow, isn't it great to see defenses being allowed to play some defense again?". Also kinda sucks that this is coming right as the Patriots have finally assembled a secondary that is capable of playing dominant, physical coverage.
On the bright side, if they keep this up it's only a matter of time before Matt Stafford throws for 6,000 yards (and probably still finishes .500 and misses the playoffs). Can't wait for that.
A decade ago, the NFL made illegal contact and defensive holding a point of emphasis based in part on complaints from former Colts G.M. Bill Polian that Patriots defensive backs were manhandling Peyton Manning’s pass-catchers. Now, the NFL is re-emphasizing the point of emphasis.
As explained by FOX’s Mike Pereira on Twitter, a former NFL V.P. of officiating, illegal contact and defensive holding will be a point of emphasis in 2014.
etc. etc.
I dunno what to really say about this. If it ends up affecting the league to even close to the degree that the 2004 point of emphasis did, this will be an outright joke. I can't even count the number of conversations that I had last year with fans that took on some element of "wow, isn't it great to see defenses being allowed to play some defense again?". Also kinda sucks that this is coming right as the Patriots have finally assembled a secondary that is capable of playing dominant, physical coverage.
On the bright side, if they keep this up it's only a matter of time before Matt Stafford throws for 6,000 yards (and probably still finishes .500 and misses the playoffs). Can't wait for that.