can’t believe the nfl is standing by this new garbage rule. consistently defended all the calls up to this point, even tweeting out support in swift fashion, something they rarely do. yet, they agree to hold a meeting this week to address the “ issue” that they apparently don’t believe they have... and then they say that “the language of the rule will not be changing.” so, they come out and explicitly say the refs are calling it right, and refuse to change the language of the rule. what the fuck is this meeting about then? the nfl literally can’t help but get in their own way right now.
when former players and analysts consistently agree across the board that these are not excessively violent plays, there’s gotta be something there. I’d say I’m surprised how out of touch the nfl is with this m, but then again the nfl’s pulse on public perception is essentially flatlined. this league will be dead in 15 yrs if they don’t get their heads outta their asses.