[Lefty Noob]

Hi there, everyone. This idea was inspired by this morning's episode of "Mike & Mike" on ESPN 2, where Greenie's running a mock campaign for baseball commissioner. It made me wonder what kind of changes those of us on GoTeamsGo would make were we running any of the major sports.

So what changes would you want to make if you were NFL commissioner for a day?

[Lefty Noob]

No takers? Must be a testimony to the job that Tagliabue has done that there would be few or no changes necessary. I at least figured there would be someone out there wanting to dump replay or change some of the "protect the QB" or pass interference rules that have really started to hamstring defenses. What about earlier start times for Monday Night Football games? Anybody?

[legend]

Goodbye to replay
Goodbye to this scenario- commercial, come back for short touchdown and extra point, commercial, kickoff, commercial, two minute warning, commercial. Less commercials.-This could never happen in corporate run NFL
Bring the goalposts back to the goal line.
No fair catches

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Okay, I will play. If I was Commish, first order of business would be to change my title to Ceaser...after doing that we could get down to busniess.

1) Rosters would be trim down to 25 players to a team...forcing some teams to bring back the 60 minute player, and no 300 lb could stay on the field that long anyway.

2) Do away with Turf...the game was meant to be played on grass, in mud, on snow...but not on freakin turf.

3) Okay... cheerleaders...they have to go back to pomp-pomps, sweaters and skirts...leave the go-go boots and short-shorts by the pole in the strip club...I want a wholesome game not a Vegas show.

4) more air in the football, making the forward pass harder to throw...

5) Safeties and Cornerbacks have to wear stickum, cause I loved Lester Hayes man...he was cool.

6) Kickers can hit field goals off the tee...I want to see a 70 yarder darn it!

7) NO fair catches...if you stand under a punt you gonna get nailed...that's the way it is...

First offense for steroid use is to play out the season with 10 lb ankle weights to level the playing field and let the others in the league get a hit on the cheating scum

9) screw the salary cap, and contracts...flat fee for playing based on position and time in the NFL...and end of the year bonus for teams won and lose record.

10) All trades have to be okayed by the team's regisitered season ticket holders

more to follow...

[cjg11582]

In order too score a touchdown, the player must place both feet within the confines of the endzone, not simply cross the plane with the ball. This would limit confusion for the refs and eradicate all judgement calls like we had in the Superbowl with Roethlisberger.
In addition I would adopt the college rule of stopping the clock to move the markers after every first down and eliminate the two minute warning, which always struck me as arbitrary.