Smizzy Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Owners have full agenda at meetings By Vic Carucci National Editor, NFL.com ORLANDO, Fla. (March 25, 2006) -- After "find a new commissioner," what else could there be on the NFL's to-do list that is actually worth discussing when league owners and other club officials gather here for meetings from March 26-29? Plenty. Of course, the task of replacing Paul Tagliabue, who announced on March 20 that he planned to retire as commissioner by July, will dominate conversation in and out of the meeting room. Although no successor will be named this week, Tagliabue will lead a discussion with owners on a selection process on March 27. A committee of owners will be formed to conduct the search for a new commissioner. The league is taking a long look at hits like this one on QB Carson Palmer. Owners also will spend their four-day gathering addressing a number of rules changes, adjustments, and tweaks. Player safety is the emphasis of several proposals that the league's competition committee has submitted for voting by the owners. The one that is expected to draw the greatest attention is designed to minimize low hits on the quarterback when he is standing in the pocket. A proposed rule change would put greater burden on defensive players to make every effort possible not to make contact with a quarterback's legs. "When he has an opportunity to avoid, he must take that opportunity to avoid," said Atlanta Falcons general manager Rich McKay, co-chairman of the competition committee. "When the quarterback has his feet on the ground, he's really defenseless." The committee studied extensive amounts of videotape of quarterback injuries, such as the blow to the knee that Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer suffered in the playoffs on a low hit from then-Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Kimo von Oelhoffen. Other safety proposals include broadening the rule that prohibits "horse-collar" tackles to include the inside of the jersey beyond the shoulder pads and protecting long-snappers on field-goal attempts. Owners also will consider possible modifications to the instant-replay system. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have submitted a proposal to expand replay so that all penalties are subject to review. Another proposal would make down by contact subject to review. Owners rejected the same proposal a year ago. The committee also is proposing to reduce the amount of time a referee can look at a replay from 90 to 60 seconds. Other rules items on the meetings agenda include: -- Expanding the playoff field from 12 to 14 teams. The Kansas City Chiefs submit this proposal annually -- only to see it go down to defeat -- and this year is no exception. The only difference is that, according to McKay, it has sparked greater interest among committee members than previous years. Whether that means it has any better chance of passing remains to be seen. -- Reducing false-start penalties by not calling them on receivers who only flinch before a snap rather than take a full step across the line. There were 850 false starts called during the 256 regular-season games played in 2005, an average of slightly more than three per game. "We believe that a lot of those are the flinches," McKay said. -- Providing the sideline-to-helmet communication apparatus so that a defensive coach can communicate with a designated defensive player the way an offensive coach can communicate with the quarterback. The one catch to the proposal is that if the defensive player wearing the helmet with the communication device were to leave the game prematurely through injury or ejection, there would no communication available to his replacement or any other defensive player for the rest of the game. "We see the state of the game being in good shape," McKay said. "Clearly there were late-season playoff issues with officiating from the media's standpoint that have been written about and talked about a lot. We did not see it as that. We looked at it from the standpoint that there were 39,000 plays this year in the league, and thought that the officials had a very good year. "There's no question that there were a couple of calls in the Super Bowl and/or the playoffs that we wish we had back. But by and large, it was a very good year." They award comp picks this weekdend?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 They award comp picks this weekdend?? Yes, Jets will get at least two 4th's and a 7th. That sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted March 26, 2006 Author Share Posted March 26, 2006 Yes, Jets will get at least two 4th's and a 7th. That sucks. Id sure love to get a 3rd for either Jordan or Kareem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Id sure love to get a 3rd for either Jordan or Kareem. 3rd round comp picks are extremely rare. If the Jets do land a 3rd, it will be for McKenzie and not Jordan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green DNA Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Expanding the playoff field from 12 to 14 teams. The Kansas City Chiefs submit this proposal annually -- only to see it go down to defeat -- and this year is no exception. The only difference is that, according to McKay, it has sparked greater interest among committee members than previous years. Whether that means it has any better chance of passing remains to be seen. I hope this doesn't happen, this will turn the league into the NHL with half of the league making the playoffs. The Chiefs are a buch of crybabies, if you want to be in the playoffs, win more games, it's that simple. Not that they have to worry about it now that they have Herm as their coach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 3rd round comp picks are extremely rare. If the Jets do land a 3rd, it will be for McKenzie and not Jordan. rare? Just last year there were 37 picks in round 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 They award comp picks this weekdend?? Yeah, they were announced on Mar 22 last year I belive....should be within the next couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 rare? Just last year there were 37 picks in round 3. Spermy, Are you sure they were all comp picks? I could have sworn I read an article saying since the inception of comp picks, there have only been 4 or 5 awarded as 3rd rounders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 I'm not sure of anything other than there are 32 teams in the NFL and there were 37 picks in round 3 last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage69 Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 I'm not sure of anything other than there are 32 teams in the NFL and there were 37 picks in round 3 last year. And there were 40 picks in rd 6 and 41 in rd 7 also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 rare? Just last year there were 37 picks in round 3. You were right Spermy, 6 3rd rounders last year. Here are last years comp picks: NFL ANNOUNCES 32 COMPENSATORY DRAFT CHOICES TO 14 CLUBS A total of 32 compensatory choices in the 2005 NFL Draft have been awarded to 14 teams, the NFL announced today. Under terms of the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in a year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks. The number of picks a team receives equals the net loss of compensatory free agents up to a maximum of four. The 32 compensatory choices announced today will supplement the 223 choices in the seven rounds of the 2005 NFL Draft (April 23-24). This year, the compensatory picks will be positioned within the third through seventh rounds based on the value of the compensatory free agents lost. Compensatory free agents are determined by a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors. The formula was developed by the NFL Management Council. Not every free agent lost or signed by a club is covered by this formula. The following 2005 draft picks have been determined by the NFL Management Council: ROUND CHOICE/ ROUND OVERALL SELECTION TEAM 3 33-96 Tennessee 3 34-97 Denver 3 35-98 Seattle 3 36-99 Kansas City 3 37-100 New England 3 38-101 Denver 4 33-134 St. Louis 4 34-135 Indianapolis 4 35-136 Tennessee 5 33-169 Carolina 5 34-170 New England 5 35-171 Carolina 5 36-172 Philadelphia 5 37-173 Indianapolis 5 38-174 San Francisco 6 33-207 Carolina 6 34-208 Dallas 6 35-209 Dallas 6 36-210 St. Louis 6 37-211 Philadelphia 6 38-212 Oakland 6 39-213 Baltimore 6 40-214 Oakland 7 33-247 Philadelphia 7 34-248 San Francisco 7 35-249 San Francisco 7 36-250 St. Louis 7 37-251 St. Louis 7 38-252 Philadelphia 7 39-253 Tampa Bay 7 40-254 Seattle 7 41-255 New England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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