NFL

76 readers

7 users here now

A place for NFL news, game highlights and everything that excites you about American Football.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

communick@nfl.community

rglullis

[Schefter] The NFL is hoping to avoid this becoming the fifth straight week that a starting quarterback has suffered a season-ending injury (twitter.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Original_Profile8600@alien.top to c/nfl@nfl.community

204 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] chewbaccalaureate@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Maybe the thought process is...

More RTP penalties = more coaching/practice to avoid serious hits = less likelihood of QBs on the ground = less likelihood of injuries.

I think the same reasoning is why it seems like OTs jumping before the snap for an extra step and so many plays looking like holds not being called so the NFL can neutralize the pass rush and keep the fun exciting part of the game (for the common audience) going strong.

No casual viewer (Swiftie watching for Kelce) is enjoying defensive dominance. They want high flying, QB centered offenses scoring tons of points so that's what the NFL wants.