The NFL's review of the rule that bit the Detroit Lions in Thursday's 34-31 loss to the Houston Texans could start as early as this week. According to two league sources, the competition committee is considering organizing a conference call in the coming days -- the committee is certain to discuss a change at some point, it's a matter now of when -- to amend the rule that prevents reviews when coaches throw the challenge flag after scoring plays and turnovers. One league source called a potential in-season change "possible, but not necessarily likely." There is some thought that coaches will be more judicious for the rest of the season, given the high-profile and costly nature of the incident involving Lions coach Jim Schwartz, who's challenge-flag throw negated the Lions' right to have Texans running back Justin Forsett's touchdown run reviewed during the game. The competition committee is generally against changing rules in-season for competitive-balance reasons, but reserves the right to do so in extreme cases. Source: NFL.com Posted via Mobile Device
Schefter said they would do it in the offseason. It ready doesn't matter when they do it. No coach would be stupid enough to make that mistake now.
The whole "challenge," "review of scores," "review if fumbles" is freaking dumb to begin with. You can't review a non-touchdown or non-fumble because it wasn't called one? Pretty much only half a rule?
It makes my mind numb when you are stuck in one of those spots. Can they review it? Will they review it? DID they review it? REVIEW THAT CRAP!!! Posted via Mobile Device
You'd think in this day and age with the technology available they would be able to streamline this issue even more. Get the eggheads on it already. Posted via Mobile Device
Challenge simultaneously accepted by Andy Reid, Pat Shurmur, and Romeo Crennel. Posted via Mobile Device
