- Play being reviewed, let’s cut to a commercial

- Back from the commercial, someone gets hurt on the next play. Let’s cut to a commercial – cue somber music

- Back from commercial, next play is a TD and we kick the extra point.

- Commercial break

- Kick off. Run a play, and that’s the end of the qaurter. Time for a commercial.

That’s probably 10 minutes of commercials for as little as a couple minutes of football.

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The patriots would never score if that happened. Tommy Boy loves to motion for flags.

They’ll end up having to sell four more spots to allow for these reviews. The game would be too long. It’s already in the 3:08 range now. With the networks wanting the early games over in time to switch to the later games (and be able to run their spots – something they can’t do if the earlier game is overlapping) there just isn’t the time to add more stoppages.

As far as Harrison goes, the knees aren’t the only body parts below the head. There’s an awful lot there to hit before he gets to the knees. Wrapping up wouldn’t hurt, either. How many times do you see a defender go for the big kill shot without wrapping up and the ball carrier continues on?

I have another idea for a penalty: 5 yards every time a player motions for an official to throw a flag.

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Does that including the motion of fans as well

And to the guy who said it would be as long as an MLB game…they have very little replay. The reason baseball games are so long is because they take time for a guy to adjust his hat (spitball) or scratch his nuts. Nothing like the NFL which has a clock involved.

I agree with Pollard: get the call right. Too many teams have gotten hosed with absurd calls, and players have been forced to eat stiff fines. Kam Chancellor and Ed Reed both come to mind from fairly recent games.

Excessive stoppages to review each and every play is why replay failed the first time around. It’s why they came up with the whole “Coach’s Challenge” system — to limit the use to a somewhat reasonable level.

I still think flags should only get thrown when it is obvious not just a close call and not when the offensive player ducked down.

I have another idea for a penalty: 5 yards every time a player motions for an official to throw a flag.

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Totally agree with you… It’s getting crazy. I hate it when the late flag comes out for Pass Interference after a player is yapping at the ref.

Alternatively to the 5 yard penalty I was thinking they could give a warning and then an unsportsmanlike conduct the next time. I think I like the 5 yard better though.

Any foul that is called for more than 15 yards gets a quick peek. If it is legit, then the game rolls on. If it is bogus, then the guy buzzes in and says no dice. You can’t change plays where calls weren’t made, only ones that were. So, while the refs all huddle up to discuss it, and then the march off the foul and get everything reset, that gives plenty of time to have a guy take a peek at it.

Keep the two challenges, and have them encompass what they currently cover, but have it done away from the field at a control center with guys that are up to date on the league’s accepted interpretation of the rules.

The only replay rules Im hoping for is automatic replay for all “potential” scoring plays and no limit on successful challenges.

I have nothing nice to say about Bernard Pollard, but in a real-time situation I’m not sure if I would have flagged him for that hit. It looked okay at full speed.

But hey, remorseless cheapshot artists rarely get the benefit of the doubt.

It needs to be removed. The NFL needs to focus on telling the players the truth about head injuries, pour a ton of money into safety research, and mandate the use of the latest, safest equipment. At the least, it should be reduced to a 5 yd penalty.