Comments on: Refs will flag coaches who leave the sideline to argue calls

By: southpaw79

southpaw79 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:49:28 +0000

Evil Dictator’s handbook rule #54: Instead of actually having to fix a problem that people are complaining about, it is alway easier just to make complaining about the problem illegal.

By: aray3rd

aray3rd — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:44:04 +0000

Pansy refs. They feel intimidated? Really? Do they actually think a coach is going to be dumb enough to let fly? I couldn’t blame a coach for some of the bone-head officiating we see, but I have a hard time believing a coach, no matter how animated he gets is actually going to assault an official. One more sanitizing rule by the NFL to reduce the excitement of a game. Dopes.

By: lionsdraftguy

lionsdraftguy — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:22:59 +0000

Big mouth Jim Harbaugh is screwed then.

By: vaphinfan

vaphinfan — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:42:20 +0000

Too bad they don’t make refs accountable for bad calls. Thats probably why you have so many of them. No consequence at all for making a bad call.

By: sharks123

sharks123 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:27:56 +0000

Hate Harbaugh whining so what do you do about it, you whine about it. It’s nice to know he’s getting under the skin of so many enemy fans.

By: nickster31

nickster31 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:10:24 +0000

Does this rule apply only to coaches arguing with ref’s? What happens post TD when a coach and players are congratulating the players walking off the field? What happens when a coach is yelling at his team?

Just curious.

By: nickster31

nickster31 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:07:32 +0000

As a former ref, I think it is FANTASTIC that these rules are finally going to be called. For starters, there is a ref on each sideline in which the coach can talk to without having to step foot on the field. If the coach needs more of an answer than that ref can give him, that ref has the ability to blow his whistle and the head ref comes over.

Once the coach steps foot on the field, or outside of the coaches box (30 yard line to 30 yard line) then he is breaking the rules.

And, as a Steelers fan, this should be good for about 60 penalty yards per game against Harbaugh!

By: allidoiswin55

allidoiswin55 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:59:02 +0000

Jim harbaugh whines even when he gets the call.. Dude is in a world of trouble if they enforce this he might get calls that wipe out opposing team penalties with his sideline antics.

U can see this guy’s blood pressure spike through the TV

By: 6superbowls

6superbowls — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:58:02 +0000

Just something else for Mrs. Harbaugh’s little boys to whine about next season…

By: bkostela

bkostela — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:33:26 +0000

correct me if im wrong, but i thought no coaching staff/player personnel was allowed inside the 30 yd line even on the sidelines during plays. jim harbaugh was down at the 10 yard line on the 49ers last drive in the SB.

if the league doesnt actually enforce this “penalty”, the coaches are going to be standing 5 yards behind the quarterback all game before we know it.

By: thelastpieceofcheese

thelastpieceofcheese — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:30:25 +0000

First infraction, a 15-yard penalty.

Second infraction, coach has to wear a muzzle the rest of the game.

By: wvphil7

wvphil7 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:12:30 +0000

Old Jim H is in trouble

By: psilenttype

psilenttype — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:29:50 +0000

I just knew when I clicked on the link I would see a picture of Jim Harbaugh… I like that our coach is passionate about the calls!

He is not the only coach that argues calls and get upset when they don’t go his way but the media focuses on him!

What about Pete Carroll, Rex Ryan, Jim Schwartz, Tom Coughlin, Mike Tomlin, John Fox… Coaches do it, the NFL is just trying to mute the outspoken coaches

By: marima07

marima07 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:03:31 +0000

Hm… Guess the coaches will just have to send in their players to just push the refs when they don’t like a call. Apparently, players can push and bump referees without getting ejected or even a penalty called.

By: bunjy96

bunjy96 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:55:35 +0000

Head coaches aren’t the only ones on the field during the game.

In almost any game if there is a running touch down of more than a couple of yards, both teams have players and coaches on the field watching what is going on from a distance, but still on the field.

There is no line anymore. Coaches and players creep all the time.

By: snaponrules

snaponrules — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:28:30 +0000

Yes lets flag coaches for coming on the field. But players can push around the officials during the game, or is that just for ravens players?

By: exboomer

exboomer — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:17:32 +0000

I can’t wait to see how many times Belichek gets flagged this year.

By: Akula

Akula — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:05:06 +0000

Since there was no fine for Harbaugh I can only assume that it is still OK to curse out an NFL VP on the leagues biggest stage.

By: billsfan1

billsfan1 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:02:17 +0000

next thing they need to do is flag the idiot wr who does the who first down sign after a catch…or the athlete bump- you know, where they run towards each other jump up, turn around and bump asses together. on top of that the can add the guy who sacks the qb who then runs 15 yards behind the line and folds his arms while looking into the endzone and shaking his head no…

all crap. act like you have been there before

By: wikipediasaidso

wikipediasaidso — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:57:52 +0000

@dorn09: “Fine them but flags are not needed.”

Fines, schmines. In the heat of the moment, a coach is going to be MUCH more leery of drawing a 15-yd penalty. Rules on throwing a flag for this are already there anyway, it just becomes a point of emphasis.

I like it. Football’s version of a bench technical, but with a little more consistency/teeth to it now. Coaches who already know how to rein themselves in before they overdo the riding the refs thing (and that’s most coaches, IMO) have nothing to worry about.

By: tbtrojan

tbtrojan — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:01:49 +0000

So no not only are you not allowed to comment after the game on the very poor job the officials do but they are seemingly trying to take away any chance to talk to them on the field about it also.
This stinks of sticking their heads in the sand about how bad the officials are and protecting them more than anything the coaches actually do wrong.
BTW has anyone done a report on ho bad the “official” officials were in the time since they came back, we seemingly got multiple daily updates on how bad the replacements were but so far nothing on this group of dimwitted buffons.

By: chuckyd317

chuckyd317 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:12:55 +0000

After last years officiating (regulars and replacements) coaches should be allowed to flag the officials…

By: cmarsh64

cmarsh64 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:45:28 +0000

They should throw the flag, I coach midget football and if we go past the 25yd line or have more than 2 coaches in the white box area we can and do get flagged. Players get a penalty for delay of game, then a coach coming out on the field is the same thing. Delay of game is unsportsman like 15yds so its only fair coaches get the same.

By: vaphinfan

vaphinfan — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:02:37 +0000

This rule applies to every team except the patriots……just like every other rule there is in the nfl.

By: 52lightsxout52

52lightsxout52 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:41:12 +0000

I think the Harbaugh Rule should include a stipulation that he be forced to were a medical mask on the sideline to control his drool and spittle-filled tirades…

By: hedleykow

hedleykow — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:19:31 +0000

Coaches need plenty of range to thoroughly explain the rules to the refs during the game.

By: srbumblebeeman

srbumblebeeman — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:01:06 +0000

Oh come on. Coach melt downs are we have after you took away touch down celebrations.

By: jprcox

jprcox — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 04:47:29 +0000

I am not saying I am “for” coaches doing this, but I am very much against the NFL’s attempt to micro-manage the game. Sometimes part of the entertainment is the drama of it all. They should flag coaches if they get out of hand, but that doesn’t really have much to do with where they are on the field. I see coaches all the time run onto the field when the team is about to score – while the play is still active. That must be allowed-right?

By: ez0682

ez0682 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 04:43:47 +0000

Wow nfl really is turning in to the NBA soft. Ill stick with futbol where no commercial n allowed real d n a constant game without stupid commercials n calls.

By: thraiderskin

thraiderskin — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 04:41:19 +0000

How wasn’t it a rule in the first place? In HS ball coaches got flagged for it.