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As already known, all major institutions in societies are filled with many flaws that are simply idiotic and intentionally egregious, mainly for the purpose of maintaining power and control over people and gaming outcomes.Anyone who follows any sport, already knows the many unsolved solvable issues associated with the sport.
The National Football League (NFL) in the USA has a huge list of problems with their rules, and like all sports, has umpteen problems with officiating, post play reviews, after game adjudications and even with sports commentators.
2. This rule currently favors the defense. Some defensive penalties on scoring plays are assessed on the kickoff by moving the ball closer to the receiving team's endzone. This is wasted time and energy because all these kicks will result in touchbacks. The penalty should be assessed from the first dead ball spot after the kickoff from the standard distance.
3. This rule currently favors the defense. Penalties that result in “half the distance to the goal line” are unfair to the team on offense because when the offense commits the same foul in the red zone, the offense is moved back the entire distance of the penalty. 4. This rule currently favors the offense. Any penalty on the defense that gives the offense an automatic fist down should be balanced by a rule that results in an automatic fourth down, if the offense commits the same foul OR get rid of most or all automatic first downs, OR the rule should be changed to “repeat the down” unless the penalty moves the ball beyond the line to gain.5. This rule currently favors the defense. Penalties for defensive pass interference should be a spot foul plus 15 yards or placed at the one inch line if the total distance penalty is not able to be assessed. The spot distance for offensive pass interference should be deducted from the line of scrimmage and an additional 15 yards added. The ball should be placed at the offensive team's own one inch line if the total penalty is not able to be assessed.
6. This rule currently favors shabby ass teams and deprives fans of the best in the NFL playing the best in the NFL. College football has the most idiotic playoff system ever devised by devious minds. The NFL is close behind. Only the division winners should be guaranteed a playoff spot and then teams with the best record regardless of Division and Conference. A few tiebreakers should be listed. Forget all this division and conference wildcard bullshit. Right now the playoffs are too divisional based and penalizes good teams in good divisions that are better than the best teams in bad divisions.The NFL Playoffs do not become about One League until the Superbowl. Prior to that, it's about Two Conferences. Prior to that it's about Four Divisions. Yet, team records are determined by playing teams in all divisions, thus both conferences.
7. This rule currently favors the offense. A safety should be 3 points.
8. This rule currently favors the offense. Spiking the ball to stop the clock should not be allowed because it is intentional grounding and essentially gives the offensive team more time outs. The pass should be required to be made in the vicinity of a receiver.9. This rule currently favors the offense. Watching quarterbacks kneel down at end of games is as painful to watch as intentional walks in baseball, a rule which MLB fixed. In the NFL Jerry Jones agrees. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/18/jerry-jones-thinks-kneel-downs-should-be-banned/
10. This rule currently favors the offense. The Play Clock should be 25 seconds, not 40 seconds. This at least minimizes the benefit to the offense of kneeling down. Then if kneeling is still allowed, just tell the referee the total kneel downs intended and have that person announce what the game clock should be reset to. The teams never have to take the field again unless time remains after the reset.11. Games should not be able to end on an offensive penalty if the defensive team is behind. Possession should be given to the defense so their offense can run one play.
12. There are too many rules protecting quarterbacks. Stop it!13. There should be more pass interference penalties and illegal contact penalties on “Hail Mary” pass attempts. The same rules should apply.
