The game could be sped up and offense could increase slightly by changing the rule to one foot inbounds. And there is always a debate over if the feet were down before/during/after the catch.

 

So why does the NFL insist on two?

You're right. The offense doesn't have enough advantages in today's NFL.

You're right. The offense doesn't have enough advantages in today's NFL.

 

I think as long as the WR can see the line, it should be a catch. Only seems fair...

You're right. The offense doesn't have enough advantages in today's NFL.

 

But remember there is no force out rule anymore. So one foot versus two would only increase offense slightly and could make so much easier to officiate a game.

You're right. The offense doesn't have enough advantages in today's NFL.

 

Exactly what I was going to post

Why would we want the offense to have another advantage. It's fine the way it is.

I love watching WRs bring down both feet in bounds. Crazy how great they are at it.

I love watching WRs bring down both feet in bounds. Crazy how great they are at it.

 

It's pretty amazing how they do it sometimes

Seeing a WR catching the ball with barely getting a toe of each foot in bounds is one of my favorite plays (e.g. Jordy Nelson earlier this year). I prefer it much more than the college "one-foot rule".

Might speed the game up a little bit, but as others have said, the offense doesn't need any more advantages.

Besides the fact that the table are already tilted towards the offense, I'm not sure that it speeds the game up all that much. College games still take 3 hours to play too. It's not like that sort of play happens 5 or 6 times a game. And unless the play actually gets reviewed (all touchdowns and close plays that occur with under two minutes get reviewed anyway), there is no time savings. Also, the ref's get this call right most of the time, and if it does get reviewed it's typically an easy call. I simply don't see any need to mess with the rule.

 

If you want to speed the game up, get rid of the 20 tv timeouts that make the game almost unwatchable in person.

 

If you want to speed the game up, get rid of the 20 tv timeouts that make the game almost unwatchable in person.

 

Very true. I took the family to a Rams game this year and the wife was amazed at how much down time there was.

Amani Toomer was very good at getting two feet in. it was always cool to see.

Why do we need to speed up the game?

I don't mind the two foot rule. These are pros...they're supposed to be able to do things that "amateurs" can't.

 

However, if there was one college rule that I WOULD like to see in place (but ONLY inside the last two minutes of each half) is the clock stopping momentarily for the chains to get moved. I just hate seeing a team being "penalized" (losing time on the clock) because of the slowness of the officials in getting the chains moved, ball spotted and put into play. I think this could lead to some more dramatic come-from-behind moments, because teams (on offense) could use the entire field instead of just the sidelines (especially if they are out of timeouts). Just my opinion.