Coaches mobilize to demand radical change to NFL rules

PHOENIX – In the end, it took a big challenge flag from a fraternity of senior coaches.

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He corrected the instant recovery as best as possible. And in a way that the main coaches, leaders and owners of the league have agreed almost universally. Maybe imperfect, but better than anything that has existed before. And certainly good enough to keep another debacle in the playoffs as the pass interference bluffed in the NFC title game to happen next season.

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"Will that solve all the problems?" Asked Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday, after the owners had approved the 31-1 breeding changes. "Will that allow us to perfect ourselves? This is the old adage: do not let the perfect harm the best, it is a very natural evolution and, of course, very positive.

"The natural evolution is this: next season, coaches will be allowed to use their challenges against interference from offensive and defensive passes – whether marked or unmarked. In the last two minutes of each half and overtime, the rehearsal official will be able to launch the same challenge.

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By pure logic, it made sense to almost everyone that eliminating the wrong penalties that would change the game would be an advantage for the quality of the game. However, the opening of non-replay training sessions was a nagging part of the conversation, such as the blatant interception of the passes that was not reported by the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC championship game against New Orleans Saints. The argument was pretty simple: if some of the pass interference could be improved, why not go to the end and make sure that all the pass interference (that they reported or not) can be corrected via replay?

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Sean Payton, the coach of the New Orleans Saints, presented his case to the Competition Committee and the media in all its forms. He has talked in the corridors of the Biltmore with other coaches and executives. He defended the media on the sidewalks and had interviews on television. He even arrived 20 minutes earlier than expected for the coaches' lunch, apparently knowing that he would have a room full of reporters.

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