Remember a few years ago they changed the rule concerning where one of the refs would stand during the play, and everyone said it would slow down the game because he couldn’t place the ball as quickly after each play? That same year they also changed the rule defining a catch, saying the player must “retain control of the ball all the way to the ground” (it cost Calvin Johnson and the Lions a TD because he spiked the ball too soon). I proposed the perfect solution to both problems: it’s not a catch unless the player retains control all the way to the ground, stands up, and runs it back to the line of scrimmage, placing the ball appropriately for the next play.
Remember a few years ago they changed the rule concerning where one of the refs would stand during the play, and everyone said it would slow down the game because he couldn’t place the ball as quickly after each play? That same year they also changed the rule defining a catch, saying the player must “retain control of the ball all the way to the ground” (it cost Calvin Johnson and the Lions a TD because he spiked the ball too soon). I proposed the perfect solution to both problems: it’s not a catch unless the player retains control all the way to the ground, stands up, and runs it back to the line of scrimmage, placing the ball appropriately for the next play.