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Eliminate False Starts
Oct 21, 2006 | 2:09PM | report this

False start penalties are detracting from my enjoyment of football. I think it's time to remove them almost entirely from the rulebook. I'm getting tired of all these false start / offsides penalties that do little other than slow down the game and lessen the building excitement. A portion of the time, the officials don't even see that one of the O-linemen twitch and call an offsides penalty instead. And on the other hand, many O-linemen twitch only after a D-lineman jumps at them. On top of all that, O-linemen move often to check the QB when a play is changed at the line of scrimmage. The line between a false start and no-call is far too thin. It's not OK to bob your head a half inch, yet you can lift your head completely and swivel it towards your QB?  And one more point:  Expecting a 300 pound lineman to make absolutely no movements for up to 10-15 seconds just seems like too much to ask.

My idea is to eliminate the false start completely, save for the center who will still have an "illegal snap" possibility. Put the onus on the defense to stay onsides until the ball is snapped. It would take some getting used to, but in the long run it should make for a more exciting and enjoyable game.

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