At the present there are no pending changes on the immediate horizon to slow down these HUNH offenses. The lip service at the begining of the year by the officials that they would maintain the game speed at their speed and make sure officials were in position rather than hurry with no regard to being out of position for the sake of the offense trying to run a super fast tempo. I think we know 3 weeks in that was only talk and the play on the field is the same.
So my question is for anyone who has ideas or suggestion if you were coaching to counter these fast paced offenses. I have been thinking of this for a while and yes some teams have used the fake injury to slow down the offense. This has been a hot topic and could be concidered a form of cheating by deception of injury. Both morally and ethically considered wrong by most fans. So what are your ideas or solutions to help the defenses slow down the game or get substitutions on the field without getting caught with too many men on the field or players out of position.
I have a solution that I think is both technically within the rules and creative outside the box thinking. If a defender is out of gas and needs to come out of the game, as the play ends his helmet happens to come off. Now, by rule he isrequired to leave the field of play for at least one play and the refs have to hold the play until his replacement is on the field.
How long before the HUNH coaches would be crying about getting lockable chin straps? LOL. Would love to hear other legal ideas.
So my question is for anyone who has ideas or suggestion if you were coaching to counter these fast paced offenses. I have been thinking of this for a while and yes some teams have used the fake injury to slow down the offense. This has been a hot topic and could be concidered a form of cheating by deception of injury. Both morally and ethically considered wrong by most fans. So what are your ideas or solutions to help the defenses slow down the game or get substitutions on the field without getting caught with too many men on the field or players out of position.
I have a solution that I think is both technically within the rules and creative outside the box thinking. If a defender is out of gas and needs to come out of the game, as the play ends his helmet happens to come off. Now, by rule he isrequired to leave the field of play for at least one play and the refs have to hold the play until his replacement is on the field.
How long before the HUNH coaches would be crying about getting lockable chin straps? LOL. Would love to hear other legal ideas.