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Tuesday, March 27th, 2007
Posted by Mike Sando @ 12:08:38 pm
Mike Holmgren's side barely prevailed in its efforts to prevent a single defensive player from having access to helmet-to-coach radio transmitters worn by quarterbacks. The vote was 22-10 in favor of the device, competition committee co-chairman Rich McKay said, but the proposal needed 24 votes to pass. The issue failed by an 18-14 count last year. The problem: Defensive players substitute regularly, making it difficult to determine which player is wearing the equipped helmet. It's easy to regulate on offense because there's only one quarterback on the field at any time. But if the middle linebacker's helmet were so equipped, what would happen if he came off the field on third down? Would another player get to wear such a helmet? What if that player stayed on the field with the middle linebacker in another defensive personnel package?
Categories: Officiating, NFL Meetings
• 18 comments
COMMENTS:
I'm with Holmgren on this one. It is unfortunate that 18 and now 22 other teams have been suckered into believing this is a good idea ... for what? Is it just a "you've got one, so I want one too"? Mike ... what is the argument in favor of this with which so many teams are enamored?
The real question would be how it would effect scoring.
When the league makes changes in the rules so that scoring increases it makes you wonder if they want more games ending 9-6 or 6-3. You would think the more defensive minded teams would vote for it as well. I'm with Holmgren.
Mike,
One question comes to mind. I understand that only the QB has communications in his helmet, but what happens when Wallace goes into the game as a WR? Does he still have his communication system or is he required to wear a different helmet?
So the defensive coaches would call presnap shifts? I don't see anything too wrong with that...
jverhei- I think you're on the right track though... I can see some of the offensive advantage being taken away because it would be harder to keep defenses off balance (for Holmy's up tempo play especially)... If this is the case though- it should be up to the league to decide the rule, not coaches. HA, Mike H. was full of it when he was talking about the play clock stuff... he rarely has to worry about the play clock now. He actually uses the headset to effectively throw defenses off... I agree with Mike regarding the problem with defenses that play with different personell groupings... and if the player with the radio gets injured... There could be some potential fairness problems...
I'm curious... do back up QB's have the hardware in their helmet already or do they put it in prior to going in? I'm wondering because they say there's only one QB on the field, but what about Seneca Wallace playing WR? Did he have to wear a different helmet, or was his not "wired?"
Gee, what a catastrophic loss endured by the defensive coaches that have to go up against the offensive genius that is Mike Holmgren. They're at such a disadvantage, THAT THE SEAHAWKS WENT 0-FOR-7 ON 3RD AND 3 OR LESS AGAINST THE BEARS IN THE PLAYOFF GAME!!!!!!!!!
Fire Holmgren!
Yes, fire Holmgren. How could he have dropped those passes? Why couldn't he take a clean snap from center and get the ball to his RB? I personally saw him whiff on a block or two!
All the man has done is put be headcoach of a team that has won 3 straight division titles. Has made the playoffs for years in a row and won more games than just about any headcoach in Seattle history. But you are right hawks4372 he should be fired. I'm sure the team will be calling you any minute now to ask you to take over.
You're right- he didn't drop the passes. The guy that Holmgren dropped down to draft in the first round of the 2002 draft as the GM dropped the passes. To go with his other first round genius picks Lamar King, Chris McIntosh, and Koren Robinson.
The only way we lose Super Bowl XL is through these bonehead selections and his sheer fright of calling a trick play. I mean, those things never work- right? Nah- let's play it close to the vest. Wouldn't want tot try to do anything possible to win the biggest game on Earth. He's an overrated blowhard that cost us the Super Bowl. The sooner he goes, the better off we are. FIRE HOLMGREN!
i think they should allow it because defensive football can be as disorganized as offensive football, and they allow the O to benefit from having a play called.
Each sideline should have a control that only 1 helmet can be active, then if you substitute, you are automatically off unless you report to the control and get turned on. It can't be that difficult to control it and do it right. Fair is fair.
hawk- You're reading my posts out of context... I am talking about the time it takes to get the play out to the QB and then snapping the ball... Not conversion efficiency. Brilliant comprehension.
spencer- True, but the complexity of an offensive play call balances it out because the defense doesn't exactly call a play... it reads the formation and adjusts from there. Comments are not allowed from anonymous visitors. Please login or register to comment. |
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