NFL Approves Electronic Communication Device (1 Viewer)

[David Yudkin]

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

NFL approves communicator for D

PALM BEACH, Fla. -- NFL owners voted 25-7 late this morning to approve a resolution to allow a communication device for a defensive player.

Each offensive and defensive team is now permitted to have one player on the field with a speaker in his helmet. The quarterback wears it for the offense. Now the defense will have one, as well as a backup helmet for another player. The Bengals supported the measure.

"It gives a degree of equity to the defense," Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said. "You're still going to have to be prepared to signal in calls. It might enable some young players do more, earlier.

“We have had to play a lot of young linebackers. It will help young players be a more integral part of the defense (because they can be instructed from sideline)."

Then owners agreed to table until their May meeting the Kansas City proposal to prohibit hair from covering a player's nameplate and numeral on his jersey. Lewis, a member of the competition committee, which studies and proposes rules changes, said the committee wanted more input from the NFL Players Association.

These two measures were the only ones discussed and voted on this morning in the general session in which competitive committee recommendations were reported.

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[trader jake]

Hopefully they come up with something better than a lame green sticker to slap on the helmet.

I'm fine with the new device for defenders but wouldn't it be easier to intercept the electronic signal than to decipher hand signals?

 

[Banger]

makes perfect sense.

 

[trader jake]

makes perfect sense.

Agreed it should pass but it's not perfect.It may not work as well for teams that don't have an every down linebacker or a veteran safety/corner they trust. When injuries occur this will also present logistical issues for defenses. This system is just a lot cleaner for the offenses.

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

25-7 = barely passed.

IIRC 24 is the magic number (75%).

Interesting to see / hear how the Patriots voted. They were against it last year.

 

[David Yudkin]

Interesting to see / hear how the Patriots voted. They were against it last year.

Defensive headsets passPosted by Mike Reiss, Globe Staff April 1, 2008 12:03 PM

The NFL just announced that the rule proposal to allow a defensive player to wear a communication device in his helmet has been passed by owners.

The vote was 25-7. A total of 24 votes were needed to pass the proposal.

The Patriots were one club that helped sway the vote. The team voted against a similar proposal last year, but voted for it this year.

The proposal last year garenered 22 votes.

 

[Nemesis]

"It gives a degree of equity to the defense," Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said. "You're still going to have to be prepared to signal in calls. It might enable some young players do more, earlier.

"We have had to play a lot of young linebackers. It will help young players be a more integral part of the defense (because they can be instructed from sideline)."

Interesting take on how it MIGHT be used by some teams: Still hand signal the plays in.......while communicating to another defensive player that might need help DURING the game. (of course, the signal is disabled during the play)Which brings up a question: WHEN WOULD THEY DISABLE THE DEFENSIVE COMMUNICATION?

When the offense breaks the huddle?......that could create problems b/c the offense could purposely run a no-huddle or quick huddle to circumvent the communication.

 

[David Yudkin]

"It gives a degree of equity to the defense," Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said. "You're still going to have to be prepared to signal in calls. It might enable some young players do more, earlier.

"We have had to play a lot of young linebackers. It will help young players be a more integral part of the defense (because they can be instructed from sideline)."

Interesting take on how it MIGHT be used by some teams: Still hand signal the plays in.......while communicating to another defensive player that might need help DURING the game. (of course, the signal is disabled during the play)Which brings up a question: WHEN WOULD THEY DISABLE THE DEFENSIVE COMMUNICATION?

When the offense breaks the huddle?......that could create problems b/c the offense could purposely run a no-huddle or quick huddle to circumvent the communication.

I don't know the rule (or proposed rule), but I guess that once the team hits the LOS the signal would have to go off. I can't see defenses being allowed to keep transmitting while a team is calling signals and audibles. Guess we have to wait to see how they implement the new rules . . .

 

[jurb26]

Interesting to see / hear how the Patriots voted. They were against it last year.

Can you blame them with how often NE subs players in on D?

 

[Chadstroma]

Interesting to see / hear how the Patriots voted. They were against it last year.

Defensive headsets passPosted by Mike Reiss, Globe Staff April 1, 2008 12:03 PM

The NFL just announced that the rule proposal to allow a defensive player to wear a communication device in his helmet has been passed by owners.

The vote was 25-7. A total of 24 votes were needed to pass the proposal.

The Patriots were one club that helped sway the vote. The team voted against a similar proposal last year, but voted for it this year.

The proposal last year garenered 22 votes.

They figure it is a new opportunity to cheat. There has to be some good tech gadgets that can intercept those signal calls.

 

[Bri]

Interesting to see / hear how the Patriots voted. They were against it last year.

Can you blame them with how often NE subs players in on D?

This is how I understand it to be-Only 2 defensive players per game can have the device in their helmet and they'll have to tell the refs who it'll be. The other player must have two helmets one with and without the device. If player 1 gets hurt then player 2 can use the device. If not, subs or not, just that 1 player may have the helmet so if he's on the sideline "tough luck".

 

[DoubleG]

Interesting to see / hear how the Patriots voted. They were against it last year.

Defensive headsets passPosted by Mike Reiss, Globe Staff April 1, 2008 12:03 PM

The NFL just announced that the rule proposal to allow a defensive player to wear a communication device in his helmet has been passed by owners.

The vote was 25-7. A total of 24 votes were needed to pass the proposal.

The Patriots were one club that helped sway the vote. The team voted against a similar proposal last year, but voted for it this year.

The proposal last year garenered 22 votes.

They figure it is a new opportunity to cheat. There has to be some good tech gadgets that can intercept those signal calls.

knew this reply would be here somewhere.

 

[Sidewinder16]

"It gives a degree of equity to the defense," Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said. "You're still going to have to be prepared to signal in calls. It might enable some young players do more, earlier.

"We have had to play a lot of young linebackers. It will help young players be a more integral part of the defense (because they can be instructed from sideline)."

Interesting take on how it MIGHT be used by some teams: Still hand signal the plays in.......while communicating to another defensive player that might need help DURING the game. (of course, the signal is disabled during the play)Which brings up a question: WHEN WOULD THEY DISABLE THE DEFENSIVE COMMUNICATION?

When the offense breaks the huddle?......that could create problems b/c the offense could purposely run a no-huddle or quick huddle to circumvent the communication.

I don't know the rule (or proposed rule), but I guess that once the team hits the LOS the signal would have to go off. I can't see defenses being allowed to keep transmitting while a team is calling signals and audibles. Guess we have to wait to see how they implement the new rules . . .

When does the offense's helmet get turned off? Why wouldn't the offense and defense helmets get turned off at the same time?

 

[kaso]

"It gives a degree of equity to the defense," Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said. "You're still going to have to be prepared to signal in calls. It might enable some young players do more, earlier.

"We have had to play a lot of young linebackers. It will help young players be a more integral part of the defense (because they can be instructed from sideline)."

Interesting take on how it MIGHT be used by some teams: Still hand signal the plays in.......while communicating to another defensive player that might need help DURING the game. (of course, the signal is disabled during the play)Which brings up a question: WHEN WOULD THEY DISABLE THE DEFENSIVE COMMUNICATION?

When the offense breaks the huddle?......that could create problems b/c the offense could purposely run a no-huddle or quick huddle to circumvent the communication.

I don't know the rule (or proposed rule), but I guess that once the team hits the LOS the signal would have to go off. I can't see defenses being allowed to keep transmitting while a team is calling signals and audibles. Guess we have to wait to see how they implement the new rules . . .

When does the offense's helmet get turned off? Why wouldn't the offense and defense helmets get turned off at the same time?

I always assumed that the communication channel was closed when the play clock hit a certain number. But I could be WAY off with that....

 

[Chadstroma]

Interesting to see / hear how the Patriots voted. They were against it last year.

Defensive headsets passPosted by Mike Reiss, Globe Staff April 1, 2008 12:03 PM

The NFL just announced that the rule proposal to allow a defensive player to wear a communication device in his helmet has been passed by owners.

The vote was 25-7. A total of 24 votes were needed to pass the proposal.

The Patriots were one club that helped sway the vote. The team voted against a similar proposal last year, but voted for it this year.

The proposal last year garenered 22 votes.

They figure it is a new opportunity to cheat. There has to be some good tech gadgets that can intercept those signal calls.

knew this reply would be here somewhere.

I know, I know... too easy but had to be done.