Posts about rules.
In 1972, the NFL’s competition committee and the league owners and the television networks all agreed that the game needed more scoring, and more excitement. Their remedy was to move the hash marks on the field closer to the middle of the field. Their hope that by doing this, pro quarterbacks across the league would … Read more
If you were to watch an American football game 150 years ago, you would not recognize many of the rules. Over the course of the past century and a half, we have seen the transformation from a soccerish/rubbyish game to America’s favorite sport. But what caused the evolution of football? There were many micro-changes barely … Read more
This episode we fire up the DeLorean and head back to learn about the more prominent rule changes in NFL history. Episode 1 discussed how Walter Camp, The Father of American Football, helped transform the game from soccer and rugby closer to the style we are used to seeing today. However, this style of American … Read more