I play in a similar league which requires every third play to involve a female player (Touch football instead of flag, so probably slightly less physical/competitive). For many teams it essentially means that while women are working their asses off every play, the men essentially sit out every third. Is that not the…

The Dead Lineup

I... don’t understand your take. At first I thought you were advocating for a rule change, but I’m now convinced you don’t understand the rule and why it exists.

If the team gains possession of the ball within their own end zone and never leaves it, that cannot be a safety. If a team ever has possession of the ball…

5 second runoff, plus 1 second per 10 yards away from the end zone. I’m not interested in bringing yards/tenths of a second into this, though I can see its merits.

When offensive players only have to move 10 yards (back of end zone to 1-inch line) to get back to the line of scrimmage, 5 seconds makes sense. If you’re…