We’re back after a brief break just in time to talk about the NFL’s new rule changes, plus review Bruce Feldman’s mock draft.
Welcome to a new episode of Land-Grant Podcast Network’s I-80 Football Show. On this show, we travel down I-80 to talk all things Big Ten Football. After every week of action, we will catch you up on all the conference’s games and look ahead at the matchups, storylines, and players you should be paying attention to for the next week. My name is Jordan Williams, and I am joined by my co-host Dante Morgan.
The NFL’s owners meeting is over, and they have approved new rule changes including using technology to measure first downs. In this episode, we discuss the rule changes starting, with the expanded replay assist.
Refs can now review flags on roughing the passer, tripping, hits on a defenseless player, face mask, horse collar tackles, and roughing the kicker. Despite expanding what can be reviewed and reversed if the call on the field was wrong, they still can not throw a flag for a penalty witnessed on a review, and they can not review holding or pass interference calls.
The rules committee also changed regular season NFL rules to guarantee both teams get a possession and moved touchbacks on kickoffs from the 30 to the 35 yard line.
The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman released his annual mock draft where he uses insight from college and NFL coaches to predict where players will get picked. While we trust that he has good sources the way this mock draft falls, there are a lot of bad picks throughout —including the Giants taking Sheduer Sanders at No. 3.
The NFL still hasn’t learned its lesson regarding drafting high ceiling players with low production in college, as two Georgia pass rushers are projected in the top 10 picks over Mike Green from Marshall, who had 17 sacks and 22.5 tackles for loss. The trend of questionable picks continues as Feldman has Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka falling to the 32nd pick.
For the weekly pit stops, Jordan talks about true crime documentaries and how quickly they get produced. We used to wait until the case was fully over before creating documentaries. Now, they pop up before the trial starts, leaving viewers with questions.
Dante is annoyed that the Pittsburgh Steelers still don’t have a quarterback after letting Justin Fields and Russell Wilson walk in free agency.
If you like the show, please share it with friends and family and leave a five-star review. To keep up with the show, you can subscribe to the Land-Grant Podcast Network Feed, where new episodes drop every Thursday.
You can also find Jordan’s article ‘B1G Thoughts’ on Land-Grant Holy Land.
Follow the show on YouTube: @GetDefensiveSportsNetwork
Follow the podcast on Instagram: @GetDefensiveSportsNetwork
Connect with us on Twitter: Jordan: @JordanW330 and Dante: @DanteM10216