QB & WR Scoring Opinions

[The Immortal Ramirez]

This is an open question to all members.

With the NFL 'watching' the DB's a lot more closely this year (ie: going to be throwing a lot more flags at them), what is your opinion on how the WR & QB's will be scoring this year?

We have yet to set our scoring system. I know how we have in the past, but wondering if we should adjust it a little?

What are your thoughts.

[Preds]

Originally Posted by The Immortal Ramirez

This is an open question to all members.

With the NFL 'watching' the DB's a lot more closely this year (ie: going to be throwing a lot more flags at them), what is your opinion on how the WR & QB's will be scoring this year?

We have yet to set our scoring system. I know how we have in the past, but wondering if we should adjust it a little?

What are your thoughts.

Personally, I don't think we'll see much more than lip-service with the "new" DB rules.

I see a very minimal impact on QB and WR scoring, perhaps a few more TD's are scored as a whole, but I don't think it'll be as dramatic as you may think. I'd love to be wrong, but I just don't see it happening. Even if the DB's play a little looser in fair of being flagged I still don't think you'll see a dramatic change in scoring. Defenses will adjust their coverage to compensate for the inability to mug WR's... which only a few teams got away with routinely anyow (NE being the biggest culprit, but hey, it got them 2 Super Bowl wins!)

[The Immortal Ramirez]

Preds,

Thanks for the quick response.

I wasn't sure how long the concern would last either. It seems that the beginning of the season has the refs hot to trot on whatever the rule du jour is, but by the end of the season have backed off.

I was also asking because I read that in the owners meeting, they want "higher scoring and more exciting games" this year -- thusly the reason for the new rule.

Anyone else's thoughts?