NFL owners and general managers are meeting this week to vote on rulebook changes for next year. Among their decisions thus far have been the decision to make instant replay review “permanent” (they’d previously been voting on it year-by-year) and not to allow defensive players to be linked via helmet microphones to the sidelines in the same way that quarterbacks are.
The most interesting rule for Cowboys Nation, however, was reported by ESPN’s Chris Mortensen this evening on Sportscenter– the Romo Rule, due to be voted on tomorrow. So named because of Tony’s botched hold in the Seattle playoff game, this rule would adjust the way that footballs are prepared before being used in place-kicking situations. As most of us know and have anguished over, the NFL currently uses brand-new “K Balls” for place-kicks, making them slicker and more difficult to handle. For us, it’s a bit of shutting the barn door after the cow’s already gone, but what can you do?
If this rule passes, it would be another in a long line of Cowboys-focused rules in the NFL’s book. Past rules unofficially named after Cowboys are the Emmit Smith Rule (no removing your helmet on the field of play), the Michael Irvin Rule (harsher offensive pass intereference enforcement), the Deion Sanders Rule (no excessive celebration), and the Roy Williams Rule (no horse collar tackling).
In one way or another, America’s Team is constantly making its presence known around the league
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