People in the league who I respect greatly—coaches and team management in particular—say the NFL's new targeting rule won't be difficult for officials to enforce. I disagree. And I'm not alone.
A former NFL veteran, a player respected by everyone, was asked about the league's new rule. Is it, he was asked, as much of a potential disaster as I think it is?
"One hundred percent," offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz, who played eight years in the NFL, told B/R. "They better figure out a way to narrow down the interpretation of a foul here. We thought the catch rule was a disaster and put the refs in a bind.