The Rooney family and the Pittsburgh Steelers have frequently been on the forefront of progress (or at least change) in the name of the game of football, whether on or off the field, over the course of virtually their entire history. One area in which they have decidedly taken a reluctant back seat, however, has been in the movement to fast-track the expansion of the replay system, which seems inevitable regardless of the resistance from some owners.
As evidenced by the fact that there are five unique rule proposals being considered during the owners meetings next week that directly deal with the expansion of replay into penalties for the first time ever, it’s clear that forward momentum is well on its way toward implementing this idea, even if it comes in a limited form at first.