Tommy,

I couldn't agree more. If they do this to defenses, the offense gets an "unfair" advantage. Did you see when Umenyiora of the Giants had Vince Young, for an easy sack, and let him go? Go to the 35 second mark of this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ12p3uLk3Y , to see what I'm talking about. Now, think what players will have to do to NOT hit receivers running crossing patterns? What, stop, and let the receiver hand out the punishment, or let them run by?

My brother had something to say about the rules a few weeks back in a weblog post. He posted before the controversy. Scroll to the bottom paragraph. He makes great points.