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Jamal Lewis Rule as originally defined, now officially refined |
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sPliTiN sKuLLs
Football Freak
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Posted - 8/18/2003 7:54:00 PM |
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Jamal Lewis Rule as originally defined, now officially refined
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After speaking with the muses of football past, I was reminded of what limitations were placed on the owner in the original Jamal Lewis Rule. That new rule was met with much debate and eventual agreement, and we did so with some limitations that would protect us from any unforeseen abuse.
The original rule stated that the owner who was picking a new player from their pre-July 15 roster could not pick up the waived and injured player that season.
This exists so that any such future move would only be done in serious situations, and by doing so it would make the decision be an objective one as opposed to a subjective one. In other words, we don't have to discuss how many angels fit on the head of a pin or how many weeks of what kind of injury warrants this special consideration. Make the owner decide if it's serious enough to do.
However, while that is an excellent control device, it can be mitigated to be a bit fairer, and this is how it should be:
1) the waived player CAN be picked up by the team that dropped him, BUT that team cannot DRAFT the waived player. They can acquire the player only via trade or free agency.
2) if the waived player is officially out for the season, the team gets a special consideration and can elect to put that injured player on IR before the season begins, and then pick another player off of their pre-July 15 team. From that moment forward, that IR player is just like any other normal IR player.
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Posted - 8/19/2003 6:53:28 PM |
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that is a fantastic modification to the rule.
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After speaking with the muses of football past, I was reminded of what limitations were placed on the owner in the original Jamal Lewis Rule. That new rule was met with much debate and eventual agreement, and we did so with some limitations that would protect us from any unforeseen abuse.
The original rule stated that the owner who was picking a new player from their pre-July 15 roster could not pick up the waived and injured player that season.
This exists so that any such future move would only be done in serious situations, and by doing so it would make the decision be an objective one as opposed to a subjective one. In other words, we don't have to discuss how many angels fit on the head of a pin or how many weeks of what kind of injury warrants this special consideration. Make the owner decide if it's serious enough to do.
However, while that is an excellent control device, it can be mitigated to be a bit fairer, and this is how it should be:
1) the waived player CAN be picked up by the team that dropped him, BUT that team cannot DRAFT the waived player. They can acquire the player only via trade or free agency.
2) if the waived player is officially out for the season, the team gets a special consideration and can elect to put that injured player on IR before the season begins, and then pick another player off of their pre-July 15 team. From that moment forward, that IR player is just like any other normal IR player.
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BUNCH
Assistant Coach
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Posted - 8/20/2003 10:16:44 AM |
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Oh my God, I agree with Billy. However, UNC will win on Draft Day.
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After speaking with the muses of football past, I was reminded of what limitations were placed on the owner in the original Jamal Lewis Rule. That new rule was met with much debate and eventual agreement, and we did so with some limitations that would protect us from any unforeseen abuse.
The original rule stated that the owner who was picking a new player from their pre-July 15 roster could not pick up the waived and injured player that season.
This exists so that any such future move would only be done in serious situations, and by doing so it would make the decision be an objective one as opposed to a subjective one. In other words, we don't have to discuss how many angels fit on the head of a pin or how many weeks of what kind of injury warrants this special consideration. Make the owner decide if it's serious enough to do.
However, while that is an excellent control device, it can be mitigated to be a bit fairer, and this is how it should be:
1) the waived player CAN be picked up by the team that dropped him, BUT that team cannot DRAFT the waived player. They can acquire the player only via trade or free agency.
2) if the waived player is officially out for the season, the team gets a special consideration and can elect to put that injured player on IR before the season begins, and then pick another player off of their pre-July 15 team. From that moment forward, that IR player is just like any other normal IR player.
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Posted - 8/20/2003 5:36:26 PM |
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we'll see,are you going to the game?
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After speaking with the muses of football past, I was reminded of what limitations were placed on the owner in the original Jamal Lewis Rule. That new rule was met with much debate and eventual agreement, and we did so with some limitations that would protect us from any unforeseen abuse.
The original rule stated that the owner who was picking a new player from their pre-July 15 roster could not pick up the waived and injured player that season.
This exists so that any such future move would only be done in serious situations, and by doing so it would make the decision be an objective one as opposed to a subjective one. In other words, we don't have to discuss how many angels fit on the head of a pin or how many weeks of what kind of injury warrants this special consideration. Make the owner decide if it's serious enough to do.
However, while that is an excellent control device, it can be mitigated to be a bit fairer, and this is how it should be:
1) the waived player CAN be picked up by the team that dropped him, BUT that team cannot DRAFT the waived player. They can acquire the player only via trade or free agency.
2) if the waived player is officially out for the season, the team gets a special consideration and can elect to put that injured player on IR before the season begins, and then pick another player off of their pre-July 15 team. From that moment forward, that IR player is just like any other normal IR player.
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BUNCH
Assistant Coach
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Posted - 8/21/2003 6:32:45 PM |
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Yea, I'm doing camera for the new video board each home game.
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After speaking with the muses of football past, I was reminded of what limitations were placed on the owner in the original Jamal Lewis Rule. That new rule was met with much debate and eventual agreement, and we did so with some limitations that would protect us from any unforeseen abuse.
The original rule stated that the owner who was picking a new player from their pre-July 15 roster could not pick up the waived and injured player that season.
This exists so that any such future move would only be done in serious situations, and by doing so it would make the decision be an objective one as opposed to a subjective one. In other words, we don't have to discuss how many angels fit on the head of a pin or how many weeks of what kind of injury warrants this special consideration. Make the owner decide if it's serious enough to do.
However, while that is an excellent control device, it can be mitigated to be a bit fairer, and this is how it should be:
1) the waived player CAN be picked up by the team that dropped him, BUT that team cannot DRAFT the waived player. They can acquire the player only via trade or free agency.
2) if the waived player is officially out for the season, the team gets a special consideration and can elect to put that injured player on IR before the season begins, and then pick another player off of their pre-July 15 team. From that moment forward, that IR player is just like any other normal IR player.
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