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Mike McCarthy disses new touchback rules – and we agree

The game of football has been changing with each passing season and Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy has been vocal about his opposition to specific rule changes, especially those approved this week at the NFL’ s owners meetings.

Rules are changed, or at least considered for changes, based on a number of factors – safety, adding increased excitement to the game and even because of specific plays that have caused everyone to take notice.

But sometimes the league makes rules that just make us scratch our heads and say, ‘huh?