The owners will be meeting virtually today to vote on a number of new proposals for rules changes, among them the possibility of adopting a new onside kick rule that would allow teams to attempt a scrimmage play on fourth and 15 from their own 25 rather than attempting the onside kick.
This has drawn most of the headlines pertaining to this virtual meeting, but my greater interest was trained upon the two proposals submitted pertaining to the installation of an eighth official that would serve in some type of ‘sky judge’ capacity, a part of the core officiating team that would have access to video replay live to make in-game corrections before calls are officially made.