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Nothing will ever be done about TV commercials but I'm fine with eliminating replay review.  I don't think it's helped much and in some ways it makes things worse, because when things are slowed down that much, even things that look apparent at speed, become questionable. Catch vs. no-catch in utlra slow-mo is always going to look weird. So just stop reviewing it.  It's silly and subjective  Kill it off, fine with me.

I'm not overly concerned about the length of the games either.  I just think it's strange and arbitrary to stop the clock after one type of play, but not after others.  I don't really think there's a whole lot of danger in keeping the clock running after a deep incompletion, there are plenty of people to retrieve the ball downfield, and plenty of other people to toss the refs a fresh ball.  I consider this to be a complete non-issue.

Regardless of how it began, the clock stopping after an incompletion is now a major part of the strategy of the game.  While it may be antiquated in the functionality of the game, it's now a pivotal part of the end of each half.  
So while it's a non-issue to change it, it's also an odd stance to insist it goes away.  

If the trend continues towards more and more streaming,  I would like to see them eventually going with 2 streaming options.  One where you pay extra to watch the game ad-free with no commercial interruptions.  The other where you pay for the basic service and the broadcast breaks away to show ads while live action continues.  Then when it comes back from commercials,  it shows all the replays of plays missed until it catches up.

The main reason I like this option is the actual game goes quicker for the fans in the stands.

This game is about moving parts of different purposes into concert and achieving singular goal.  It's components in terms of beef is just a part.  Strategies and tactics are another and equal to beef.  Then there is the clock.  This is just gameday- this isn't all the preparations and rehearsal. 

You spike or throw a low percentage pass to stop the clock, you've just given up a down.  You're odds of gaining the 1st down are seriously diminished.  Your odds of scoring on a longer field are as well- as you're going to have to reach into the bag of tricks to score or get the down.  That tips your opponent today and next week of your capabilites and that too is part of the game.  

Leave the damn game alone.  Changing things is a transparent intent to benefit the very few if not the singular.  And it eliminates advantages hard fought for and secured by the established winners while allowing a crevice for something new to emerge.  New ain't always bad, but let that shit develop and seep into the game all by themselves, for crying out loud.  

I think going to a full challenge replay system is an easy fix.

My other issue is the hurry up and wait.  You want to go fast?  Cool.  I hate running up to the line so that the defense can't substitute, to then look over to the sidelines and stand there for 25 seconds signalling the play to everyone, while nothing happens.

I learned more football from the analysts breaking the previous play down during the huddle than from watching the game itself.  Then I learned what to look for.  That has been removed so we can watch a QB tap his helmet for 25 seconds, just in case he snaps the ball.

I'm not sure what the easy fix is to that though.  The analytics show that you are better off running a simple offense against a gassed defense.  Like most sports, the math has showed us that the most efficient way to play the game is generally the least enjoyable version.  It's why basketball has turned into a 3 point shooting contest, and baseball is just a bunch of home runs and strike outs

Looking forward to less football and more commercials where football used to be.

Who is complaining about the length of football games in the first place??  Aside from the 7-overtime goofball games, I have literally never even considered a game being too long. 

I don't believe these proposed rule changes have anything to do with people complaining about the length of the game. This is about carving out more time from the game for commercials for the networks to pay more money to the conferences for TV rights. The less game the actual game is played, the more commercials they can squeeze into the 3 or so hours allotted.