Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke, who called the rule changes ‘garbage’ and took a run at Johnston. Under the new rules, if you scrimmage at the 35-yard line, the field goal attempt will be 57-yards. What you have done with these changes is eliminate a field goal attempt from basically outside the opponent’s 35-yard-line. Coaches were never consulted about these rule changes and Johnston is assuming that they will be more proactive in their play-calling. During the press conference to announce the rule changes, Johnston was asked whether or not he could guarantee that the CFL would ever go to four downs and the answer was ominous.