We're five rounds into the league and some managers are wondering whether a league final is more hassle than it's worth, while others are beginning to sound off about the rules.
The FRC members might be a bit startled by Robbie Brennan's scathing criticism of their handiwork. Personally, I found his comments a bit bizarre, all the more so because Meath seem to be thriving under the new rules more than most.
His main point was that the game at the moment is "not Gaelic football".
A lot of people would have said that the game as it was played in 2024 wasn't Gaelic football either. Or at least not a version of Gaelic football that people were happy to watch. A time traveller from 20 years ago wouldn't have recognised it as Gaelic football anyway.
I can understand the frustration of managers at the tight time-frame in which to adapt to the rules and the instances around poor communication of the tweaks that are being made. The 20-second rule on goalkeeper kick-outs created some bad will in that regard, given that management teams didn't seem to know it was being applied in Round 3.
Like most fans, my feeling would be that the game has improved under the new rules and has so far been a much more entertaining spectacle but that some tweaks can still be made around the edges.
Ditch the needless 20-second rule, which is only causing consternation. We saw keepers pinged in the Athletic Grounds when they hadn't even taken 15 seconds.
I'd be inclined to revert the original time-keeping system, where the hooter is gone, the clock is let run and the referee applies injury-time as before. We saw the controversy caused by the hooter in the tight finale in Cusack Park.
Obviously, as I've said here before, this handing the ball back to the opposition player or else concede 50 metres is a nonsense rule. Just allow them put the ball on the ground - as Sean Hurson did at one stage in Castlebar on Saturday - and be done with it.
I know there's some disagreement on the two-pointers, though I'd be inclined to retain them for scores from play. Free-kicks? That's another story. Keep them at one point.
The need for tweaks notwithstanding, I would find it harder to argue the game isn't better to watch overall. Look at the thrilling finish in Ballyshannon, where Donegal overhauled an eight-point deficit in the closing stages. Or the game in Drogheda, where Louth came from nowhere to pull it back to a one-score game at one stage late on against Monaghan.
That said, I would agree with Pádraic Joyce's comments that the FRC need to settle on the rules for the final two weeks of the league and then leave them in place for championship. We can't be still adjusting to new tweaks and changes on the eve of the championship.
Of course, the fact that the championship is still so hot on the heels of the league is ridiculous. Especially given that the pre-season competitions have been abolished. How are we still here?
We saw it two years ago, when Mayo won the league title and then were caught on the hop a week later at home to Roscommon.
This year, we have Jim McGuinness basically admitting in public that they'd be better off avoiding the league final this year with their Ulster opener against Derry a week later.
Certainly, it's no slight on McGuinness, who was completely right in pointing out that it wasn't fair to the sponsors of one of our primary competitions that teams would be humming and hawing about whether they even want to win it.
But that's down to the nature of the calendar. There should be an absolute minimum of two weeks between the league final and the start of the championship.
It has implications at the other end of the league too, with Jim saying they were safe now and "will make decisions that are the right thing for ourselves." That's good news for Mayo and Tyrone who are the two teams left to play them.
It's a boost for Tyrone, in particular, who really need the points to survive. While they'll be sickened they didn't come away with the win from Tuam, given the circumstances around the final few minutes, Malachy O'Rourke will be hugely encouraged by the performance.
They were the better team throughout the game and Darragh Canavan, in his first start of the league, was sensational in the inside line. They were certainly much improved from their poor display in MacHale Park a fortnight ago.
I missed Mayo's performance of the campaign to attend Keith Higgins' surprise 40th birthday party in Ballyhaunis. Yes, he's reached that milestone. Though he was around so long, some might be surprised to learn he's that young.
The mood was pretty gloomy after the Galway game in Round 2 but Mayo appear to have turned the corner in recent weeks. They were especially effective around the middle third, with Aidan O'Shea ruling the skies in the final quarter and gelling well with Mattie Ruane, who kicked 0-03 from play. I had them pegged as relegation candidates early but they're looking good to ensure survival now.
While the likes of Donegal are hinting they're pulling up the handbrake in Division 1, there's none of that in Division 2.
The second tier has probably been the best division of the lot, given the competitive stakes and some of the scorelines we're seeing.
We've a three-way tussle for the two promotion spots, with Monaghan, Roscommon and Meath duking it out and all in terrific form. Even Cavan have crept into the reckoning with their third straight win, though they've a couple of awkward games remaining.
Down at the other end, Cork took an awful pasting off Roscommon in their backyard and they seem to be struggling with the volume of absentees and opt-outs and injuries at the minute. With Down already guaranteed a Sam Maguire slot and Kerry awaiting in a likely Munster semi-final, Cork could be flirting with the Tailteann.
Spare a thought for Westmeath, who are on the cusp of relegation after five successive defeats, three of them by one score or less and occurring right at the death.
Or after the death (the hooter), as they claimed last week against Meath.
