How horrible would removing kickoffs be?

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TM7s abilities on returns ultimately would have gone unnoticed.

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I hear the premise of your argument, but did TM7 even return kicks?

It's going to feel like a scrimmage until we finally get used to it.

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Punt returns would be gone as well would they not?

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Don't think so

Or fair catch every time or something. I certainly hope not.

It would definitely take out a fun part of the game. It's one of those things that can swing momentum real quick, and it's always awesome to see your team house one.

I guess a positive is that there would be less commercial breaks. After every touchdown or field goal, commercial break. Then they show you the kickoff only to be followed by a another commercial break. CBS specifically is the worst. I know ESPN will let the offense take the field immediately after a kickoff every so often, but they do this shite too. Remember when they had the clock start on the kick instead of when the returner catches it or comes out of the endzone with the ball? Lol like that was the reason games were taking so long...

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Punt returns would be gone as well would they not?

Id imagine the other team would start on the 25.

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I doubt they would remove punts. Not agreeing with it at all but I can see how removing kickoffs are a way to add to player safety without changing the outcome very much. Most of the time teams end up around the 20-30 yard line anyway. Punting is a different story. You are talking about a field position tool in a field position game. It is easy to say start at the 25 after a touchdown but what about for a punt. Just move the ball 30-40 yards down the field? What about trying to pin a team deep? Just a lot more technicalities in punting than a kickoff.

Why not just play 2 hand touch?

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For all intensive purposes, it would be a blessing in the skies for us.

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I really do hope this is a joke.

Can't imagine not ever getting to see something like this again:

Trindon Holliday to the house vs. Arky

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Why not just play 2 hand touch?

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I love kick and punt returns just like everyone else. There's an excitement and anticipation to them.

But we all need to be realistic. The game is changing, and will continue to change, for safety. And I'm not completely opposed to that.

Players today are MUCH bigger, stronger, and faster than decades ago. The collisions are much more severe, and we're seeing the effects. It's not propaganda - it's real.

You don't have to be a pansy to see that the game needs to be tweaked a bit. I'm still for hard hits. But safety is going to be an ever-increasing concern in the coming years. So might as well emotionally prepare for it.