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NFL brings touchbacks out to 25 yard line
Posted on 3/23/16 at 8:52 am
Posted on 3/23/16 at 8:52 am
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?@AdamSchefter
Touchbacks in NFL now will be brought out to 25-yard line.
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Posted on 3/23/16 at 8:54 am to boXerrumble
Another advantage for the offense. 
Posted on 3/23/16 at 8:54 am to boXerrumble
why????
Posted on 3/23/16 at 8:56 am to LSUlefty
Another incentive for players not to take it out of the safe endzone and into the DANGEROUS football field.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 8:58 am to LSUlefty
So you move kickoffs up to the 35 then make touchbacks go to the 25 
Goodell never ceases to amaze me
the kickoff is the new extra point
Goodell never ceases to amaze me
the kickoff is the new extra point
This post was edited on 3/23/16 at 9:00 am
Posted on 3/23/16 at 8:59 am to SwaggerCopter
Will kickers now try to not kick it deep though?
Posted on 3/23/16 at 9:00 am to boXerrumble
Just get rid of fricking kickoffs then.
Oh wait, then we'd lose 9-10 commercial break opportunities.
Oh wait, then we'd lose 9-10 commercial break opportunities.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 9:01 am to boXerrumble
Let's just change shite just to change shite!
Posted on 3/23/16 at 9:05 am to emoney
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Will kickers now try to not kick it deep though?
Bingo Zingo...I haven't done extensive film study and data collection, but it seems like when there is a return, 75% of the time the runner makes it to or just past the 20...I'd be willing to bet coaches will employ somebody to track this data over the last few seasons and determine if they should shoot for kicking it to somewhere inside the 5
I'm actually excited about this because I bet it has the opposite desired effect.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 9:06 am to emoney
quote:
Will kickers now try to not kick it deep though?
BDP will support this.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 9:06 am to emoney
quote:
Will kickers now try to not kick it deep though?
This is my thought on it. Sure, it helps offenses but truthfully it could create more shorter kicks since there's less risk with the 5 yard increase.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 9:09 am to VerlanderBEAST
quote:You realize the owners voted on it?
Goodell never ceases to amaze me
Posted on 3/23/16 at 9:12 am to boXerrumble
Good. Brining it out a quarter of the field seems more than fair
Posted on 3/23/16 at 9:13 am to boXerrumble
So in 2011, the NFL moves kickoffs up to the 35 yard line to entice more touchbacks to minimize returns for player safety only to change the rule in 2016 to penalize teams for touchbacks so as to have more kickoff returns
Roger Goodell people
Roger Goodell people Posted on 3/23/16 at 9:23 am to boXerrumble
Seems a little counterproductive to the whole CTE issue and injuries associated with kick offs.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 9:23 am to SPEEDY
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So in 2011, the NFL moves kickoffs up to the 35 yard line to entice more touchbacks to minimize returns for player safety only to change the rule in 2016 to penalize teams for touchbacks so as to have more kickoff returns
Wut
Posted on 3/23/16 at 9:23 am to Spilled Milk
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Bingo Zingo...I haven't done extensive film study and data collection, but it seems like when there is a return, 75% of the time the runner makes it to or just past the 20...I'd be willing to bet coaches will employ somebody to track this data over the last few seasons and determine if they should shoot for kicking it to somewhere inside the 5
Not if they have a brain in their heads.
Think about it.
On one side of the decision the best case scenario is an advantaged gain of, what, at best 10 yards (given that the returner gets to the 15 yard line).
On the other side is a TD return.
Who the frick is going to try and risk a TD for 5-10 yards of the most invaluable yards on the field?
nb4LesMiles
Posted on 3/23/16 at 9:25 am to boXerrumble
offensive league
make kickers kick touchbacks
now penalize teams more for said touchbacks
nfl is so fricking stupid.
make kickers kick touchbacks
now penalize teams more for said touchbacks
nfl is so fricking stupid.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 9:32 am to hg
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Let's just change shite just to change shite!
Posted on 3/23/16 at 9:33 am to ReauxlTide222
Ughhhhhhh
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