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re: New NFL kickoff change is a big bust.
Posted on 9/13/24 at 7:40 pm to Tigertown in ATL
Posted on 9/13/24 at 7:40 pm to Tigertown in ATL
If the Nfl doesn’t want kickoffs anymore they should just determine the starting point with how a team scores. Maybe a touchdown at the 25, field goal at the 35
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Posted on 9/13/24 at 8:19 pm to Tigertown in ATL
Give em time to figure it out. Some have already started. You'll begin to see a lot of soccer style kicks to curve the ball through the air making it difficult to catch on the fly. I'm anticipating some fumbling and recoveries by the kicking team later in the season when these athletes start mastering the kicks.
Posted on 9/13/24 at 8:21 pm to Tigertown in ATL
The scariest part of it is these dumb fricks didn’t have the foresight to see this was going to happen.
Posted on 9/13/24 at 8:46 pm to Tigertown in ATL
Make it the 40 and they will let people return it.
The 30 isn’t a big enough “penalty” for kicking it out.
The 30 isn’t a big enough “penalty” for kicking it out.
Posted on 9/13/24 at 9:06 pm to Tigertown in ATL
I don’t like that it eliminates the onside kick.
Also, they should make a touch back be set at the 20 yard line. More teams would return if able because they wouldn’t want to start from their own 20 if they think they can get a little better starting position by returning the kickoff.
And if it’s a touchback…make ‘em earn a damn touchdown. These 42-28 point games are crazy. I miss the defenses of the 90s and 00s.
Also, they should make a touch back be set at the 20 yard line. More teams would return if able because they wouldn’t want to start from their own 20 if they think they can get a little better starting position by returning the kickoff.
And if it’s a touchback…make ‘em earn a damn touchdown. These 42-28 point games are crazy. I miss the defenses of the 90s and 00s.
Posted on 9/13/24 at 9:09 pm to Suntiger
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don’t like that it eliminates the onside kick.
There’s still the onside kick. You just can’t do a surprise one, which has happened like 3 times over a few decades
Posted on 9/13/24 at 10:25 pm to Tigertown in ATL
I forgot they were doing that and I turned to a game last week and saw a kickoff and was like, man that is gay looking.
Posted on 9/13/24 at 10:45 pm to Tigertown in ATL
It’s gay and super dumb.
Landing zone……wtf?
Landing zone……wtf?
Posted on 9/13/24 at 11:04 pm to Tigertown in ATL
High schools still do kickoffs like men, so why can't the wusses in the NFL?
Posted on 9/13/24 at 11:22 pm to Suntiger
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Also, they should make a touch back be set at the 20 yard line. More teams would return if able because they wouldn’t want to start from their own 20 if they think they can get a little better starting position by returning the kickoff.
Probably a great point. Something like a kick 0-5 yards into the end zone ball goes to the 20, 5-10 yards it goes to the 30, and out the end zone goes to the 40. That way you encourage kickers to kick shorter and the returners to actually return. It lessens returns to penalize the receiving team purely for touchbacks because NFL kickers can kick it out the end zone essentially every time.
Posted on 9/13/24 at 11:58 pm to Tigertown in ATL
So everyone likes nothing but touch backs?
Or let me guess, "they shouldnt have changed it to begin with".
Yes, i agree, but they'll never go back to the old kickoffs. At least they're trying something different to keep it relevant, and can adjust as they go.
Or let me guess, "they shouldnt have changed it to begin with".
Yes, i agree, but they'll never go back to the old kickoffs. At least they're trying something different to keep it relevant, and can adjust as they go.
This post was edited on 9/14/24 at 12:00 am
Posted on 9/14/24 at 12:47 am to Dr RC
quote:Yep. It negates probably the most surprise/crazy play of any superbowl
I don’t mind kickoff too much but forcing teams to declare an onside kick is straight garbage.
Posted on 9/14/24 at 6:43 am to Dixie.Reb
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That being said, I wish the touchback was the 35 or 40 like the xfl. Then you would see way fewer touchbacks
Yeah! Next will be a “jump ball” at midfield after very score.
Posted on 9/14/24 at 7:03 am to ugasickem
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Don’t watch. Don’t care
My neighbor just tunes in for the anthem to see if there is anything to rage post about on X and Facebook.
Posted on 9/14/24 at 7:25 am to Tigertown in ATL
Get rid of touchbacks and fair catches on kickoffs. The end zone is still part of the field of play. Let the offense take over at the 40 if it goes out of the end zone though.
Posted on 9/14/24 at 7:28 am to Eighteen
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don't really see the reason for the outrage tho. It's a touch back 90% of the time just like it's been the last 3 years. Big whoop.
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so then what was the point of the rule change? that’s the point
Don't have the actual stats. But the of the ones that have been returned I saw a lot of big ones last week. Including one for TD
Posted on 9/14/24 at 11:55 am to ugasickem
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Don’t watch. Don’t care
Yet you cared enough to read this thread. Twat.
Posted on 9/14/24 at 12:00 pm to rmnldr
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In Week 1, there were 172 kickoffs -- 171 dynamic kickoffs and one unsuccessful onside kick (Commanders). Of the 171 dynamic kickoffs, 111 went for touchbacks (64.9%), with 57 returns (33.3%) and three landing out of bounds or short of the landing zone (1.8%), per NFL Research.
Last year they averaged 20% kickoff returns. So not much of a change
Posted on 9/14/24 at 1:12 pm to LSU Tigerhead
quote:how you gonna do those kicks with an oblong spheroid… a soccer ball is different needless to say
You'll begin to see a lot of soccer style kicks to curve the ball through the air making it difficult to catch on the fly.
Posted on 9/14/24 at 1:13 pm to Tigertown in ATL
They will keep it and penalize teams more for fair catching it.
35 or 40 yard line,
35 or 40 yard line,
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