NFL Approves New Kickoff Rule

[Why Not?]

I wish they would leave Qickoffs alone already.

[Megatron96]

Wasn't there already a thread about the new kickoff rules?



Anyway, the strategy for this is already out there; kick the ball into one of the corners of the landing area (or whatever they're going to call it), or at least to one side, just not down the middle. For that you need accuracy, so I doubt Reid or any other non-kicker is going to be kicking these things.

[Wisconsin_Chief]

Actually looks really cool, certainly much better than the sad state of affairs we’ve been watching.

Now we also have an awesome new kick returner to take advantage of it because Brett Veach is a ninja, so I like it even more.

[Pablo]

Man they are messing with stuff way too much.

Changed it two times in one week

[BWillie]

As a Chiefs fan with Patrick Mahomes as our quarterback this new kickoff rule is bad for us because it allows teams with bad offenses an outlet to get a lucky score.

As a football fan though it's great. Some of those kick of returns with Dante Hall, Devin Hester, Tim Dwight etc were some of the most exciting plays in the game. They kind of neutered that in the last decade due to injury concerns.

[BlackHelicopters]

Again?

[HemiEd]

Has anyone mentioned there was a thread about this already?

[MarkDavis'Haircut]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Looks like it’s very complicated rules but it’s pretty easy to understand. If you watched any of the USFL its based on that kick off.

Reid will be doing kickoffs. I'd bet money on it. We only have 1 kicker. He hasnt made a tackle in maybe never. You cant lose him when you already have another player that can kickoff. We need Harrison Butker uninjured for the field goals. He is such a weapon.

XFL*

[DavidB]

I think it would be funny if our season came down to some "goofy" kickoff return with our newest Chiefs member, Louis Rees-Zammit. The result is if the NFL hadn't changed the rule the Chiefs would not have won their 3rd in a row. I hope Louis Rees-Zammit is the Rookie of the Year!

[dlphg9]

Reid isn't doing kickoffs lmao, wtf?

[dlphg9]

Why would this allow for more kickoff returns to take place? Isn't the ball kicked from the same place as before?

[-King-]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

Why would this allow for more kickoff returns to take place? Isn't the ball kicked from the same place as before?

Read the first point of the picture he attached.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by -King-

Read the first point of the picture he attached.

With a caveat that they changed it to the 30 instead of 35 in the final rule.

[Quesadilla Joe]

New kickoff rule was a trip to watch for first time. Lower kicks, returners field on a hop or two. Need some shortstop/3b ball skills. Payton: “It’s a completely different play.” Said there will be “double-digit TD returns” in league this year. #9sports

— MikeKlis9NEWS (@mikeklis9news) May 11, 2024

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe

New kickoff rule was a trip to watch for first time. Lower kicks, returners field on a hop or two. Need some shortstop/3b ball skills. Payton: “It’s a completely different play.” Said there will be “double-digit TD returns” in league this year. #9sports

— MikeKlis9NEWS (@mikeklis9news) May 11, 2024

It’s now a gimmick. It’s going to piss off some fans of teams that are dominating every other play in the game and yet some crap team wins because they break off two or three of these in a game that they would have lost any other season.

I would run that reverse or versions like it on every play. You just need one guy to get out of position or get blocked out of position and it’s over.

FTR I hate it.