Possible new kickoff rules.

[oaken1]

They should move the kicker to his own thirty.
Kick into the end zone and receiving team gets it at their own 40...
BUT!!!
Kick it through the uprights...kicking team gets 3 points and the receiving team gets it on their own 25...
Kicker contracts would go up...even an uncontested 80 yard field goal is hard to hit....but it could help a team eat up a deficit really quickly

 

[GimmedaBall]

It probably won't take a lot of time for the returners and the coverage team to close up that ground.

Guys run the 40 at the Combine. DBs do it around 4.5 seconds. So, 2+ seconds for both sides to close on their half of a 40 separation???

I suspect pretty early on we are going to see some one on one chances for your kicker to make a TD saving tackle in the open field

The kicker is allowed to be on the move after the kick---so, is your kicker going to be the lead guy on the D since he has some forward momentum or will you have him stop, fall back, and become the Defender of Last Resort.

Here's the rules in the NFL rule book. Check at how how the teams must align at the start of the play:

2024 NFL Rulebook | NFL Football Operations

Explore the official 2024 NFL rulebook.

operations.nfl.com

I can see some 'better' teams getting scorched by these new kick-off rules by an 'inferior' team that has a clever ST coach, some aggressive blockers, and an elusive 'Run Forest Run' returner. Imagine a team missing out on a playoff berth because they lost a few games on dramatic Gump kick-off returns? (That's when this one year's test of the new rules will see it bite the dust). Tell Monti to sign the local idiot.

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[CardNots]

Or injured celebrating by jumping up and down after making a TD saving tackle