Roger Goodell mulling over idea of eliminating kickoffs

[Teehar]

Disappointing, always more irrationality and FUD rather than discussion when it comes to topics like these.

How is not wanting to remove or drastically change the kickoff being irrational?

 

[djnaldo]

Doesn't make sense to me. If you want to get rid of the kickoff just give the ball to the team that was scored upon at their 20 yard line.

Let's take it a step further and just eliminate all kicking. No kickoffs, punts, point afters, or field goals.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

The same guy that rushes the QB when they kneel down, yeah he cares...

Actually, he does care. Eric LeGrand, a player of his at Rutgers, was paralyzed on a kickoff in 2010.

 

[dfergie]

Then why are they rushing the QB and pissing off the other teams by doing this? It almost started a brawl the other day.

 

[meStevo]

Then why are they rushing the QB and pissing off the other teams by doing this? It almost started a brawl the other day.

Because he won a game in college because of it, and a game has been lost in the NFL due to a fumbled snap on a kneel.



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[Mr Tony]

the CFL you get an option
take the kickoff or start at your own 35 yard line (remember they use a 110 yard field)

 

[dfergie]

Because he won a game in college because of it, and a game has been lost in the NFL due to a fumbled snap on a kneel.



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Then the other teams should rush him on the sidelines and take his a** out...

 

[meStevo]

Then the other teams should rush him on the sidelines and take his a** out...

I defer to my irrational posts initial reply...

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[cosmo_kramer]

Then why are they rushing the QB and pissing off the other teams by doing this? It almost started a brawl the other day.

There's quite a difference between a shove at the LOS and players running full steam down the field and colliding.

 

[dfergie]

I defer to my irrational posts initial reply...

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Well you stirred it calling everyone else s posts but yours FUD ...

 

[dfergie]

There's quite a difference between a shove at the LOS and players running full steam down the field and colliding.

Just as many are hurt at the line of scrimmage...

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Just as many are hurt at the line of scrimmage...

Career-ending and life-altering injuries??

 

[meStevo]

Well you stirred it calling everyone else s posts but yours FUD ...

The FUD and irrational posts didn't start with mine however.

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[Peter Parker]

Outlawing tackling would make the game a lot safer as well.

 

[Teehar]

Outlawing tackling would make the game a lot safer as well.

So would no running.

 

[yaz96]

I wonder how many kickoffs result in touchbacks, placing the ball at the 20-yard line, or runs that don't get past the 20-30 yard line ? I don't think that the small number of times that a kickoff is ran back 90-100 yard for a touchdown would skew the "average kickoff return" either as it occurs so rarely.

I mean, unless it is ran back, kickoffs are rather boring. It's not like punts where a kicking team player can run downfield as fast as the ball, time things just right, and blast the punt returner at the right instance (presuming he doesn't call for a fair catch).

That's because of that stupid new rule of where they have to kick it from.

 

[riffjim4069]

I'm in favor of eliminating the kickoff...just as long as we implement kicking Roger Goodell.

 

[Kraven]

The NFLPA will N E V E R go for this as speacial teams jobs will be lost.

I know am probably pissing in the wind here but how about better helmets and stiffer penalties for helmet to helmet contact? Seems alot simpler than modifying a game that's been around longer than television.

Cheers, K

 

[meStevo]

NFLPA will go for it as long as they get something in return. Roster sizes will still be the same, and the same amount will still be paid to players, that's all they care about. Only position in danger is kickoff returner, and for the most part those guys return punts too.

 

[Neutron]

I do not agree with this at all! If they want to implement it fine, make it an OT only thing and eliminate the scenario for a tie game after 1 OT.