Competition committee member "Kickoffs face elimination "

[t96]

32 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Granted. Plus there's also the fact that while for the most part, you can control  how you hit someone else, you can't control how they react, or how they hit you back.

On that topic, I still don't know how Josh Norman came out of that Giants game without a massive concussion.

More shocking is how did OBJ not get ejected?

[Mr. Scot]

12 minutes ago, thomas96 said:

More shocking is how did OBJ not get ejected?

Still don't understand that either.

That might be one of those cases where the new rules and new authority for the league office might make a difference.

Josh, oddly enough, has spoken out against the new rule regarding lowering your head and hitting with your helmet.

[Growl]

18 hours ago, Eazy-E said:

You like to watch teams like Alabama get placed in the championship every year after beating up on high school JV teams all season? 

College football has way more issues than the NFL.

"wahh wahh muh tar heels"

[MechaZain]

18 hours ago, Gregg S said:

So, I guess that would take away a teams ability to try an on-side kick if trailing at the end of a game with a chance to win if they can get the ball back.  

Well, that takes away any excitement, huh?

4th and 15 from your own 30 after scoring is suggestion being floating that could work. Teams could punt or go for it.  Remains to be seen how that compares to the difficulty of an onside kick though. Also would make blocks pretty catastrophic.

[grateflday]

19 hours ago, Smithers said:

Imagine the trickle down impact this would have on rosters.  No wasted roster spots with guys like Russel Shepherd or any other gunners or return guys.  We could use those spots for actual depth.  

 

I think they should expand the rosters anyway regardless, or at least allow more players on the practice squad.  I hate how every season teams, including the Panthers, are signing guys off the streets or other teams practice squads when if the rosters where expanded then at least there would be more depth of players who know the system, etc and overall better play throughout the season.     

[cookinwithgas]

One thing unrelated to the actual game is that kickoffs take a lot of time, and add to the perception that the NFL on TV is 80 percent ads with some game thrown in. Its gotten a bit tiresome to get all GnR pumped up for a kickoff, followed by a boring touchback announcement.

Although there are some exciting moments in special teams, mostly its touchbacks, returns ending a couple yards ahead or behind the touchback spot, and injury timeouts. If they can come up with somewhat fair rules involving possession starts and specific game situations, it could mean more time on the field for the people are are actually paying to see play. Downside to me is lack of professional development of junior players.

[Gregg S]

51 minutes ago, MechaZain said:

4th and 15 from your own 30 after scoring is suggestion being floating that could work. Teams could punt or go for it.  Remains to be seen how that compares to the difficulty of an onside kick though. Also would make blocks pretty catastrophic.

Figured there would have to be some kind of method for the trailing team to try to retain the ball when trying to come back and win.  This one would make about as much sense as anything else.  Thanks for the info. 

[iamhubby1]

3 minutes ago, cookinwithgas said:

One thing unrelated to the actual game is that kickoffs take a lot of time, and add to the perception that the NFL on TV is 80 percent ads with some game thrown in. Its gotten a bit tiresome to get all GnR pumped up for a kickoff, followed by a boring touchback announcement.

Although there are some exciting moments in special teams, mostly its touchbacks, returns ending a couple yards ahead or behind the touchback spot, and injury timeouts. If they can come up with somewhat fair rules involving possession starts and specific game situations, it could mean more time on the field for the people are are actually paying to see play. Downside to me is lack of professional development of junior players.

 

    The biggest hurdle to getting  kids out of college that are technically sound, is the limited amount of time College Coaches get to spend with their kids. Coaches just don't have the amount of time they used to have. 

 

    I mean sure, you still have those kids with talent, that take to coaching, that come out at least semi ready to go. But as a whole? College kids just are not technically sound, and it is mostly due to lack of one-on-one coaching at the college level.

 

    

[Jimmy]

15 hours ago, rodeo said:

this is just straight up misinfo. studies have shown that kickoffs account for almost a quarter of all concussions.

I'm talking injuries in total...youre talking concussions. 

[Snake]

Honestly kickoffs are boring now. I say just get rid of them or let it become a punt type situation. That way a team could block and score. Or a return guy could actually return the ball. 

[Harbingers]

On 3/28/2018 at 5:10 PM, Jon Snow said:

It could possibly put a lot of jobs in jepordy.  If you want to eliminate that play then you've pretty much eliminated the need for "Special Teams".   

Just take the ball at the 20 if you give up a score, simple as that.  You could actually make up a rule that says if a team scores a TD the opposing team has to take the ball on the 20 but if they are held to a field goal they get to start at the 30.  Creates a competitive incentive to score and play better defense.

fug it just let them start at the opposing teams goal line.

fug this pussy football poo.

[CatTower]

In other news, NASCAR has decided to impose a speed limit of 100 mph in order to make it safer.

[trueblade]

14 minutes ago, CatTower said:

In other news, NASCAR has decided to impose a speed limit of 100 mph in order to make it safer.

It's not quite 100mph, but Restrictor Plates have been a thing for a while now.