So long to the kickoff

[L-TownCat]

I wish they'd just flat out kill the game instead of this slow death by a thousand cuts.

[beo]

Well, my interest in the league as a whole has been rapidly fading these last few years already; this rule will probably be the official nail in the coffin as far as watching any non-Panthers teams go.

[beo]

7 hours ago, Castavar said:

Claim it's for "safety", yet Thursday Night games and turf is still prevalent.

"Safety, as long as it doesn't impact our bottom line" is what they really mean.

Edited May 24, 2023 by beo

[ladypanther]

 

[Mage]

2 hours ago, ladypanther said:

 

To be fair, if Byrd had any intention of calling for a fair catch, he could have let the ball roll into the endzone.  

That is an example of someone who would have brought it out for a return regardless of the rules.

[Captroop]

13 hours ago, Eric4280 said:

The XFL had it right…

I like the XFL kickoff rule. Incentivizes teams to kick a returnable ball, but no one can build up a full head of steam for a neck-breaking collision.

And here's an opportunity for Special Teams coordinators to get crafty, and for fringe special teams players to shine.

[1989]

I’m not seeing how this is that much different? End zone touchbacks already go to the 25. If someone kicks it say to the 10 the returner will most likely run it and not fair catch it. 

[stratocatter]

Okay here is the old guy rant, but it is true. Younger generations are getting screwed. This ain’t football anymore.  You won’t be watching good football, the kind that made the league into the best thing going. They are legislating it away. 

It is now the kind of league where you can have a 5’10” 190lb QB and not worry. 

This is like, the level of when you go to extra innings in Baseball, they don’t actually make you earn your way on base. And they start you out at second because, extra innings are boring. 

Edited May 24, 2023 by stratocatter

[Sgt Schultz]

14 hours ago, beo said:

Well, my interest in the league as a whole has been rapidly fading these last few years already; this rule will probably be the official nail in the coffin as far as watching any non-Panthers teams go.

My viewership of non-Panther games has been low to non-existent since about 2017.  This past season it was limited to the conference championships, Owl, and a few minutes of random games here and there.  And I watched the conference championships largely because we had gotten together with some old friends, and they wanted to watch them. 

I "watch" the NFL the same way I watch baseball.....look at the results on Monday morning, see if I want to catch any highlights from those games, look at the standings, and get on with life.  If the Panthers happen to be on here, I'll watch it.  Otherwise, I'll watch it after exhausting all other possibilities.

It has nothing to do with the players.  It is pretty much exclusively about the league tinkering around with the game, in many cases needlessly.  

[Teddy2SuperBowlHeartBreaks]

This is bad, yes, but the roughing the passer rule and sketchy officiating is what will eventually break the league. 

[PleaseCutStewart]

On 5/23/2023 at 12:45 PM, JawnyBlaze said:

Might as well get rid of kicks entirely and change the name of the game to Passball. The National Passball League. 4th down? Elect to give the ball to the other team whatever the average of a current punt is. 50 yards away or whatever. 

That would free up some roster spots - no longer need a punter, kicker, or long snapper

[PleaseCutStewart]

1 hour ago, Sgt Schultz said:

My viewership of non-Panther games has been low to non-existent since about 2017.  This past season it was limited to the conference championships, Owl, and a few minutes of random games here and there.  And I watched the conference championships largely because we had gotten together with some old friends, and they wanted to watch them. 

I "watch" the NFL the same way I watch baseball.....look at the results on Monday morning, see if I want to catch any highlights from those games, look at the standings, and get on with life.  If the Panthers happen to be on here, I'll watch it.  Otherwise, I'll watch it after exhausting all other possibilities.

It has nothing to do with the players.  It is pretty much exclusively about the league tinkering around with the game, in many cases needlessly.  

I've pretty much been the same, except I'm to the point I have tuned out of more Panthers games than I would like to admit.

Honestly, it took me too long to just not invest time into sports, unless they happen to be on in the background of a bar/restaurant when I'm with friends. How much happier I have been since doing this is amazing, outside of watching the Hurricanes lose to Florida 

[Teddy2SuperBowlHeartBreaks]

1 hour ago, Sgt Schultz said:

My viewership of non-Panther games has been low to non-existent since about 2017.  This past season it was limited to the conference championships, Owl, and a few minutes of random games here and there.  And I watched the conference championships largely because we had gotten together with some old friends, and they wanted to watch them. 

I "watch" the NFL the same way I watch baseball.....look at the results on Monday morning, see if I want to catch any highlights from those games, look at the standings, and get on with life.  If the Panthers happen to be on here, I'll watch it.  Otherwise, I'll watch it after exhausting all other possibilities.

It has nothing to do with the players.  It is pretty much exclusively about the league tinkering around with the game, in many cases needlessly.  

The NFL 15 years ago was about as perfect as a sports league could be. The endless greed (and let’s be clear, this is greed, has nothing to do with “player safety”) makes watching the NFL feel slimy. 

[KatsAzz]

On 5/23/2023 at 12:49 PM, ladypanther said:

Kicking to an up man or learning to kick a ball that can't be handled is the new challenge.

That is smart thinking on your part and probably some things the kickoff team will try.