Eliminating Kickoffs In The Near Future?

[Herbert The Love Bug]

hahaha this will never happen.

[mav1234]

with the new kickoff spot, might as well just remove it. 4/5 times its just a touchback and forces us to watch another segment of shitty beer commercials.

Disagree - it means that a team, with a good special teams unit, can gamble for a bigger return. It also keeps onside kicks there. It makes a kicker with a big leg more valuable at neutralizing a good special teams. Though it does make kickoffs less interesting, I think overall the kickoff still has a place even if it is not as exciting as it once was.

The real question is if it lowered the number of kickoff related injuries... We won't know that for sure for another couple seasons I suspect.

[KillerKat]

This would be a disgrace to the game and Goodell can go fug himself.

[Argus Plexus]

Tiddlywinks ftw

[KendrickPanther]

The NFL is in a really bad situation. It's a barbaric gladiator sport in a soft peaceful age.

Right now the NFL is being sued by former players that consented to put their bodies in harms way for monetary gain. Jim Brown would run over Joe Linebacker. So Joe Linebacker has troubling thinking in his 60s and decided to sue the NFL. Shouldn't he sue Jim Brown? Of course not the NFL has more money!

So now the NFL tries to protect their business by increasing safety precautions on game day. These players that complain about the league being to soft will be filing suits against the NFL in 25 years.

The problem is you can tweak the rules here and there but you cannot change the mentality of an NFL player. One of the most valuable traits of football is the conviction players compete with.

I hate the rule changes but reality is the NFL will go bankrupt when some libtard judge holds them responsible for lifelong debilitating injuries. What's next? They will start suing the universities for careers that never came to fruition because of injuries.

The one thing I will say is I do not take pleasure in watching a grown man lay unconscious on the field. It makes me sick to my stomach. If that's something you feel like is missing from the game you really need to rethink your values. I love old school football but it cannot function in today's society.

[pOpCoRnPoPpEr]

Seeing Deion Sanders knocked silly(among others) in the playoff game way back when gave me a warm feeling inside...

:)

[Dpantherman]

I'd complain, but I'll keep watching anyway, as will most people. (In no way means I agree with or endorse getting rid of kickoffs)

[rico6]

Out of ALLLLLLLL the possible things that could be tweaked, they'd want to do that? Why is Goodell so terrible?

[DeeJay]

Goddell can go to hell. Hate this POS commissioner

[Pantherman]

Hell Goodell mind aswell get rid of STs altogether and put flags on the offense and just play flag football. Goodell is such a Douchebag. He is just ruining the game of football. But thanks to the owners. They extended his contract for another 5 dam years. Screw Goodell and Nazi ways of football. Down with Goodell!!

[Snake]

Hope everyone enjoyed the pro bowl this year cause thats what football is going to look like in the near future.

[Inimicus]

The NFL just needs to for once and for all implement and enforce rules about what protective gear to wear and how to wear it.

There are helmets for example that dramatically reduce concussion risk, but the NFL doesn’t require players to wear them.

Changing rules about how the game is played is coming at the problem from the wrong angle.

[ZeroZeroSeven]

We could bring Everette Brown back. Best ballerina to ever play the game. And Hurney could have that 2nd round draft bust cleaned from his hands.

[carolinarolls]

they practically eliminated it already last year when they moved the kickoff spot anyway. I don't agree with Mara but if they don't plan on moving the kickoff back to where it was, what's he difference. It's only a legit factor in the game when 90% of kicks don't soar through the end zone.

I am sure there is a study out there that compares injuries to special teamers last year to the years before and "proves" the improvements to player safety the rule change made. So I don't look for the kickoff spot to be changed back. The studies I anticipate to be on the horizon will refer to how much safer the players are when there aren't any playoffs, regular seasons, or full contact practices. Until the league does that, the players will never be truly safe. Only a matter of time.