[NFL] Kickoff Rule Change?

Can we please institute college overtime first?

I'd rather see the kickoff handled like a traditional safety punt.

Players not allowed to get a running start, and the kicker can't have a placeholder.

Shortens the length of the kick and gives the players less time to get up to full-speed.

Less violent collisions, and far more exciting returns/run-backs.

 

Lol, wtf is that about?? So basically, if the team can convert the 4th and 15 from the 30, they continue with the ball? So it's like "Make it Take it"? Or am I misinterpreting the rule? Seriously, let's focus on some of the more ridiculous rules out there right now instead of constantly messing with the entire fabric of the sport.

 

So Greg Schiano wants this to happen for players safety sake, but twice this year has told his players to dive at a QB kneeling in the victory formation. He can take his rule change and shove it.

In the words of Schiano, "I don't have any remorse or regret. It's clean, hard football."

 

Vomit. If ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

Stupid rule change, what an idiot.

 

It would make games more exciting. If you are down by 14 with 60 seconds left you still have a chance to win the game.

 

There's no way in hell this gets passed.

 

You sure Dylan Gwinn didn't come up with that rule?

 

lets get rid of kicking period and call it handegg!

 

Too bad the players are breaking their brains.

 

This year? I haven't heard of too many concussions on kick-offs. A lot of QB's have gotten hurt though. Maybe we should eliminate pass rushes or QB scrambles

I would much rather just give the opposing team the ball at the 20 over this nonsense.

 

Right. Didn't think about that!

A team like NE could come back and win too easily or go for the jugular even early in the game.

 

God no. Please, please God no.

The NFL actually has a perfect system in my mind.

 

It's a small sample, but I found the results interesting.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sp...me-rule-or-college-ot-rule-which-is-best.html

Even if you lump options 1 and 2 together, and count 4 and 5 as "undecided" (although I'd argue they'd lean towards option 3, as the you-go-then-I-go back and forth system is similar), College football overtime wins handily in popularity.

 

It is much easier to convert 15 yards than recover onside kick.

 

That isn't a relevant poll. It's on the internet as part of a column asking which is better. It will naturally be a skewed sample. Most people reading the article are going to be biased against the current system which is why they are reading it.

Oh, and your numbers in your quote are wrong. Why? Because I just voted 3 times by closing firefox and voting again.

 

I seriously did not expect such a dead serious effort to discredit a poll that I found after a 5 second google search over silly, subjective a topic like this. I'm kind of lolling over here. You guys kill me sometimes.