Cardinals took one to the house today!

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Sep 8, 2024
8:11:52pm

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Cardinals took one to the house today!

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AzCugrFan

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Can you guys help me understand just how stupid the new NFL kickoff is?

Lifi

Sep 8, 7:31pm

I'd like to know the thinking behind it. Seems like we will see very few KO

LV Mike

Sep 8, 7:33pm

Seems like there are way more returns now.

bluesloth

Sep 8, 7:35pm

Most teams don't want to concede the 30 yard line, and so far we're seeing more

Corn Pop

Sep 8, 7:36pm

Cardinals took one to the house today!

AzCugrFan

Sep 8, 8:11pm

It encourages returns by penalizing touchbacks. It’s safer too.

Flippy

Sep 8, 7:33pm

It looks odd, but I think it is successfully achieving it’s goal, which is to

Duke Silver

Sep 8, 7:34pm

Just found this

LV Mike

Sep 8, 7:36pm

Sorry, lost me at Dynamic

Lifi

Sep 8, 7:37pm

Safety is the ONLY reason it has been implemented. They tout more returns etc

rainorsnow

Sep 8, 7:39pm

Moving the touchbacks to the 35 or 40 yard line would reduce returns,

bluesloth

Sep 8, 8:19pm

How would moving touchbacks to the 40 yard line reduce returns?

rainorsnow

Sep 8, 8:32pm

Why would a team risk returning it and getting tackled at the 10/15/20/25 etc

bluesloth

Sep 8, 8:35pm

Because the kicking team will not kick it into the end zone.

rainorsnow

Sep 8, 8:46pm

So you are also getting rid of the rule they adopted the previous season where

bluesloth

Sep 8, 8:51pm

Of course.

rainorsnow

Sep 8, 8:56pm

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