Teamramrod
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Anyone else pissed off about the new kickoff rules in the No Fun League?
Anyone else pissed off about the new kickoff rules in the No Fun League?
As much as the kickoff rules will favor my team, panthers, since we don't have a return game, a big kick return really electrifies the crowd. If the NFL really wants to get people to stay home and watch redzone, they did a great job. If they actually end up playing this year
TMQ proclaims that defenses love touchbacks. The field position generally leads to more stops, and thus lower points against.
Before, only elite kick off specialists could regularly notch touchbacks and were an asset to their team. Because of the rule change, this skillset is much more abundant and the demand is much lower. Now the kickoff playing field is more level for kickers, which sucks for the teams that had the top-level kickoff specialists - they'll still get their touchbacks, but so will a new handful of teams/kickers.
I think it's a dumb change because it isn't fair in this way. Furthermore, it may make the game less exciting (less opportunities for sweet kick returns) and lower scoring.