League approves new kickoff rule: FC inside 25 puts ball at 25

[Pape]

Nah, just siding with Reality.

Oh sure, be realistic...

Give me your address, I wanna send you some rose colored glasses and a couple half full bottles of water ...

 

[brdmaverick]

The ignorance behind this new rule is astounding.
If I'm the NFLPA, I'm demanding to see the league data stating that this will eliminate whatever injuries they're trying to.
If' they're going to do this, why not just say F**K kick offs altogether and put the ball on the 25 after a Extra Point or 2 pt conversion.

RIght, I'm surprised it hasn't trended that way already (place the ball at the 25 yard line), but oh wait....that would remove a commercial break.

 

[Zuma]

 

[archstanton543]

What did they say about the kickoff rule?

 

[borg]

Belichick then was asked about his past comments about keeping the “foot” in “football.” And he gave a characteristic Belichickian response: “I can’t ever remember saying that. . . . I don’t even know what that means, but whatever.”

Bill Belichick agrees with thoughts of John Harbaugh, Andy Reid on kickoff changes - ProFootballTalk

The rarely chatty (except when asked about some obscure aspect of football history) Bill Belichick was not very chatty about the recent changes to the kickoff rule.Still, in the limited words Belichick uttered, his point was clear.Asked by reporters on Wednesday about the adoption of the college...

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