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Originally Posted by Dayze
I like the idea of no kick off.
sadly, i don't even watch kickoffs anymore. the odds of the ball being returned out of the endzone seem super low anyway.
I'm not sure how to fix that in the NFL. It's a vital part to strategy, but the play has become basically a useless play.
(too lazy to look up stats of returned kicks, kicks out of the EZ, and kicks returned for TDs).
maybe if a ball is kicked entirely out of the endzone w/out hitting the ground, the receiving team gets it at the 30 or 35, and if he catches it and kneels or lets it roll out of the endzone it goes back to the 20. at least give the returner a decision to make.
I dunno.
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That was the idea, when they moved the kickoff to the 35 - they want touchbacks, to reduce injury. I could definitely see kickoffs being removed from the game in the next 5 years.