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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
Was it adjusted so touchbacks are at the 30 rather than at the 25? I had seen the 35 only.
**** it. I'd still kick it through the end zone most of the time. 5 yards is nothing.
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Yes and sounds like they are going to experiment with the 30 yd line first and if they don't get the results they want they will move it up to the 35.
Reading up on how the XFL does it the kicker does kick it from the 35 still but a touchback goes to the 35.
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The touchback rule
If a kick hits in the end zone and stays inbounds, it can be either returned or downed. If downed then touchback to the 30-yard line. Any kick that goes out of the back of the end zone (in the air or bounces), results in a touchback to the 30-yard line.
"This is one year only," said Atlanta Falcons CEO and Competition Committee Chairman Rich McKay. "We'll be able to tweak it so maybe the touchback returns to the 35. This will definitely reduce the return number, so something we thought could be as high as 85-90% will be around 50-60%. That's okay with us.
"The extra five yards, if you kick the touchback, is good for offense. That's the starting point. If it works the way we think it will, could it go to 35? Sure."
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