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[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by MTK

It’s being modified not taken away

Then I'm cool with that.

[Meks]

Originally Posted by MTK

I don’t see anything wrong with modifying the most dangerous play in the game.

i find that label....... a little misleading. While it holds merit, don't get me wrong it does, it's just not as big an issue as it has been in the past due to the measure they've already taken. Without actually doing research since I'm at work, I'm assuming we see more, and more severe injuries on normal football plays, which leads me to believe that taken it away all together is just further degrading and downgrading the game's great history. i dunno. i feel like football without the kickoff isn't even real. Whats next? No punts? Teams just hail mary every time and plan to catch or defend? Sounds flimsy lol thats why I'm not on the competition committee.

[MTK]

Punts are far less dangerous than kickoffs, nothing is likely to change there.

If these changes to kickoffs result in a big drop in injuries I don’t think they’ll get rid of the play, but if it doesn’t expect more changes

[Meks]

Originally Posted by MTK

Punts are far less dangerous than kickoffs, nothing is likely to change there.

If these changes to kickoffs result in a big drop in injuries I don’t think they’ll get rid of the play, but if it doesn’t expect more changes

Agree there. Just a similar look with players barreling down, catching blindside blocks etc -- a lot of the safety can fall on the players and how they play the game - but - in the heat of the moment it's hard to rely on intellect overruling instinct.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by MTK

I don’t see anything wrong with modifying the most dangerous play in the game.

There will always be a "most dangerous play" in the game.

I am not saying don't modify it, but I am saying maybe there are other ways then just watering it down to where they ultimately get rid of it. I listen to Sirius NFL a lot, and I have not heard many announcers have any positives to say about the new rules.

It's the NFL's game to change, I am just not a fan of a few of these. Maybe they only adopt a few, and not all 7. or they try it in preseason like they did with the extra points. I would rather them do that, then just flat out change it.

[MTK]

Well yeah, it’s a dangerous game, but if there’s one play that’s an extreme outlier when it comes to injuries, they have a responsibility especially in this day and age to try to reduce the danger

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

If the NFL gets rid of Kickoffs/Punts, it will cripple the game. I'm sorry this is NOT 2nd grade football, these grown ass men signed up to play and get PAID BIG MONEY for playing a game. Let's not act like they don't know the risk they are taking. Seriously they are going down a path that could end up like baseball, nobody thought the MLB would ever be 2nd or 3rd fiddle and now it is.

While the rule changes are to protect the players, the bigger unspoken reason is to protect the NFL from big suits like the concussion one that NFL settled for huge money.
While the players do make a ton of money and are aware of the risks, the NFL lawyers and owners do not want to expose themselves to more lawsuits.
Players taking a 40 to 50 yard run at full speed to crash into a wedge/another player does not happen in any other play in football. So they think, why not eliminate it.
I see both sides of the argument.
In reverse an unintended increase in exposure was changing rules to promote more passing, it has resulted in exposing receivers more.

[sdskinsfan2001]

No players, just the kicker, and you kick from back of the end zone. Wherever the ball lands or the 25 yardline, whatever is closest, is where offense starts. Or you can line-up for traditional onside kick.

[MTK]

NBC Sports - ProFootballTalk: J.J. Watt offers to pay for funerals for Texas school shooting victims

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...oting-victims/

[skinsfaninok]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ho-arent-here/

I love this Pats drama lmao

[GridIron26]

Originally Posted by MTK

NBC Sports - ProFootballTalk: J.J. Watt offers to pay for funerals for Texas school shooting victims

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...oting-victims/

Watt is pretty amazing human, this world definitely need more people like him.

[FrenchSkin]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...1-in-practice/

I'm sorry, this is rather insignificant, but it's a quiet time of the offseason, so I figure this was worth a post.

"Two years ago, the NFL ordered Belichick to stop having players practice in numberless jerseys, as he had been doing in Organized Team Activities. So now Belichick has players wearing numbers in OTAs. But many Patriots are wearing numbers that they won’t wear when the season starts."

"All of the Patriots’ draft picks are currently practicing with numbers in the 50s, even players like Michel and rookie quarterback Danny Etling, who obviously won’t be wearing 50s numbers when the season starts. Undrafted rookies are wearing numbers in the 60s and 70s."

"Belichick liked practicing without numbers because he felt it forced players to communicate better and not rely on jersey numbers to identify each other. It’s a tactic Belichick learned from studying Hall of Fame Steelers coach Chuck Noll, who often had his players wear jerseys without numbers in practice. Now that the NFL has prevented the Patriots from going numberless, Belichick has found the next-best thing."

This man truly a great coach, he has to be a pain in the A at times, but man that is a coach. Not just a great football mind, but also a solid leader/team builder.

[FrenchSkin]

New Kickoff rule explained (video) and precisions about the new Helmet rule

The video lays it out perfectly, I personally like all these changes. Again I don't think it applies to onside kicks.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by FrenchSkin

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...1-in-practice/

I'm sorry, this is rather insignificant, but it's a quiet time of the offseason, so I figure this was worth a post.

"Two years ago, the NFL ordered Belichick to stop having players practice in numberless jerseys, as he had been doing in Organized Team Activities. So now Belichick has players wearing numbers in OTAs. But many Patriots are wearing numbers that they won’t wear when the season starts."

"All of the Patriots’ draft picks are currently practicing with numbers in the 50s, even players like Michel and rookie quarterback Danny Etling, who obviously won’t be wearing 50s numbers when the season starts. Undrafted rookies are wearing numbers in the 60s and 70s."

"Belichick liked practicing without numbers because he felt it forced players to communicate better and not rely on jersey numbers to identify each other. It’s a tactic Belichick learned from studying Hall of Fame Steelers coach Chuck Noll, who often had his players wear jerseys without numbers in practice. Now that the NFL has prevented the Patriots from going numberless, Belichick has found the next-best thing."

This man truly a great coach, he has to be a pain in the A at times, but man that is a coach. Not just a great football mind, but also a solid leader/team builder.

Joe Gibbs was a great coach without having to be an asshole about everything. Just saying.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Joe Gibbs was a great coach without having to be an asshole about everything. Just saying.

Good point

No doubt BB is an all time great. But his public personality sure makes it hard to like the guy, when people laugh off his one liners at pressers like it’s the greatest thing all I can think is, man what an asshole