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08-11-2024, 08:55 AM | #61 | |
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08-11-2024, 09:12 AM | #62 |
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It's not about being confusing. It's just a terrible, awful, gimmick that evens things a bit against a team like the Chiefs that don't need fluke plays to win. POINT MARGINS are so thin in thus league that yes this stupid rule can and will change game outcomes. That is in excusable
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08-11-2024, 09:40 AM | #63 | |
Would an idiot do that?
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I don't think it'll be as dramatic of a difference as people are thinking right now (imagine that, the internet prematurely freaking out over something)... and of course, all it takes is one return late in a game in the playoffs for the change to make a huge difference, but you can still kick it out of the end zone if you're afraid of a huge return. And it's not really a gimmick... they used to have kickoff returns in the NFL and nobody seemed to care. Hell, people seemed to care more about the NFL potentially getting rid of them all together than something like this. |
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08-11-2024, 09:48 AM | #64 | |
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This is only bad for the Chiefs if they are worse at it than other teams, I don't see this as being an equalizer for bad teams or increasing parity. If opposition teams give Mahomes the ball on the 30 every kick off, he is going to average 40 points a game. |
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08-11-2024, 09:49 AM | #65 |
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You know as well as I do if that starts to become a thing they’ll make it a penalty to kick it into the endzone. Force teams to put the ball in play.
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08-11-2024, 09:56 AM | #66 |
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Looks like anything but the NFL.
Not a fan at all. |
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08-11-2024, 10:07 AM | #67 |
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I would just kick deep every time. With the way it is set up. The teams almost always get to the 30 if not further. No reason to chance bigger returns for the same field position. Let alone penalties.
The only asterisk would be using your best players on kickoffs. But then injury increase. |
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08-11-2024, 10:13 AM | #68 |
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I thought it was entertaining. Reid should be doing kickoffs, though, not Butker.
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08-11-2024, 10:16 AM | #69 | |
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08-11-2024, 10:34 AM | #70 |
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The NFL had record TV viewership last year so obviously fans didn’t mind watching mostly touchbacks on kickoffs.
This gimmicky bullshit is trying to solve/address a non-problem. |
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08-11-2024, 10:49 AM | #71 |
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Seems like NASCAR move. Completely dumbshit and completely change the way a part of the game is played that makes more questions than answers.
They should have either just moved the ball back further on KO's. Or better yet make rules that you kick out of the endzone, the receiving team starts at the 40. Down it in the endzone for a TB, start at the 20 like it used to be or **** it, make it the 15. |
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08-11-2024, 10:55 AM | #72 |
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I barely noticed the difference.
Who cares, it's kickoffs. Who is caring about kickoffs so much they get mad about this. Like, whatever. If it creates less CTE do whatever you want. It's laughable to get mad |
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08-11-2024, 11:04 AM | #73 |
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I don't know what the changes are and I missed yesterday's game but my gut instinct is that the changes are AIDS
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08-11-2024, 11:04 AM | #74 |
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https://www.footballzebras.com/2024/...#comment-57068
Never seen them get something so seemingly wrong Based on the rules and the tweet above this was a touchback. |
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08-11-2024, 11:10 AM | #75 |
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Looks rather ****tarded so far.
I want our HOF field goal kicker lining up and driving it through the uprights every single time. I don't want him ****ing around with dumb shit during pointless kick offs and damn sure don't want him exposed to making tackles. If our team sucked ass, our qb blowed goats, and our kicker was a midget, I'd love gimmick bullshit created to let losers have a better chance at winning. |
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