Was a little surprising to me as well.


Same article said that ‘unexpected’ onsides kicks had a probability of success over 50%, but that might be due to the rarity of tries.

Might as well just eliminate the onsides kick and go with another option.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">No surprises: The new kickoff rule crafted by NFL special teams coordinators would allow teams to attempt an onside kick only when trailing in the fourth quarter — and require them to declare it in advance, per sources.<br><br>Language still being finalized and owners must approve. <a href="https://t.co/HYJKv3EZtP">pic.twitter.com/HYJKv3EZtP</a></p>&mdash; Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1764368269568303291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Ban the tush push....because we won't do it!

If you have to tell the opposition what you are going to do it is just ludicrous and a waste of time.

I guess if a team is going to fake a punt or FG they should have to tell the other team in advance as well.

My proposed new rule is that you declare an onsides kick and kick off with five footballs. One is marked with an X and it's the real one. Whoever recovers it gets the ball at the spot of recovery.

if the Bills proposed it, will it come back and bite them on the ass?

I think it's clear, the NFL just doesn't like kick offs.

So given that, I would just get rid off kick offs. I know its traditional, but rules have been changed before and the NFL has been killing it anyway.

The Chiefs would literally get the ball back every time the scored ROFL 55 yarder ROFL

Andy won't even go for it on say, fourth and five before mid field, so no.

But that rule is problematic because of how some teams would be favored.

So good luck getting the other owners agreeing to it.

train a long time to.try and be able to.do this every single time:

https://youtube.com/shorts/P4kVDGPbf...3Jtj7gR4SFNVF_

So, KC NEVER gives the ball to the other team? Sounds good to me, honestly.

If you really want to get rid of the onside kick, use an icosahedron. Kicking team gets 1 or 2 sides (depending on what the NFL decides) to keep the ball.

The onside kicks that are normally converted happen when the team receiving doesn't suspect the onside will occur. When it's time for the onside in the final 2 minutes to keep the game alive then it's very rarely converted. This new rule will just make the game even more boring because you'll get no successful onside kicks in a whole season and zero chance of a holy shit play like NO did in the Super Bowl. They hate fun.

Can we make it really big, like 20 feet per side, and then each team can push it with 11 players?