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08-11-2024, 07:19 PM | #91 | |
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It seems they upped the potential call, non calls considerably. I'm just not seeing a lot of upside and they've also neutered the onsides kick so the success rate is now like 5% or something? Sheeish. Just give the other team the ball at the 25 or 30 and be done with it. Or some alternative like the 4 and 15 but I think it would be hard to get teams to agree on that because it would favor some teams. |
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08-11-2024, 07:31 PM | #92 | |
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I'm a traditionalist, I guess. I do not want to see the kickoff go away. There was a time, not even that long ago, when the kickoff was potentially one of the most exciting plays in sports. And the Chiefs benefited from a lot of those plays. Players like Dale Carter, Mecole, Dexter, Tyreek, and Dante Hall were KC heroes for their exploits in the return game. Then fears of CTE neutered it. I get why, but watching endless touchbacks sucked. I'm willing to give this set up a try for a season or two, if it means saving kickoffs and making them fun/exciting again. And just conceding the 25-yd line is so soft and weak. In football you're supposed to fight for every yard. |
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08-12-2024, 03:34 AM | #93 | |
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08-12-2024, 04:25 AM | #94 |
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Two negatives equal a positive. If your special teams is engulfed in chaos and mediocrity than a BS chaotic rule change lets you wipe the slate clean. If your ST is a fine tuned machine than blowing up the kickoffs and instituting some wack XFL show is going to cause massive failures.
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08-12-2024, 04:47 AM | #95 | |
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I have hard time believing the injury factor had any kind of bearing on the rule change other than pomp and circumstance to the public. |
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08-12-2024, 11:17 AM | #96 | |
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Lol, oh God, we have the worst STs kickoff performance through the first PRESEASON game. With just 19 games to go. Whatever shall we do???? Preseason histrionics are the best. |
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08-12-2024, 12:42 PM | #97 |
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I can't say what I think about it as there are women and children present.
Like a lot of the new rules, I am not in favor of making fundamental changes to the game. The extra point rule I can sort of see to make it more exciting since kickers were pretty automatic. I know that the only thing constant is change however this is turning the game into something else. Why is the big guy on the block implementing rules the little guy plays with? Seems rather odd that all of these new rules are being put into place now that the Patriots run has ended... |
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08-12-2024, 12:43 PM | #98 |
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08-12-2024, 12:44 PM | #99 |
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08-12-2024, 12:54 PM | #100 |
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ChiefsPlanet doesn't like something new. Color me surprised.
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08-12-2024, 01:00 PM | #101 |
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You do realize that on a punt all but two of the players (the punter and the returner) are lined up basically right across from each other. Just like... this new kickoff.
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08-12-2024, 05:04 PM | #102 | |
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See you at the end of the season to find out. |
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08-12-2024, 05:06 PM | #103 |
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08-12-2024, 05:06 PM | #104 | |
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Yeah, it'll be interesting to see how teams choose to play it under the new rules. I hope it works out. If not, well, they tried. |
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08-13-2024, 07:12 AM | #105 |
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The kick off now looks stupid. Get rid of it.
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