oldtimer 8,686 Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/chiefs-andy-reid-nfl-could-turn-into-flag-football-rule-changes-continue KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Published May 25, 2023 6:00am EDT Chiefs' Andy Reid says NFL could turn into 'flag football' as rule changes continue to come The new kickoff rule has Reid questioning if the NFL's player safety initiative will go too far The NFL’s newest change to kickoffs is not sitting well with future Hall of Fame head coach Andy Reid. Reid, who has led the Kansas City Chiefs to two Super Bowl wins in the last four seasons, is a fan of special teams. While he is all about player safety, he sees this rule, which will allow teams to fair-catch kickoffs and safety kicks and spot them at the 25-yard line, as a pathway toward "flag football." "My thing is, where does it stop, right?" Reid told NFL Network. "We start taking pieces and we’ll see how this goes. But you don’t want to take too many pieces away, or you’ll be playing flag football." SEMO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur75 415 Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 I agree. Its already getting bad but this is taking it too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,686 Posted May 25, 2023 Author Share Posted May 25, 2023 12 minutes ago, arthur75 said: I agree. Its already getting bad but this is taking it too far. not sure if anyone watched the XFL but they had an interesting KO rule and it seemed like the returner usually got to the 25 but the impacts were less ferocious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reesebobby 5,661 Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpo The Mad Clown 5,554 Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 The NFL has a pretty good game, but they just can’t resist changing it every freaking year. arthur75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetlord 10,209 Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 How many times will the kickoff come down short of the goal line and the receiver elect not to return it but rather make a fair catch? Of those instances, if he elects to return it, how many times will an injury result? A few times per season? They're solving a problem that doesn't exist IMHO. arthur75 and Burpo The Mad Clown 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,686 Posted May 25, 2023 Author Share Posted May 25, 2023 11 minutes ago, jetlord said: How many times will the kickoff come down short of the goal line and the receiver elect not to return it but rather make a fair catch? Of those instances, if he elects to return it, how many times will an injury result? A few times per season? They're solving a problem that doesn't exist IMHO. yup per KKuen in the NFL forum "I read last year there were 19 concussions on the kickoffs in the NFL. Only 1 of them involved the kick returner." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpo The Mad Clown 5,554 Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 1 hour ago, jetlord said: How many times will the kickoff come down short of the goal line and the receiver elect not to return it but rather make a fair catch? Of those instances, if he elects to return it, how many times will an injury result? A few times per season? They're solving a problem that doesn't exist IMHO. A solution in search of a problem. sith13 and oldtimer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mex 65,581 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 6 hours ago, Nadlers Quivering Balls said: A solution in search of a problem. those are the most costly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,686 Posted May 26, 2023 Author Share Posted May 26, 2023 Chiefs TE Travis Kelce thinks NFL’s new fair catch kickoff rule is ‘absolutely stupid’ https://currently.att.yahoo.com/sports/chiefs-te-travis-kelce-thinks-173532557.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sith13 1,746 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 They want to turn NFL into the Pro Bowl game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur75 415 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 2 hours ago, sith13 said: They want to turn NFL into the Pro Bowl game. they are well on their way sith13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkuenn 3,597 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 oldtimer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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