🤔 Will There Be A Lot More “Overs” This Year With The New ‘Touchback’ Rule - Ball At The 35 Yard Line?

[maltedhopsfrenzy]

Just spitballin’ - looking for an angle…..

 

[Wagerallsports]

I've said it before but will say it again...

Think about all of the great Kick Returners over the years

They took away one of the most exciting parts of the game

 

[Archie]

returns are up bigly and very strongly

 

[jjgold]

Game changing for the worse

 

[BobbyFK]

This will already be baked into the total for the games

 

[drunkenhorseplayer]

The NFL should just eliminate kickoffs, including onside ones, and put the ball on the 20. Kickoff rules are getting stupid.

 

[maltedhopsfrenzy]

The NFL should just eliminate kickoffs, including onside ones, and put the ball on the 20. Kickoff rules are getting stupid.

They’re probably inevitably going to do that, due to “safety”, but like @Wagerallsports said - they’re eliminating an exciting, game-changing aspect of the game…..

 

[Archie]

Under the new rule, there were 332 more kickoff returns in 2024, which translates to an increase in the kickoff return rate to 32.8%, up from 21.8%. We also saw 59 big play returns — returns of 40 or more yards — the most in the league since 2016.

While the league’s return rate trended upwards, not all teams treated the play the same.

To look at each team’s strategy, we plotted where kickoffs landed for each team during the 2024 season.

 

[Pimike]

Under the new rule, there were 332 more kickoff returns in 2024, which translates to an increase in the kickoff return rate to 32.8%, up from 21.8%. We also saw 59 big play returns — returns of 40 or more yards — the most in the league since 2016.

While the league’s return rate trended upwards, not all teams treated the play the same.

To look at each team’s strategy, we plotted where kickoffs landed for each team during the 2024 season.

Good info

 

[jamesy2422]

I've said it before but will say it again...

Think about all of the great Kick Returners over the years

They took away one of the most exciting parts of the game

i am with you. the charm of the kickoff was anything could happen.

 

[BigJay]

Game changing for the worse

 

[Brock Landers]

Yes, were already seeing it in preseason

 

[jjgold]

There are zero angles nfl

 

[Tanko]

The NFL should just eliminate kickoffs, including onside ones, and put the ball on the 20. Kickoff rules are getting stupid.

Spot on drunkenhorseplayer.

 

[Archie]

do inside kicks need 24 hr written notice and air horns before kicking now?