NFL wants to get rid of kickoffs (1 Viewer)

[PoliSciGuy]

Skimming the web and came across some news that Bill Belichick said the NFL wants to get rid of kickoffs. Didn't see this on Sportscenter (unless I missed it).

Seen it on CBS and some blog. I usually lurk but if you guys want me to post the links, I will but I don't want to spam or link if it "goes against house rules."

 

[FavreAndAwayAnIdiot]

Skimming the web and came across some news that Bill Belichick said the NFL wants to get rid of kickoffs. Didn't see this on Sportscenter (unless I missed it).Seen it on CBS and some blog. I usually lurk but if you guys want me to post the links, I will but I don't want to spam or link if it "goes against house rules."

Does anyone really watch them, anyway? You know it follows a ridiculously-long commercial break, and will have another immediately following this 5 second play. On the rare instance something worth watching actually happens (which is even LESS likely now), there will be replay after the commercials.Frankly, it's a waste of time.

 

[NeverEnough]

They ruined them w/the new rule so just get rid of them.

 

[ChainsawU]

If there were no kickoffs then there would be no onside kicks. If onside kicks are a waste of time just look at Super Bowl XLIV.

 

[Power Monster]

Kickoffs a waste of time? My goodness- what will become of football with this type of thinking?

 

[Raider Nation]

The

can't be far behind.

 

[jojoh07]

Skimming the web and came across some news that Bill Belichick said the NFL wants to get rid of kickoffs. Didn't see this on Sportscenter (unless I missed it).Seen it on CBS and some blog. I usually lurk but if you guys want me to post the links, I will but I don't want to spam or link if it "goes against house rules."

Does anyone really watch them, anyway? You know it follows a ridiculously-long commercial break, and will have another immediately following this 5 second play. On the rare instance something worth watching actually happens (which is even LESS likely now), there will be replay after the commercials.Frankly, it's a waste of time.

we should get rid of field goals as well , td's can go also , replace the ball with a round ball and use ur feet , kick it into an onion bag for 1 point .

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

The

never saw that. That's actually kinda cool.

 

[David Yudkin]

He only made these comments five months ago. His point was not that they are going to get rid of kickoffs entirely, but moving kicks up will effectively eliminate many kickoffs.

LINK

 

[PoliSciGuy]

He only made these comments five months ago. His point was not that they are going to get rid of kickoffs entirely, but moving kicks up will effectively eliminate many kickoffs.

LINK

Didn't see that. This is from CBS -- http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/31371172 -- on August 17th.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Goodell blows.

These ####ification rules are out of hand.

 

[Adebisi]

Goodell blows.

Guy is becoming a bigger scapegoat than George Bush.

 

[bonesman]

Need to cut the FG and change the name of the sport to Hand-Egg: Throw-and-Run while we're at it.

 

[RUSF18]

I know Belichick is a friend of Rutgers coach Greg Schiano. Here is Schiano's proposal for eliminating kickoffs that he came up with after Eric LeGrand got paralyzed during a return. He admits it might need some further tweaking. Wonder if Belichick would be behind it.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/andy_staples/06/07/abolishing-kickoffs/index.html

 

[cr8f]

Can they get rid of Belichick instead?

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Goodell blows.

Guy is becoming a bigger scapegoat than George Bush.

He's the face of the NFL front office.... the NFL Front Office blows. :X