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Originally Posted by Thom Yorke
I hate that rule, and I hear many of the coaches hate it to. Since when have kickoffs ever been a problem? They should be focusing on more important matters.
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I've never heard of it being a problem. I still say that "player safety" is being used somehow by the owners to gain leverage or public approval or something. Not sure what exactly, but it made no sense to make rule changes in the middle of last season and it makes no sense to change the kickoff rules. Players are going to get hurt. It's a very physical game. I don't see how the kickoff being moved 5 yards is going to make the game drastically more safe. It's all just a distraction so everyone on TV and fans talk about these new rules and stop focusing on how greedy these bastard owners are. I think they are gonna use "players safety" somehow in negotiation for the 18 game schedule or something