Thread: Goodell considers idea to eliminate kickoffs

I disagree only because the onside kick would be eliminated. That throws out a lot of strategy

Originally Posted by XaosGorilla

Don't forget the tackling! People get hurt when they get tackled, we better eliminate that as well!

Oh they're working on that one. It's called risk aversion to micro-trauma.Within 10 years the game will be far closer to flag football than football as we know it.

SFB, w/in 10 years the game might be extinct; and it will have little to do w/the NFL. There was an article written this offseason describing the process, and it started at the High school level. Quick break down:

H.S's, their coaches and the referee's, scared of lawsuits stop refereeing, coaching and having the program all together, CA/NY's/FL HS districts also worried about lawsuits, or after being sued, shut down all programs. This shuts down many of the feeder progams for the college level; and many of the small programs shut down for lack of players, and also worry's of lawsuits. Many states follow this, and it becomes at a H.S./college level a mostly regional sport(middle/southern states). This drops the feeder programs of the NFL even further and it collapses in on itself.

The kids instead play basketball, baseball, soccer etc etc. The article talks about how no one thought boxing/horse racing would ever become minor sports(which they have) or that MLB would ever not be king(which it no longer is).

None of this even goes into the fact that more and more parents are going to be relucant to have their kids play b/c of the head injuries which further reduces pool of players also. IMO the NFL, cannot exist as it is currently b/c of the danger involved, both to the players(physically) and the schools/teams(legally) that support them.

Originally Posted by Riczaj01

SFB, w/in 10 years the game might be extinct; and it will have little to do w/the NFL. There was an article written this offseason describing the process, and it started at the High school level. Quick break down:

H.S's, their coaches and the referee's, scared of lawsuits stop refereeing, coaching and having the program all together, CA/NY's/FL HS districts also worried about lawsuits, or after being sued, shut down all programs. This shuts down many of the feeder progams for the college level; and many of the small programs shut down for lack of players, and also worry's of lawsuits. Many states follow this, and it becomes at a H.S./college level a mostly regional sport(middle/southern states). This drops the feeder programs of the NFL even further and it collapses in on itself.

The kids instead play basketball, baseball, soccer etc etc. The article talks about how no one thought boxing/horse racing would ever become minor sports(which they have) or that MLB would ever not be king(which it no longer is).

None of this even goes into the fact that more and more parents are going to be relucant to have their kids play b/c of the head injuries which further reduces pool of players also. IMO the NFL, cannot exist as it is currently b/c of the danger involved, both to the players(physically) and the schools/teams(legally) that support them.

More and more parents in our area do not want their kids playing football. This area has always been football crazy going back generations. Kids would begin playing organized football when they were 8 years old or so. They still do, but I can see the writing on the wall. Parents are increasingly hesitant to let their kids play, after seeing the dangers involved, and potential long term health problems.

I believe the game will evolve at all levels to be more safe. I don't believe it will ruin the game. We'll all bellyache and complain with each new safety improvement, but the game will still be a great one IMHO. People don't embrace change very well. But it's part of life.

Originally Posted by Riczaj01

but it's replaced w/a 4th and 15. AND if you lined up in a punt formation, you could fake the punt. I bet the chances of getting an onside kick, and making a 4th and 15 are not that much different.

But like I said, I would have it at the 40, not the 30; the field position is WAY to risky at your own 30.

I gotta think you would lose that bet...the chances of recovering an onside kick, especially when the other team expects it (key factor) has to be pretty low(1 out 10?)....4th and 15 (which isn't really any different than 3rd and 15) has to be a lot easier to convert (1/3?), especially for team with highly efficient pass attacks...I'd take a Cutler to Marshall jump ball over an onside kick attempt any day...