Goodell floats novel idea for replacing kickoffs

[jonathanlambert33]

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has landed on the cover of TIME magazine. The accompanying article contains plenty of interesting nuggets.
Here’s the first one that caught our eye.
Sean Gregory of TIME writes that one of the options being considered for replacing kickoffs entails giving the ball to the team that would have been kicking off at its own 30, automatically facing a fourth down and 15 yards to go. The team can then choose to punt or go for it, via fake punt or otherwise.
In other words, the kickoff would be replaced with the punt, and the onside kick would be replaced with a fourth-down conversion roughly half the distance of Ray Rice’s recent catch-and-run.
The idea would be to remove completely the high-speed, open-field collisions between large men who dip their heads instinctively at impact and place extra pressure on the C3-C4 area of the spine. While other injuries would be possible during the punt play that replaces the kickoff, the risk of catastrophic injury would be reduced.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/06/goodell-floats-novel-idea-for-replacing-kickoffs/

 

[Pugz]

hes probably thinking about getting rid of the tackle and giving the players flags too.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Still too dangerous

 

[Hurricane Season]

This is the same idea Greg Schiano pitched last year. I can kind of understand why he'd want to get rid of kickoffs, though. He saw one of his players turn into a paperweight on kickoff coverage.

This is a terrible idea regardless. Hopefully it doesn't get any further than an idea.

 

[Giantmetfan07]

This is just a horrible, horrible idea. Why don't we all just stand around a bonfire at midfield during halftime and sing kumbaya or some shit.

 

[Falcons11497]

This is just a horrible, horrible idea. Why don't we all just stand around a bonfire at midfield during halftime and sing kumbaya or some shit.

bonfire
too dangerous

 

[elcheato]

Why don't you all actually stop watching the NFL? I don't know how many times this has to be said. No one is forcing you to watch.

 

[RipCity32]

I like bonfires..

 

[jonathanlambert33]

I like bonfires..

I drove down River Road yesterday and they are all up and down the levees.