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New rules on blocking by the OL - no blocks below the waist beyond 5 yards past the line of scrimmage 3. All blocks below the waist, except by OL have to be head on 4. If there is an official review on a play where the clock would have continued to run, there will be a 10 second runoff after the review. “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ― Epictetus Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 9,454 Status: Offline     RE: Rule changes for 2018    Posted: 4/15/2018 1:38:31 PM  L.C. wrote: 1. On sky kick kickoffs, if you fair catch the ball inside the 25, the ball starts at the 25. 2. New rules on blocking by the OL - no blocks below the waist beyond 5 yards past the line of scrimmage 3. All blocks below the waist, except by OL have to be head on 4. If there is an official review on a play where the clock would have continued to run, there will be a 10 second runoff after the review. #2, is not just an OL rule, no player can block low more than 5 yards down the field., and all blocks must be 10:00to 2:00. #3. It’s not head on but rather a 10:00 to 2:00 approach angle, that is not new. Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,320 Status: Offline     RE: Rule changes for 2018    Posted: 4/16/2018 9:47:43 AM  How long before they eliminate the kickoff altogether? It sounds like the NFL is debating it's usefulness in their rules committee meetings. Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 9,454 Status: Offline     RE: Rule changes for 2018    Posted: 4/16/2018 1:57:44 PM  OU_Country wrote: How long before they eliminate the kickoff altogether? It sounds like the NFL is debating it's usefulness in their rules committee meetings. Tons of data, literally decades of injury reports that show the most serious injuries come from kick-offs. Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,320 Status: Offline     RE: Rule changes for 2018    Posted: 4/17/2018 9:36:52 AM  BillyTheCat wrote: OU_Country wrote: How long before they eliminate the kickoff altogether? It sounds like the NFL is debating it's usefulness in their rules committee meetings. Tons of data, literally decades of injury reports that show the most serious injuries come from kick-offs. I wonder about punts? The data on injuries can't be far off from kick offs. Back to Top shabamon General User Member Since: 11/17/2006 Location: Cincinnati Post Count: 6,095 Status: Offline     RE: Rule changes for 2018    Posted: 4/17/2018 10:28:23 AM  Devil's advocate on kickoffs in the NFL. If touchbacks still come out to the 20, but you move the kickoff five yards forward, wouldn't it make sense for kickers to make their kickoffs returnable? Since you're giving the coverage team an extra five yards they don't have to run, wouldn't the odds be pretty strong that they can tackle the return man before he reaches the 20? Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 9,454 Status: Offline     RE: Rule changes for 2018    Posted: 4/17/2018 12:48:01 PM  shabamon wrote: Devil's advocate on kickoffs in the NFL. If touchbacks still come out to the 20, but you move the kickoff five yards forward, wouldn't it make sense for kickers to make their kickoffs returnable? Since you're giving the coverage team an extra five yards they don't have to run, wouldn't the odds be pretty strong that they can tackle the return man before he reaches the 20? That is exactly what has happened. As the incentive was made in 2011 (moving the KO up to the -35yd line) to make it easier to kick the ball into the EZ, the result was not significantly more touchbacks, but rather more directional and sky kicks, and the incidence of touchbacks did not increase. This puts the strategy in the hands of the return team, and not the kicking team. Back to Top shabamon General User Member Since: 11/17/2006 Location: Cincinnati Post Count: 6,095 Status: Offline     RE: Rule changes for 2018    Posted: 4/17/2018 1:34:10 PM  Has it? That's surprising to me. I'm not looking at any stats; I'm just saying what I observe from watching games. It seems returned kickoffs are extremely rare anymore. Back to Top C Money General User Member Since: 8/28/2010 Post Count: 3,420 Status: Offline     RE: Rule changes for 2018    Posted: 4/17/2018 1:42:30 PM  The Schiano proposal for kickoffs is an interesting idea. I'm not sure I would want to see it implemented, but it's worth debating and maybe even trying in NFL preseason games. https://www.si.com/college-football/2018/03/05/ncaa-kicko... Back to Top Showing Replies:   1 - 9  of 9 Posts Jump to Page:   1 View Other 'Ohio Football' Topics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WHO'S ONLINE There are 231 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com 230 Guests 1 Registered User:   Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame There are no other users looking at this page.

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