NFL Considers Eliminating Kickoffs

**WileECyte** · 12-12-12, 10:37 AM

The big problem is players are bigger and stronger and the equipment is better than it used to be so these guys run around like they're invincible. Take away some of that safety equipment instead of making it better and you might see a drop in serious hits rather than an increase.

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**Red_Lizard2** · 12-12-12, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by WileECyte

The big problem is players are bigger and stronger and the equipment is better than it used to be so these guys run around like they're invincible. Take away some of that safety equipment instead of making it better and you might see a drop in serious hits rather than an increase.

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Which is what I was trying to say earlier. When you look at a sport like rugby, there is less serious injuries (I'd have to verify that, but what I've heard) then in the NFL. And it isn't like Rugby players are skinny dudes. Well they also make hits above a certain point (it may be the neck, I don't remember now) illegal, which also helps for safety.

**enf** · 12-13-12, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by iLLusioN

Oh, I don't deny that he's violent and coming with bad intentions. But even on that one...Massaquoi ducks his head. If he doesn't duck, it's helmet to shoulder/chest area. Also, this hit was before all the new rules. Hell, my personal opinion is that if this hadn't happened the same weekend as the video you linked, as well as a couple unusually brutal/viscous(ATL's Robinson vs. PHI, and NE Brandon Merriwether vs. BAL Todd Heap), then these new rules still wouldn't be getting pushed.

My main point is...it's a completely unfair rule. Just because there is helmet to helmet contact doesn't mean it was the defenders fault.

It's not a statistical analysis or anything but I got more brutal headshots when I was playing by bad QB play. Throwing the quick slant into a MLB zone is going to get your WR creamed more often than not. Making your receiver dive is going to get him wrecked. Making a small receiver high point the ball(instead of back shoulder or a low throw) is going to get him hit.

Give it a year or two and you're going to start seeing receivers duck into head to head hits for the extra 15 yards. They're already trying to get into Hollywood to draw a flag for perfectly legal hits.

I can agree with that.

Hey, at least its not soccer amirite? /nudge nudge\

**Red_Lizard2** · 12-13-12, 03:52 AM

Real football>Rugby>American Football

**enf** · 12-13-12, 04:32 PM

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**Kanati** · 12-13-12, 04:40 PM

That's the funniest thing I've seen all day. Especially like this one:

**Red_Lizard2** · 12-13-12, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by enf

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A two hour, usually interesting game with limited commercial breaks. Or you can watch a 4 hour game, where half the time 3/4th of it isn't important, with 2 minutes of commercial for about every two minutes of play.

I'm going to watch the first every time, and leave the second on to watch when anything good happens.

**enf** · 12-13-12, 06:11 PM

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**Morningfrost** · 12-13-12, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by Red_Lizard2

A two hour, usually interesting game

Maybe it's just me, but it seems like 9/10 of those games is literally kicking the ball to teammates. And not even passes to set up scores, like you see in basketball, but passes all the way back into the damned backfield. How is that interesting?

The NFL has its downsides, but I still think it's the best sport we have.

~Morningfrost

**enf** · 12-13-12, 06:19 PM

If they incorporated icing somehow in soccer I would watch it. As it stands right now though, when they get close to the goal, the other team just boots it 3/4 of the way down the field. Rinse and repeat for 90+ minutes. Such a tease. They should have to work it out of there just as the opponent worked it in.