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So, simple question: Was anyone complaining about onside kicks?
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Yes, the Saints complained to Roger that they just could not recover onsides kicks and they wanted him to step in and STOP it!
So, him being such a swell guy, he did.
NOT!
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So, simple question: Was anyone complaining about onside kicks?
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Every year the NFL has to screw around with the game.
But it SHOULD require luck to get back into the game if you've been getting your arse handed to you for 58+ minutes. Not to mention it helps/hurts teams unevenly. Baltimore is one of the best teams in the league, but they're going to have a lot harder time capitalizing on this opportunity than the Saints or Chiefs. On the other side of the ball, a team like the Raiders is at a disadvantage with a terrible passer rating against defense while they're one of the best yards per attempt rushing defenses in the league. It's pretty rare that teams don't have some kind of statistical weakness, and when that statistical weakness has the possibility of deciding an entire possession - on one play - when the game is on the line seems unfair to me. Then you throw in the automatic 1st down calls that could realistically be made anytime an official wants to influence the outcome of a game...it seems like a point of vulnerability for the gambling underworld to target and take advantage of if you ask me.Not going to lie, this thing has kind of grown on me a bit in recent days.
I'm a football purest, but I think this could be something that improves the game. It puts getting back into the game into your own hands rather than extreme luck. I think it also brings more excitement, where you will feel like your team has a good chance at a last minute comeback.
Now granted, I get that it works both ways, but I am coming around to the idea that this could be good for the sport overall. The only part I am shaky about is penalty enforcement on these plays; I'd hate to see a team get rewarded with a new possession due to a ticky-tack hands to the face call or something like that.
Maybe...I don't know. Wouldn't this help us? We couldn't recover an onside kick if our lives depended on it. I'll take my chances on 4th and 15.
I was kinda poking fun at our struggles with the recovering the onside kick but I definitely wouldn't trust a 4th and 15, not that I don't think our D can stop a team but flags flying for a BS hold.Maybe...
With our roster and coaching staff, we're much more likely to be ahead by multiple scores at the end of games than behind.
The real questions are: How much do you trust our pass defense in crunch time? How much do you trust officials to keep the forking flags in their pockets when we're defending 4th and 15?
Beyond that: Do you like this rule next year when our offense resembles Baltimore's with Taysom behind center? I don't.
But it SHOULD require luck to get back into the game if you've been getting your arse handed to you for 58+ minutes. Not to mention it helps/hurts teams unevenly. Baltimore is one of the best teams in the league, but they're going to have a lot harder time capitalizing on this opportunity than the Saints or Chiefs. On the other side of the ball, a team like the Raiders is at a disadvantage with a terrible passer rating against defense while they're one of the best yards per attempt rushing defenses in the league. It's pretty rare that teams don't have some kind of statistical weakness, and when that statistical weakness has the possibility of deciding an entire possession - on one play - when the game is on the line seems unfair to me. Then you throw in the automatic 1st down calls that could realistically be made anytime an official wants to influence the outcome of a game...it seems like a point of vulnerability for the gambling underworld to target and take advantage of if you ask me.
I wish that the onside kick rules/formation had not been changed, but I just don't think this is the right move to bring excitement back to the end of multi-score games.