6/21/2023 0 Comments Catch it kansas![]() Could they do it? They could, but then they run the risk that if someone at the 20 (yard line) catches a squib and begins to run, they’re automatically at the 30-, 35-yard line. “It doesn’t mean they (kickers) won’t do it, but we went back and looked at college and what the reaction was in college when they made this change and actually the number of squib kicks went down. Rich McKay, who heads the league’s competition committee, was asked Tuesday during a news conference about the possibility of squib kicks forcing a kick return. Still, you’d think there’s a good possibility that the new kickoff rule will remain in the league after the 2023 season. But few PI penalties were ever reversed and the league ditched the rule leading into the 2020 season. The NFL made pass interference a reviewable call the next season. This goes back to the “NOLA No Call” during the 2018 NFC Championship Game between the Saints and Rams involving the infamous pass-interference penalty that wasn’t called. There’s also precedent that a one-year rule change actually only sticks around for one year. ![]() But would teams place less emphasis in some phases of special teams as a reason to keep or cut players? Yes, the elements of punt coverage would remain, unless the NFL decides to alter that at some point. This would decrease the value for players involved in kickoff coverage on both sides of the ball, whether it’s blockers, tacklers or returners. I’m more curious to see how this would affect roster construction if this becomes permanent starting in 2024.
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