Onside kick

[transplantbillsfan]

2 hours ago, Awwufelloff said:

Why do teams go lateral? Kick it straight forward and have kicker ram the guy catching it. I’ve never seen an onside kick like that. Would definitely increase chances from 3%…

 

That's exactly what they did on their 2nd onside kick and it almost worked.

[Freddie's Dead]

2 hours ago, Awwufelloff said:

Why do teams go lateral? Kick it straight forward and have kicker ram the guy catching it. I’ve never seen an onside kick like that. Would definitely increase chances from 3%…

 

For one, there was a rule change that you can't hit the receiving team until the ball goes 10 yards.  The Bills onside kick in the comeback game is now a penalty.

[Simon]

54 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

No I get that. But I'd have been fuming if the Lions recovered and scored. Because it was clearly a foul. 

 

You're fair game as soon as you touch the ball, regardless of whether you are at 10yrds or not.

[zow2]

The 2nd onsides was well executed imo because they targeted our defensive player, Taron.  I’d rather kick to him than our pass catchers that were lined up. But Taron is the man and made the play after it bounced into his mask at first.

[Doc Brown]

2 hours ago, TFBillsfan said:

I’m not a fan of the new kickoff rules. Just revert it back to how it was. Seems to work just fine in HS and College.

Too many injuries.  I’m fine with it if it prevents another Kevin Everette type situation.

[Another Fan]

2 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

How long have you been watching football? 

 

You've never seen a pooch onside kick up the gut? It's always been one of the more successful ways to do it

Yeah.  I think Steve Christie's recovery of the onside kick like that in the Comeback is one of the most underrated plays in Buffalo Bills history.