NFL may push touchbacks up to the 35 yard line

[Richard Noggin]

16 hours ago, US Egg said:

Legalese for preventing blame in lawsuits.

 

I’ve been fortunate being able to watch major league sports in its purest form. Today’s games are clearly distinguishable from what they were not so long ago.

 

Agreed that less regulations meant more violence and excitement back in the day, but naturally that resulted in more widespread, and more significant injuries (including deaths) and chronic conditions across sports. I mean, think of European road racing back before radial tires. Professional boxers. Hockey enforcers. Even baseball: Lou Gehrig (knocked out cold on a baseball field a BUNCH of times throughout his life) had a neurodegenerative disease named after him. Imagine even the unreported history of football's health impacts. We now know at least a component of the long term traumas via concussion/CTE lawsuits. Things just don't turn out well for the gladiators, historically. 

 

Obviously the NFL isn't super convincing with its emphasis on player safety, but even its half-hearted intentions have probably made dramatic advancements in workplace conditions and long term health outcomes for players overall. 

 

Hockey in the 80s and 90s was pretty great, though, wasn't it? What a wild, rough ride. Football more so in the 70s and 80s. 

[US Egg]

2 hours ago, Richard Noggin said:

 

Agreed that less regulations meant more violence and excitement back in the day, but naturally that resulted in more widespread, and more significant injuries (including deaths) and chronic conditions across sports. I mean, think of European road racing back before radial tires. Professional boxers. Hockey enforcers. Even baseball: Lou Gehrig (knocked out cold on a baseball field a BUNCH of times throughout his life) had a neurodegenerative disease named after him. Imagine even the unreported history of football's health impacts. We now know at least a component of the long term traumas via concussion/CTE lawsuits. Things just don't turn out well for the gladiators, historically. 

 

Obviously the NFL isn't super convincing with its emphasis on player safety, but even its half-hearted intentions have probably made dramatic advancements in workplace conditions and long term health outcomes for players overall. 

 

Hockey in the 80s and 90s was pretty great, though, wasn't it? What a wild, rough ride. Football more so in the 70s and 80s. 

Was speaking more to the “evolution” of the game. Football use to have a flow to it. Now it’s a choppier longer game to view with all its stops and starts due to more substitutions, penalty excess, reviews, rule changes, etc. It’s saving grace is it hasn’t lost its flair for the dramatic.
 

Baseball wised up and addressed their dragged out product and added a couple tweaks to spice up the game. Basketball is not recognizable compared to its heyday years. Hockey? Got to be a diehard to watch, though, as seen last week, it has its opportunities to show how great the game can be, just not enough of them. 
 

Like I said, just glad I got to watch them in the manner they were meant to be.

[NastyNateSoldiers]

On 2/24/2025 at 1:46 AM, Virgil said:

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/nfl-to-consider-changes-to-kickoff-including-touchbacks-moving-to-35-yard-line
 

I thought the 30 was too much.  I don’t like this 

Why do I feel like this has more to do with player prop bets the over unders on the yds. Time to go under cif they take another 5yds off each kickoff. 

[BobbyC81]

On 2/23/2025 at 5:16 PM, Beast said:

 Next up, the defense has to play with 10 men  on the field.

 

The game is becoming so watered down. 

Well, the rise of the passing games resulted in teams playing 2 deep safeties.  Soon, they may force all defenders to start a play within 5 yards of the LOS.

[frostbitmic]

IMO a team should get a point if they kick it through the uprights on a kickoff.

 

I don't think another 5 yards is going to change a teams kicking philosophy. I'd still have Bass put it through the end zone on a kickoff every time.