tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010549144704922204.post1594713404327324031..comments2023-03-28T08:59:42.652-07:00Comments on Coach Hoover Football: Solving the NFL's Safety Problem: The 8-2-1 Kickoff ReturnCoach Hooverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861382381553147719noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010549144704922204.post-80566731351862365512013-02-14T17:46:53.272-08:002013-02-14T17:46:53.272-08:00I love the idea. Kick returns are possibly the mos...I love the idea. Kick returns are possibly the most exciting part of football, keeping the players safe is paramount. This allows both to happen.Coach Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985201006236741784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010549144704922204.post-34897412292119559082013-02-08T14:03:03.829-08:002013-02-08T14:03:03.829-08:00I got the same idea with the kick that go back of ...I got the same idea with the kick that go back of the end zone. Let's make that king of kick a fault. Force the kicking team to kick in bounds. If the kick go out of bounds, it's already a fault. now if the kick go to the end zone, it'll be also a fault. With a start at the 40 for the return team not the 20. and if you combine that with a kick from the 40 no more the 35 or 30. It'll force the kicking team to make a sure slow sweep kick. And, I do agree, the 8-2-1 is a very great safe idea.darylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010549144704922204.post-76788443743704220342013-02-07T09:03:14.853-08:002013-02-07T09:03:14.853-08:00If the end goal is a smaller number of high-speed ...If the end goal is a smaller number of high-speed collisions, my suggestion would be to aim for an increase in touchbacks. I know that that was the intention of moving the kick from the 30 to the 35, but now the kickers just sky it a bit higher and try to land it a couple yards deep. There needs to be better motivation for that guy to kick the ball out of the back of the end zone. My two ideas are 1) a kickoff that goes through the uprights is worth a point and 2) a kick that goes out of the back of the end zone starts the offense on the 10 or 15. That said, I do agree that the 8-2-1 is a great idea within the current framework without any rule changes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com