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The NFL’s New Kickoff Rules: Are They Really Necessary?

Posted: 13 Aug 2011 08:46 AM PDT

Moving the kickoff spot back to the 35-yard line, where it was before 1994, may not be necessary to ensure NFL players' safety on kickoffs. As the graph below displays, the percentage of kickoffs that ended up as touchbacks has been steadily increasing since 2003. The graph also shows that the touchback percentage had increased sharply from 1977 to 1993 because the kickers, like all other players, were getting stronger.

You can be sure that NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue noticed this trend when the league decided to push the kickoff back 5 yards to the 30-yard line. The league wanted to encourage more kickoff returns, and their wish was granted. In 1993 the touchback percentage was at a post-merger high of 26.5%; within one season it dropped precipitously to 7%. However, decrease was short lived. The percentage increased steadily through 1998 before beginning a decline in 1999, which lasted until 2004. The decline between '99 and '04 is something that surprised me. Kickers get stronger as time goes by; so maybe returners had just become bolder and more willing to run from deep in the end zone.  From 2004 to the present, another era of increasing touchbacks began. Since touchbacks have been becoming more common without the new rule, the rule seems unnecessary for ensuring safety and an overreaction to the injuries that happened in 2010. The pattern is clear; kickers will continue to get stronger, which will lead to touchbacks continuing to increase and/or new kickoff strategies.

Terrell Owens Nearing Return?

Posted: 13 Aug 2011 08:19 AM PDT

Nine Touchdowns Last Season

Is free agent wide receiver Terrell Owens close to recovering from the torn ACL he suffered back in April?

After watching the quick video, I fully expect Owens to get signed during the first month of the regular season.

So, with that said, it brings up a very interesting question concerning Owens and the “retired” Randy Moss:


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