With the NFL concerned about the number of serious injuries that occur with onside kicks, they've changed the rules so much, that successful onside kicks are nearly impossible to come by.
The Denver Broncos THINK they have a solution that will add the drama back and give teams an honest chance in the fourth quarter. They are adapting an idea from smaller semi-pro leagues and I like it.
One time a game, in the fourth quarter, a team can take the option, immediately after a score, to have a 4th and 15 possession from their own 35 yard line, instead of a kick-off. Basically, one chance to have a 15 yard play and get a first down. If they fail, the defense will take over wherever the play ended.
I think this is brilliant. Teams will basically just play a long odds football play instead of a play that puts several colliding players at risk on a loose ball.
You'll have the effect of an onside kick but without all the safety concerns BUT the defense, fairly, will still have the odds in their favor.
Football is gradually evolving. And I don't mind that. It's not baseball. It's history and rules are much less set in stone. This would simply be the next step in its evolution.
I'm all for this one. I hope football sees this as a step in the right direction.
I can't believe how much moving the extra-point back has already changed the game. I mean three Vikings place kickers are now working at McDonalds because of it.
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