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silverscreenselect wrote: ↑

Fri May 22, 2020 8:34 am

The NFL owners are expected to approve a change to the onside kick rule next season that would eliminate the kick. In its place, a team would be permitted the option after scoring to attempt a fourth-and-fifteen play from its own 25 yard line. If they convert, they keep the ball; otherwise, the other team takes over. Defensive penalties that result in automatic first downs would still be enforced in the same manner. Offensive penalties would also be enforced and the team would be permitted another try after the penalty yardage was marked off. However, the team could not then elect to kick off in the standard manner. Teams could attempt this new "onside kick" twice per game, in any quarter.

Since the kickoff alignment rules were changed in recent years, traditional onside kicks were very difficult to convert. On the other hand, over the last five years, teams converted fourth and 15 plays approximately 24% of the time. This rule change would eliminate "surprise" onside kicks like the one the Saints used at the start of the second half of their Super Bowl win.

Bob78164 wrote: ↑

Fri May 22, 2020 6:08 pm

silverscreenselect wrote: ↑

Fri May 22, 2020 8:34 am

The NFL owners are expected to approve a change to the onside kick rule next season that would eliminate the kick. In its place, a team would be permitted the option after scoring to attempt a fourth-and-fifteen play from its own 25 yard line. If they convert, they keep the ball; otherwise, the other team takes over. Defensive penalties that result in automatic first downs would still be enforced in the same manner. Offensive penalties would also be enforced and the team would be permitted another try after the penalty yardage was marked off. However, the team could not then elect to kick off in the standard manner. Teams could attempt this new "onside kick" twice per game, in any quarter.

Since the kickoff alignment rules were changed in recent years, traditional onside kicks were very difficult to convert. On the other hand, over the last five years, teams converted fourth and 15 plays approximately 24% of the time. This rule change would eliminate "surprise" onside kicks like the one the Saints used at the start of the second half of their Super Bowl win.

Is there anything in the proposed new rule that would prevent a team from trying a traditional on-side kick? Some obligation to allow the ball to travel more than 10 yards before the kicking team may touch it? --Bob

silverscreenselect wrote: ↑

Fri May 22, 2020 6:13 pm

Bob78164 wrote: ↑

Fri May 22, 2020 6:08 pm

silverscreenselect wrote: ↑

Fri May 22, 2020 8:34 am

The NFL owners are expected to approve a change to the onside kick rule next season that would eliminate the kick. In its place, a team would be permitted the option after scoring to attempt a fourth-and-fifteen play from its own 25 yard line. If they convert, they keep the ball; otherwise, the other team takes over. Defensive penalties that result in automatic first downs would still be enforced in the same manner. Offensive penalties would also be enforced and the team would be permitted another try after the penalty yardage was marked off. However, the team could not then elect to kick off in the standard manner. Teams could attempt this new "onside kick" twice per game, in any quarter.

Since the kickoff alignment rules were changed in recent years, traditional onside kicks were very difficult to convert. On the other hand, over the last five years, teams converted fourth and 15 plays approximately 24% of the time. This rule change would eliminate "surprise" onside kicks like the one the Saints used at the start of the second half of their Super Bowl win.

Is there anything in the proposed new rule that would prevent a team from trying a traditional on-side kick? Some obligation to allow the ball to travel more than 10 yards before the kicking team may touch it? --Bob

Regular onside kicks would still be permitted under the proposed rule.