Pat McAfee Is PISSED At NFL's New Kickoff Rule, Says It Will Change Special Teams Forever 

Washington has a grass field... injuries still happen there a ton. Same with san fran. Injuries happen. Minnesota's stadium wasn't designed for a grass field. We aren't going to stick millions of more dollars into it. There are turfs safer than grass.

It’s only about player safety when the league stands to benefit from it I guess

It's all to pump up offensive yards

Talking facts.

Yep.

They had the chance to demand grass in the cba

It sounds so stupid but you’re spot on 😂

Well they don’t lose money by changing the special teams rules but they would lose money by removing turf and playing on grass fields so when you think about it then it really makes sense 💯🤷‍♂️

Kick it straight up in the sky and make them field it in the 30 yard and blow them up cuz they don’t wanna fair catch and go backwards

@@philthornton1382 They did get their grass lolol

That was the fun of football, anytime someone says they want to make something safer, it is a rationale for everyone to pay the freight, while a small group benefits and not necessarily from supposed "safety".

@@4149stonepony yea there’s a reason I like to go back and watch old school highlights and don’t watch as many games live anymore it’s gotten pretty soft plus they make these rules and don’t realize how difficult they make it to play defense it favors offense too heavily which is why there are so many “elite” quarterbacks now

If NFL players are willing to sign a waiver that they can never sue the NFL or any of it's teams/owners/coaches in the future because of end of career injuries, then they can go back to the old rules. The NFL does not want to put itself in another predicament involving injuries that some players might claim were avoidable with these rules.

The origins of football are kinda fucked up. College upperclassmen smashing up freshmen. Smthg like that. Football was almost banned outright because of so many deaths yearly. Teddy Roosevelt was credited with saving football by intervening and convincing colleges to put in some safety rules. ...that is, according to a series of articles in one of those Uncle John's Bathroom Readers

What's the difference you can be just as injured on regular play just as bad if not worse it's a contact sport it's going to happen unfortunately injuries even with out it

Thou shall not say The Mouse's name in vain.

@@JWH66 holy is the house of mouse

And so it begins.

​@@roygarrett1865 wah wah wah 😫

Remember when he said “we won’t be censored when joining ESPN” Oh how he was wrong!

I'd honestly have more respect for them if they just got rid of it. I don't see anyway to make kickoffs both exciting and safe.

They really need to get rid of it. I can only name three players in the history of the sport that made them exciting (Hester, Cribbs, Patterson) and that's just not enough to keep them around. Even the rare kick return TD kinda sucks, they usually make one minor cut and just run through a gap. The only more boring TD in the game is the blown coverage go-route. Onside kicks are weird and suck too. Do the 4th and 15 from the 30 rule.

@@triletto I did love that rule in the xfl. Way more exciting imo.

@@triletto congrats, you really have all the worst opinions

​@@triletto Percy Harvin?

There would be no music city miracle

We'd be without Hester, Cribbs, Williams, Harvin, AB, Hardman, or Patterson. All started their careers as returners. -Who is to say they would've have even made the rosters otherwise

@@PastorDabs Tyreek Hill too

GOAT

@@PastorDabs Most, if not all, of those guys returned punts and were arguably (or not so arguably) more known for their punt returns. Punt returners aren't going anywhere.

That's all the NFL cares about is money, not the quality of the game anymore.

It's team owners that don't want to invest in thier field or stadium the NFL is designed to protect the owners and max the profit so if too many owners refuse to pay the small expense of grass on field the nfl won't force them to without public demand or lawsuits or a court order heck alot of older stadium shouldn't even be alowed in todays nfl they fail to meet the standards of a professional football league

Example Washington generals football stadium

agreed

Such a stupid move. Wtf is actually wrong with Goodell.

@@jackb8598 he's a politician, always follow the money. This is more than likely a move that lines his pockets with cash if he can reduce the lawsuits bright on by concussion related issues.

Just put it in the contract that kickoffs are part of the game. And if you are hurt in normal play of the game, you can't sue.

​@@jackb8598 ARE U JOKING??????? HES BEEN A DISASTER THE WHOLE TIME!!!!!!!!

It was a joke bruh, chill

Nah they still said it. It's always been a joke and now it's even funnier

They have the stats because they changed the kickoffs rules several years ago increasing the amount of balls not kicked into the end zone because teams didn’t want to give up the 25-yard line for free. If they really wanted to reduce the number of returns they would revert back to the 20-yard line for touchbacks.

Exactly! Like the great Thomas Sowell says, “there are no solutions, only trade offs.”.

Roughing the passer calls have gone too far

Yep. Thats exactly why the rules of this show have already changed and been changing for months under the surface. The had a price the Mouse was willing to pay.

@@joleaneshmoleane8358 Thomas Sowell sucks worse than the rule change

This is actually a really good idea.

Cool Idea! They killed the onside kick, the kickoff return and now they want guys to fair catch the ball, It's only a matter of time before they try to get rid of the kickoff. Corporate morons worried about lawsuits, what else is fuckin new?

nah it would be way too many super long field drives, kickers would get really good at kicking it out of bounds every time

@@DanielMustang47 it adds skill back to it though because right now there trying to make it a bull and void part of the game you put this rule everyone’s hoping for a kicker that can pin point the ball anywhere on the field

@@hulkdjk97 most drives would be starting from within the 15 yard line... it would mess with all stats and likely be more dangerous overall

Because they don't own all of the stadiums. And not all of the stadiums are designed to have grass fields.

@@JarradBruessel32finally a response to this that makes sense

@@WopJr yeah. I'm pretty sure the city of Minneapolis or state of Minnesota owns u.s. bank stadium so if a grass field were to be done, the tax payers are on the hook for it. And even if ziggy were to pay for it, who is in charge of upkeep, who is responsible if flooding happens? So many factors are involved. U.s. bank stadium wasn't built with the idea of ever having a grass field. So the structure work just isn't there and we are still paying off that stadium. No way anyone approves funding more for that stadium just so a couple of more guys don't get turf toe

@@JarradBruessel32 thank you for a coherent and thought out reply, so hard to find that on the internet these days. i learned something.

@@WopJr yeah. We taxpayers had to pay 500 million in building the stadium, and now we are being expected to pay another 280 million roughly in upgrades and maintenance for the next 10 years. The stadium is only 7 years old and already needs upgrades according to the construction firm that is in charge of doing them...

I completely agree.

They're usually players you have never heard of and don't care about, so no one really reports on those concussions and you never hear about it

@@CoolHandLuke196 They dont have to report on it.. you'd literally see people getting knocked out. Obviously some wouldnt be knocked out but at the rate they are claiming concussions and high speed collisions you'd 100% be seeing people laid out.

@@MeesterCHRlS most concussions do not result in getting knocked out

@@CoolHandLuke196 Re-read what I said. "but at the rate they are claiming concussions and high speed collisions you'd 100% be seeing people laid out."

This is true, get rid of that penalty and make it kinda like a punt if they wanna reduce injuries and make returning it useless.

I think I may skip the regular season as I wont enjoy viewing that, and then maybe return closer to the Superbowl. Thats the best way to approach this now. No need to bore myself for 18 weeks, and oh why did we need that extra week if they are trying to reduce injuries?

Friday night lights reference?!

Yup. Already has a baby sitter from ESPN there watching what he says. Can't even say Mickey Mouse without fear.

Exactly the players all know the risk. The only way to truly make the game safe is to remove all physicality from the game. The closer the league gets to that, the more fans they will lose along the way

HOF Devin Hester. Never duplicated now

He was a better punt returner than he was a kick returner

@@pbskids4000 ok dude

Nah, the pats needed coverage guys and specialists anyway, even if the scope of what they can do is drastically reduced u still need them on the roster. But I see your point, maybe they would have paid a bit less or drafted a bit lower

To be totally honest, the role of kick returner last year was still the least relevant position. There was already very little incentive to return kickoffs.

@@frb5237 you can honestly believe a falsehood but it doesn't make it true..tbh

@@christopherfiorentino6552 What role on a football team do you think was less relevant than kickoff returner in the 2022-2023 NFL season? Both offense and defense are obviously more relevant. I'd say kicker, punter, and long snapper are more relevant, and I'd say punt returner was more relevant. What does that leave?

@@frb5237 look at the stats not your beliefs

Unintended consequences.

such bad business. No integrity and no intelligence in this decision. No respect

I'm sure the owners would happily eliminate kickoffs, have every play involve a qb, and pay the qb rhe special teams money.