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Message: [QUOTE="Melancer46, post: 2836497, member: 1674"] I think that's kind of the point. It doesn't tilt things too much more in favor of the offense, but it adds the potential for more excitement to the game. As the article mentions, roughly 61% of kickoffs result in touchbacks. Looking at punting stats, 28% of punts (excluding touchbacks) result in a fair catch, so you'd have an actual football play to watch the overwhelming majority of the time with this new rule. And if they don't opt to punt, you have an even more exciting play to watch. At the same time, you'll probably see more conversion attempts than you currently do onside attempts. I 100% am on board with this idea. The fact that the kickoff still exists is among the dumbest rules that the sport has, along with the touchbacks on fumbles through the end zone. [/QUOTE]