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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 865676" data-attributes="member: 7261">The new kickoff rules were to protect against injuries during "normal kickoffs".  I never heard any talk about excessive injuries during an onside kick.  Why not just allow the kicking team to lineup on the line of scrimmage as they do under the new rules.  If they decide to shift into the "old school way" (unbalanced lineup on each side of the ball, way off the LOS) then it has to be an onside kick, if the ball travels further then say 20 yards....penalty on kicking team.  Receiving team gets the ball at the spot they recovered it or at the 40 if the kicking team recovered it.If they don't shift, they just kick off like they have been since the rule change.  The element of surprise is still there, which wasn't that high to begin with and the ability to have at least a decent crack at recovering it is there as well.</blockquote>

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