Do we need an onsides kick replacement?

[Reverend Conehead]

Since rules changes in 2018, the percentage of onsides kicks being recovered has gone down from 21 percent to around 6 to 10 percent. It makes me wonder if the league should offer some other desperation option to keep the ball after you've scored. Here are some possibilities.

1. Let them convert a 4th and 40 play. If successful, they get to keep the ball on their own 10 yard line.
2. Convert a 60-yard field goal. This special type of field goal is not for points, but rather to keep the ball only. Make it, and you get no points, but you get a new drive on your own 10. If you miss it, your opponent gets the ball on their own 40. There are variations of these ones, and there are some others. You could adjust the length of the 4th and whatever or the long special field goal to whatever lengths are made about 21 percent of the time.

I saw one that would have your QB attempt to throw the ball through a hanging tire 40 yards away. I personally don't like this one. I have mixed feelings about any of them. Part of me would like them to just revert to the pre-2018 rules, but I know they changed those to try to prevent injuries.

I'm honestly not sure, but I would be interested in the opinions of others.

 

[plymkr]

I think they have to do something because the way the rule is now onside kicks are pretty obsolete. We need something to strategize with. I think announcing on side kicks should be changed. Maybe change to no announcement for an onside kick but you can only do 1 a game.

 

[sunalsorises]

Go back to the former kickoff rules. Touchbacks go out to the 20.

 

[ghst187]

Play red rover for the ball

 

[Coogiguy03]

Go back to the old system they're trying to make it fun because if the UFL. I hate the kick off and the onsides.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Go back to the former kickoff rules. Touchbacks go out to the 20.

This

 

[Flamma]

I think they have to do something because the way the rule is now onside kicks are pretty obsolete. We need something to strategize with. I think announcing on side kicks should be changed. Maybe change to no announcement for an onside kick but you can only do 1 a game.

It's not possible to not announce it. You can't kick it onside from the kickoff formation. You're announcing it so the other team moves players up.

 

[Flamma]

Since rules changes in 2018, the percentage of onsides kicks being recovered has gone down from 21 percent to around 6 to 10 percent. It makes me wonder if the league should offer some other desperation option to keep the ball after you've scored. Here are some possibilities.

1. Let them convert a 4th and 40 play. If successful, they get to keep the ball on their own 10 yard line.
2. Convert a 60-yard field goal. This special type of field goal is not for points, but rather to keep the ball only. Make it, and you get no points, but you get a new drive on your own 10. If you miss it, your opponent gets the ball on their own 40. There are variations of these ones, and there are some others. You could adjust the length of the 4th and whatever or the long special field goal to whatever lengths are made about 21 percent of the time.

I saw one that would have your QB attempt to throw the ball through a hanging tire 40 yards away. I personally don't like this one. I have mixed feelings about any of them. Part of me would like them to just revert to the pre-2018 rules, but I know they changed those to try to prevent injuries.

I'm honestly not sure, but I would be interested in the opinions of others.

They screwed up the kickoff as it is, they don't need to add more gimmicks.

There's one simple fix. Even if you keep the crap kickoff the way it is, let them use the old onside kick formation.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Honestly, I think they should punt the ball rather than kick it.