re: NFL institutes XFL kickoff rules from last season

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I like the new rules. Will allow for no fair catches unless it goes to the end zone. Unless I missed something regarding the end zone. Most good kickers can get to the end zone.

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It should add some strategy too, with the touchback giving even more yardage to the receiving team now.

Kicking teams may opt to try to pin the receiving team somewhere between the goal line and the 30 to eliminate that extra field position they are gifted by a touchback.

Probably will be determined by how successful receiving teams are in their set plays that they come up with to spring their returners free.

For an example of this, San Antonio’s XFL team last year ran a pull block to get an extra blocker on the edge and sprung their returner into plus territory. Kicking team had no clue what to do and got lucky to have someone chase him down on an angle.