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New NFL Season Rule Changes: Dynamic Kickoff & Replay
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4/3/2025
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00:00
and they've been talking a lot about rule changes.
00:03
Why don't you kick it off there?
00:05
All right, Scott, so every year in March,
00:08
this is where we see changes, right?
00:11
They'll confirm things are gonna stay
00:13
and some things are gonna change in the future
00:15
for the upcoming season.
00:17
And sometimes, by the way, they're permanent.
00:19
So let's get started with the dynamic kickoff situation.
00:23
So you saw last year, it was complete change.
00:25
They looked at other leagues,
00:28
they wanted to make the kickoff more exciting.
00:31
They thought it worked well.
00:32
I was told a couple of months ago
00:34
that it was gonna stay, but...
00:35
And the other thing that was that
00:37
I thought would happen, happened.
00:39
They moved the kickoffs now.
00:41
So as you know, Scott,
00:44
it's been so boring for a number of years.
00:47
Yes, they're gonna stay with the dynamic kickoff,
00:49
but the other thing is, listen,
00:50
if it goes into the end zone,
00:52
the touchback's gonna go from the 30,
00:54
last year from the 35.
00:56
That one was, a lot of special teams coaches
00:59
I talked to said that that would probably happen.
01:01
It did.
01:02
They're still tweaking this.
01:03
They still want the kickoff to not only stay.
01:06
I know when they've changed some things
01:08
over the years for player safety,
01:09
there were all sorts of rumors.
01:10
Oh, the league wants the kickoff out.
01:12
No, they don't.
01:13
They want it to be more exciting.
01:14
So they're doing that.
01:15
Now, the other thing is,
01:17
is they're gonna move the overtime rule, Scott.
01:20
They're gonna go with the playoff rules
01:23
in the regular season, which now, Scott,
01:26
both teams will have one possession.
01:28
You can't have separate rules,
01:30
so they're gonna have that.
01:31
That was such a no-brainer.
01:33
Now, but the thing that I absolutely love
01:34
is the replay assist, Scott.
01:38
You've seen that.
01:39
One of the big things that we've all had problems with
01:41
is the consistency and officiating, right?
01:43
Get it right, and we've had this replay assist.
01:46
Well, they're gonna expand it,
01:48
and they're gonna make sure that
01:51
fouls include tripping, roughing the kicker,
01:54
face mask, horse collar tackles, Scott.
01:56
Sometimes, you know, the refs can't see it in real time.
02:00
They're gonna miss things.
02:01
Well, that's where they're expanding this replay assist.
02:04
Thank goodness they're doing this.
02:06
And I would like to see other sports do it.
02:08
You know, the NBA has, obviously, it's replay,
02:10
which they've brought in in recent years,
02:12
but I just like that the NFL is about getting it right,
02:16
and you know how sometimes fans will go on social media
02:21
accuse a ref for being on the take and all that stuff,
02:24
which is obviously nonsense,
02:26
but the NFL gets it right, again, with replay assist.
02:29
I'm glad that they're doing that.
02:31
And the other thing, Scott, is this thing,
02:34
I don't know why they didn't do it years ago, okay?
02:38
How could a billion-dollar business
02:40
not get it right with measurements?
02:41
So no more chain gang.
02:43
The chain gang is out.
02:44
They're there.
02:46
There's a backup now if they can't get it right with video,
02:49
with the Hawkeye system by Sony.
02:52
So they're gonna replace the traditional chain gang.
02:54
They're gonna get it right by video.
02:56
Thank goodness this has come in.
02:58
Think about it, the ridiculousness
03:00
of them getting it wrong for decades,
03:02
when sometimes it's very clear,
03:04
when you could see on TV, by replay,
03:07
that it's so clear that the guy got the first down,
03:10
and now they're gonna get it right,
03:12
no more guessing by refs with the chain gang.
03:15
They're actually gonna get it right with video.
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