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Originally Posted by mbcrowder
Yes ... and more than a tiny bit. Most players will not be at full speed when crossing the kicking line now.
Doesn't really matter now though, since every single kick is a touchback. It will affect onsides kicks, that's about it.
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I was looking forward to some high and short kicks, since there is more incentive to NOT allow the kickoff to travel to the end zone. A higher kick would allow the coverage more time to get downfield, especially starting at the 35. "Placing" the kick at between the 5 and 10 would give the return team three very unappealing choices.
And do we really need anything to make onside kicks even more difficult?