To me this is a horrible idea!!!! But with the league focusing heavily on player safety and worried about lasting effects of concussions, this may happen sooner than later! IamJOE357
(Poll) Are You Ready For Some Football?! 2011 Season Kicks Off Thursday! Who You Got To Win The AFC & NFC?!
Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl Are you ready for some football?!  I am like you wouldn’t believe!!!!  Super ready!!!!  The season kicks off in 2 days!  You know I have to take my Giants to win the NFC (there is nothing wrong with wishful thinking!) & I’m taking the Patriots to win the AFC.  Let us know who you got!
Patriots Coach Bill Belichick Says The NFL Wants to Eliminate Kickoffs
Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl Without question, the rule moving the kickoff point from the 30 to the 35 has generated more discussion and debate than any other rule. It’s arguably caused more reaction and analysis than most other rules changes, combined.  Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Tuesday that the league wants to eliminate the kickoff. And that’s not an expression of opinion. Belichick says that the league told him this.
NFL: Chicago Bears Refuse To Accept New NFL Rule & Ignore It In Preseason Game
Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl The Chicago Bears were one of six NFL teams that reportedly voted against the new rule moving kickoffs to the 35-yard line of the team doing the kicking. The rule, which moves the ball up from the 30-yard line and should cause more touchbacks and fewer exciting returns, was implemented by the league’s Competition Committee at the owners meetings in March as a move to improve player safety. The thought was that those exciting returns also involve too many high-speed collisions, but the Bears weren’t buying it.
