New Rules for Kickoffs

NFL owners voted today to move the kickoffs up 5 yards. While in the past the ball was kicked off from the 30 yard line, from now on it will be kicked from the 35 yard line. The idea is that there will be more touchbacks and less kickoff returns. The hope is that this will reduce injuries as there have been some serious injuries that have occurred on kickoffs.
Of course, this is a terrible idea. Football is a physical sport. People get hurt playing football. That should not cause the game to be changed (and basically eliminating kickoffs changes the game). We are not talking about eliminating dangerous hits and harmful types of tackles. We are talking about eliminating kickoff returns. We are talking about eliminating part of the game. We are all for player safety, but not the expense of the game we all love.
If player safety is more important than the game, we should just computerize the sport. Have accuscore or Madden do a random sim (or on Madden have a whole game played out by the computer that can be televised) instead of games. This way nobody will get hurt (and also we won't need a new CBA either). The only injury we will have to be concerned about is carpal tunnel syndrome. But if you are in the mood for some real football that we all love, we cannot sacrifice any part of the game even for something as important as player safety.
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