kickoffs

Blocked field goals, 70-yard threats and chaotic kickoffs, the foot is back in football

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Field goals being blocked, kickoffs causing chaos and threats of 70-yard plays are making the foot more important in football again. Vic Fangio, the defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles, watched as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicked a 65-yard field goal, one of the longest in NFL history. He credited the league’s new rules for … Read more

Mike Vrabel spent hours studying why the Panthers have the best kickoffs in the NFL

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Mike Vrabel dedicates hours to analyzing the Panthers’ superior kickoff strategy in the NFL. The Carolina Panthers are leading the NFL in pinning their opponents deep with kickoffs, averaging a starting position at the 21-yard line. Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel is impressed with their strategy and spent hours studying their technique. Vrabel praised the … Read more

Two more preseason games, not much excitement on kickoffs

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Two additional preseason games bring little excitement on kickoffs The new kickoff rule in this year’s preseason is supposed to make the games more exciting, but the results so far have been underwhelming. In the first three preseason games, there have been a total of 17 kickoff returns for 405 yards, with an average of … Read more