Brad Robbins, new kick-off specialist

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(04-12-2024, 09:33 AM)Nepa Wrote: Agreed. While the kicking team players cannot move, the receiving teams has two players who can move before the ball is touched or hits the ground. Good hang time allows them to get into position (one catching the ball and one blocking) and the rest of the receiving team to prepare for a return. I suspect the strategy will be line drives that end in the landing zone and ideally can get by the two receivers and into the end zone or just short of it.

There were times (before last year's rule about fair catching kickoffs) that Simmons had McMoney hit kickoffs deep, but not into the end zone, with the goal of stopping the returning team inside the 20. I think McMoney will be able to adjust to whatever Simmons asks of him with these new rules. Some other teams (like KC with Punt God) may find the punter better adapted to learning to hit line drives with the correct placement; I just don't see it with Robbins.

Or alternatively you just boot that shit out of the back of the end zone every single time because you allow 0 TDs and suffer 0 injuries if you allow 0 returns. Then they just start drives on the 30.

The Browns added Nyheim Hines who had 2 kick return TDs last year and the Steelers added Cordarrelle Patterson a multi-time All-Pro returner who has 9 career KO return TDs. Even the Ravens added Deonte Harty who was an All-Pro punt returner that I suspect they will make their kick returner. Might be the best way to win is to not play.