NFL's 4th and 15 proposal and the Bengals

[jfkbengals]

(05-27-2020, 02:29 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: The XFL kickoff was fun to watch.  I wonder how an onside kick would happen in that setup?  With 30 yards between the kicker and his own teammates, it would seem too easy for the kicker to simply knock it 10 yards, then pick it up and run for whatever he could get before doing a safe slide.

The NFL onside kick cannot be advanced by the kicking team, so there should be a mechanism to retain that.  Best thing to do if you were utilizing the XFL setup would be to prevent the kicker or returner from recovering the ball, and make it travel at least 35 yards before it can be recovered.  No one can move before it passes the lined up kicking team.

Just a thought...