Touchbacks on kickoffs

[BFritz21]

(04-15-2022, 02:38 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: A lot of bad things can happen to the Return team if you make the Returner return it if he has had issues in the past.

Some times it is a good idea to gamble on this fact with certain Returners instead of just going for the touchback all the time.

Exactly.

Like players running downfield at full-speed, even if they've been blocked, can cause fumbles by putting their helmets on the ball and knocking it loose pretty easily considering that the returner is also running full speed.

Returners sometimes catch the ball a few feet or less into the endzone and, either not knowing where they are or thinking that they have enough room to make things happened decide to bring it out. They might regret their decision, try to stop, but they're already a foot out, and then just get tackled inside the 10. 

A returner can go to catch a high ball inside the 10, start looking upfield before he secures the catch because he knows he doesn't have much time, and muffs the catch.