Bears Refuse To Bend At The Beginning Of The New Rule Told The League To Stop Mid-game
The Chicago Bears were one of six NFL teams that supposedly voted against the new rule moving kickoffs to the 35-yard line of the team to make the kick. The rule, which moves the ball 30 yards line and should lead to more, and back button is less exciting, was conducted by the Competition Committee of the league owners meetings in March as a step to improve safety players. The idea was that these returns also involve a fascinating too many high speed collisions, but the Bears did not buy it.
In their opening preseason Saturday against the Buffalo Bills at Soldier Field in Chicago, the Bears refused to accept the new rule, and prefer their first two kickoffs in place at their 30, who had been in the past. Apparently, officials have set up does not catch it, because no penalty was called, and it took a call from the vice president of the officiating staff Carl Johnson (notes) to "put an end to it, "according to the Twitter account of Johnson's predecessor, current Fox Sports analyst Mike Pereira.
Bears coach Lovie Smith, who was among the league teams will return to the best of years, appear to affect the violations and potential impact. In other words, there was an error.
Bears coach Lovie Smith, who was among the league teams will return to the best of years, appear to affect the violations and potential impact. In other words, there was an error.
"[Bear Kicker] Robbie Gould (notes) ... we can put it on 35 and he can throw every time,''Smith said.''We do not really get a good assessment of what we can do the cover - include some of our players is what we have tried to do with it ..''
Last year, according to Football Outsiders indicators', the Bears finished first in average starting position of leadership - the media drive began shortly after his own 33 yard line. The Houston Texans were the worst team in that category, half his unit began shortly after his own 25-yard line. With about a first difference down between better and worse, and given the recent history of comeback man Devin Hester Chicago (notes) Danieal Manning (notes) to Johnny Knox (notes) (Knox image above shows a 70-shot yards in the game, including bills), one can understand why Smith and the Bears are not satisfied to give an advantage to have clearly built their personnel decisions at all.
Last year, according to Football Outsiders indicators', the Bears finished first in average starting position of leadership - the media drive began shortly after his own 33 yard line. The Houston Texans were the worst team in that category, half his unit began shortly after his own 25-yard line. With about a first difference down between better and worse, and given the recent history of comeback man Devin Hester Chicago (notes) Danieal Manning (notes) to Johnny Knox (notes) (Knox image above shows a 70-shot yards in the game, including bills), one can understand why Smith and the Bears are not satisfied to give an advantage to have clearly built their personnel decisions at all.
The decision to move the ball really help the Bears teams kick coverage - For notes that Chicago ranked 24 in the driveway to begin with opponents allowed to start around their own 30 yard line. The Atlanta Falcons claimed that his opponents around 24 shots last season, so it should be the team change the element of skill was removed from the equation.
The rule seems to be an overreaction built for fun and excitement of the game, and there have been very serious effects. In the preseason only the first week, according to Paul Domowitch of Philly.com, 43 kickoffs for 127, or 33.8 percent, touchback. Throughout the 2010 season, the rate was 16.4 percent touchback.
It does not take a major in mathematics to understand the impact on the game, and why the Bears want to go rogue on this rule. Will they continue to do, and what can be sanctions?
It does not take a major in mathematics to understand the impact on the game, and why the Bears want to go rogue on this rule. Will they continue to do, and what can be sanctions?
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