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Originally posted by redlemon
1. Kickoff out of bounds (aka the Giants-Cowboys rule): if the ball bounces in-bounds, but rolls out of bounds, the ball comes back to the 40 yard line. Now, I understand this if the ball never lands in-bounds at all, but let's face it, no one controls how a football bounces. I propose that the ball merely has to land in-bounds.
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I disagree. The point of this rule is to encourage teams to kick the ball down the middle, which encourages runbacks on kicks. If you eliminate this rule, and you can kick kickoffs out of bounds, you might as well eliminate special teams play.