NFL.com: New York Giants owner John Mara envisions end to kickoffs

[HogNose]

I really don't like this guy.

New York Giants owner John Mara, a member of the NFL's Competition Committee, says he can see a day in which kickoffs will be eliminated from football.


“We had a lot of discussions about whether we should eliminate it and if we did, what we could do in its place,” Mara told Giants.com. “There’s no consensus on it right now, but I could see the day in the future where that play could be taken out of the game. You see it evolving toward that.”
Last year, the league moved kickoffs from the 30-yard line to the 35 as a safety measure, which Mara says is the committee’s top priority. He adds that the increase in touchbacks last year coincided with a decrease in concussions. Although there is little interest in eliminating kickoffs at this point, Mara pointed out that "There was no support for moving the kickoff back to the 30 yard-line."


Mara says the NFL won’t eliminate the kickoff until it has the right plan for how to get rid of it, but he seems to think the play is fundamentally unsafe.


“Nobody would go that far now, but we talk about different blocks that we can outlaw,” Mara said. “The problem is that the concussions come from everywhere -- from the wedge, from the crossing blocks where a guy goes from one side of the field to another, from a full speed collision between a return guy and a tackler. So there’s no one thing that you can do. It’s something that we'll continue to watch as closely as possible.”

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d...headline_stack

[Zazzaro703]

More and more I think the Redskins should go nuclear and blow the league up before it's too late to get these idiots out of power. What about onside kicks?

[GhostofSparta]

I can envision the end of John Mara as an NFL owner, let's focus on that part first. Jackass.

[skinsfanindallas88]

I never thought i'd say this...but this guy make jerry seem tolerable

[Hitman21ST]

I never thought i'd say this...but this guy make jerry seem tolerable

Hell, he even makes Goodell seem tolerable.

He couldn't get the college overtime rules to carry over to the NFL, so he just makes the regular game a college overtime.

[HeluCopter29]

I never thought i'd say this...but this guy make jerry seem tolerable

I never disliked Jerry.... just his team and all the faith the fans have in him.

[Stophovr6]

Jerry is at least good for a laugh. This guy is just a ****ing idiot.

[SkinsFTW]

What about punts? Lets just make it a 4 down game then. I think there are more injuries on punts anyway. Yeah this doesn't make any sense. Lets have the QB carry a flag on his waist that you have to grab too instead of tackle him

[HogNose]

John Mara comes across like Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". The Redskins, and NFL players in general are R. P McMurphy.

Jones, like others have said really doesn't bother me too much. He is a character, but I respect his passion for the Cowboys even though his ego gets in the way.

[HailGreen28]

He couldn't get the college overtime rules to carry over to the NFL, so he just makes the regular game a college overtime.

Geez. How did this fool ever get on an NFL commitee?

[DCranon21]

What's next with this guy, making 3rd down like 4th down in the CFL? I think 31 other owners will vote that to a no on his envision.

[Rdskns2000]

I envision an end to the NY football Giants one day.

[GaryGreenMonk]

Billy Madison strikes again.

[pjfootballer]

Anyone check this jackass for dementia? Concussions syndrome?

[Boss_Hogg]

So onside kicks will be eliminated, except for the Giants they can still try onside kicks if they're losing. The Giants will also get 6 downs and a 14-point spot.

Sound absurd? So does taking away money for "violating the spirit of the salary cap."