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Originally Posted by UncleWede
When they changed the rule that you can't get a running start on the on-side, I figured it was now done as a practical play.
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That was my point above. I've seen a few onside kicks try the laying down ball to get funky hops, but never recall seeing someone do the flat/spinning ball on artificial turf that I can think of. It seemed to catch Atlanta off-guard, and even if one of their players tried to grab it there was a real possibility that the speed of rotation would have sent it scurrying off into a rugby scrum unless they dove onto it like a live hand grenade. With the new kickoff rules, onside kicks using the bouncing ball were essentially rendered ineffective. This spinning ball thing has some potential, but only time will tell what the recovery odds are now that every special teams coordinator in the league will be coaching it from both sides starting tomorrow.....