How Equipped Are Miami Dolphins For NFL's New Kickoff Rules & Who Should Handle Kick Returns?

Published 2024-06-06
One of the biggest changes looming for the NFL this season is centered around the kickoff — the league has totally revamped the rules thanks to some influence from the XFL. As the league tries to reignite the play and get more returns this season, teams are scrambling to explore how to best adapt their approach to the play. How are the Dolphins aligned? Who should be their primary staple players? And who should be the kick returner this upcoming season?

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All Comments (21)
  • Kyle thanks for diagram and explanation of kickoff rules.BTW completely agree with Achane as KR.
  • A really great channel about American football and how the game was started and evolved is Hardcore College Football. It gives a great perspective of the rules and how it’s changed. It even talks about “mass plays” which is basically what the “tush push” is and how it was outlawed in the early 1900s because players were dying from severe injuries.
  • @bennysoper1517
    Can't wait for Danny Crossman to rank last in a new type of play. 😮
  • @edf13
    what happens to onsides kicks?
  • @gregmyers2117
    This rule change is scary to me as a Dolphin fan. Crossman’s kick coverage hasn’t been exactly stellar to day the least. I am having scary visions of opposing teams returning kick offs for a TD. McDaniel should tell the kicker to kick it out of the EZ if return coverage is soft as I fear. I’d rather see the ball at the 30 rather than seeing the opponents kicking an extra point.
  • @TekkorGJC
    Ill be honest...if Miami puts say Achane and Wright to return...Im not kicking it to them. Ill let them start at 30.
  • I would kick it out of the end zone for the first few weeks. Give the opposing team the ball at the 30. Do this for the first few weeks of the season until the dust settles and you see how this is going to work.
  • @gelandres
    Dolphins are equipped to return kicks. Are we sure they're equipped to cover kickoffs?
  • Great job breaking this down for layman fan!!! Tks!:finger-red-number-one:Go Miami Dolphins!!!
  • @cameroncook3863
    Gezz mize well just do away with kick off and everyone starts from the 20
  • Why not the rook Jaylen Wright with 4.38 and 235 lbs Chris Brooks at a respectable 4.68? 🫡💪🇺🇸🙏 Appreciate you Kyle and Phin fam.
  • @GlennMoquin
    That's crazy to think you would put Are youngest best upcoming RB Achane on kick returns. This RB Can catch and give yack yards 4 +rec per game . And 20 toches a game .This Dude is only going to get better in 2024 . We don't need our best RB, WR .On special teams we're looking on to get a Super bowl. JUST A THUOGHT😮
  • @dioncooper2844
    I think Berrios, because of new kickoff rules. His spot on the 53 is in serious jeopardy. I'd keep the 2 Washington's & maybe Craycraft 🤷