A new starting base has improvements for 2025, but there is still a single change that the US Football Association needs to be addressed

New York – American Football Association He had one of the most radical changes in the years last season, and changed the start of the match in an unprecedented way before. The dynamic launch was created to resemble a quarrel by the players ’alignment against both teams from each other and restrict the movement to reduce space and speed, which mainly creates lower high speed collisions and enhance more returns in the game.

The first year of the beginning of the dynamic launch was an experience, in the hope of providing a higher percentage of revenues throughout the league. The league got what was meant, with the rate of return improved from 21.8 % in 2023 (under the coordination of the old match) to 33 %. The average position of the start field went from 25.6 to 30.1, while the average length of the return improved from 23.0 to 27.5.

While the league witnessed more revenues, the dramatic change that the league was hoping was not. Changes must be made in 2025 to enhance the start of the dynamic match, which is what American Football Association The plan after the first experimental season.

The important change was to place the ball to get touch, as the starting field is now a 35 -yard line to contact touch. In 2024, the ball will be placed in a 30 yard line.

The league initially looked at the 35 -yard line for the first year of the start of the dynamic match, but settled for 30. The league believes that it will witness a 65 % -75 % -7 % with touch transfer from 30 to 35, with a significant increase from last year if the data is proven properly.

“I think the 35 -yard line is a severe”. “You can get the first landing, then kick a field goal. I think 35 was the answer a year ago. We still see that we start, but we believe with the 35 now – the match returns (more).

“I think it will definitely return as you move more and more than men return to this next level. You will see more ban and returns becoming more creative than they do.”

The US Football Association has made a major touch to improve the start of the dynamic match, but there is a huge skeleton in the treasury that must be presented in relation to the new coordination.

The change that has not been fully made

While the US Football Association decided to continue to expand the return of the match, one of the important aspects of the match it committed quietly on the side of the road. The side kick is essentially a later idea in today’s game, as the strategic theatrical league that was called only when a team left behind in the fourth quarter.

Basically, a side kick for the receipt team should be announced – this is only when the kick team lags back. There is no use in calling for a side kick under a new starting base.

The league adjusted a side of this year. The teams can announce a side kick throughout the match instead of the fourth quarter, but only when the kick team lags back. The kick was also moved to the courtyard where the ball will be placed in a 34 yard line, while the kick team will line up in 35.

Changing the base aims to facilitate the recovery of kicks besides, because the kick team was historically a low success rate. Last year, kicks were recovered along with 6.45 % of time in light of the start of the dynamic match.

Since the banned NFL operation began to start the match in 2018, the recovery rate on the other side was 16.4 %. The recovery rate decreased to less than 9 %.

The side kick is almost eliminated from the game, and it will be difficult to restore.

“It will be difficult. It will be very difficult,” said Charles Davis, a CBS color analyst. “I just want it, but I am not sure how to do this through this type of match.”

The biggest problem with the side kick at the moment is to announce that the kick will come to the receipt team. This takes away the element of surprise, as was executed by Andy Reed to open the 2000 season and Sean Bayton did to start the second half in Super Ball xliv. Both theatricals led to victories for their teams.

“I feel that there should be a kind of modification,” said Nit Porleson, an analyst today. “Suppose you are calling and kicking it on the other side, and you cannot be punished. I don’t like it at all. Where is the ambiguity in that?

“Why can’t you abandon it, or deeply heat it?

What can be done to fix the side kick?

If the American Football Association intends to eliminate the side kick, what is the alternative to a backward team? The Denver Broncos and Philadelphia Eagles team suggested alternative solutions over the past two years that have been voted.

Broncos has suggested fourth and 15 years of a 25 -yard kick team. After the result, it will be an alternative offensive play from the Rolk team, which has an area of ​​25 valid yards (if the team chooses). The conversion would allow the team to keep the ball while the failed transfer will make the defensive team get the ball in the place where the play ended.

The Eagles amended the proposal and suggested fourth and 20 of the 20 -yard kick team. This proposal was voted as well.

“I think some of the issue that reaches fourth and bottom, the fourth and something after it is recorded – because you moved away from a sudden kick,” said Kwahir with regard to a possible change. “There is no way to return to a game correctly? So some of the nature of the play, as soon as you have an option of some kind and the dice rolled. Whether this is the fourth and fourth 15, twenty -fourth, whatever that play that may be. And say somehow if you go back again.

“You need something to be able to get a team to return from a deficit. In the past, the surprise kick in the sides was part of it. It has now been moved and the surprise kick is no longer a really surprise. It is just a kick in the sides.”

With the background of the special difference, Cowher does not see a return to the side kick. Obtaining an offensive play and creating new wrinkles for the game would restore the element of surprise, even if the team can announce that the play is coming.

A happy way to play missing.

“I think a kind of fourth play down, when you fall behind after recording it. The ability to restore the ball will be very exciting,” said Kwir. “Now how you should be able to build a penalty on it, because somehow the team will try to throw it on the bottom of the field to get defensive overlap. Somehow should allow this play or punishment like that in order not to become a worker.

“Whether it becomes a penalty of 10 yards, instead of the wrong penalty point. I don’t know, some nature, so there is likely to be some logistical services that you should work with. But I think there is a degree and ability to restore the ball when you finish, it will be the next step.”

The next step may be to get rid of the side kick together, but it is here to stay in 2025. The dynamic match has improved, but the changes have not been completed yet.