Fixing Football: Part II the kickoff rule

(NFL PR Guru) "Ladies and Gentleman thank you for attending today's press conference on NFL Kickoffs if you'll all find your seats, the panel will be taking questions soon. Once again this is a reminder that our panel today consisting of NFL return specialist Devin Hester, Darren Sproils, and 2nd year return man Javier Arenas from Kansas City. Also joining us today on the other side of the table, defensive specialist LaMarr Woodley, Clark Haggans. Note only one question to one player at at time lets begin in the front here with the ESPN Magazines NFL Insider John Eastcoster."
Eastcoster: "A question to Devin Hester, aren't you thrilled the new NFL kickoff rule will lower injuries for return men such as yourself?"
Hester: "Uh ya no one ever wants to get hurt playing this game, but then again no one wants to give up their bonus money either. Do we have solid evidence that that injuries are going to go down? Or is there solid evidence I won't make bonus money and my family will have to suffer lost career income? Next question."
(Guru): Next lets go to CBS Sports' Paul Talkinghead
Talkinghead: "Lets get the defensive prospective, question to Mr. Woodley. Isn't the new shorten kickoff going to save a lot of energy for your defensive unit and save you from getting hurt too?"
Woodley:"Last time I checked the National Football League produced a sport that was played by Men. This powder puff horse sh*# has to go."
(Guru): Woodley there will be a fine for that non-1910 language... Next uhh uhh Oh yes NFL on Fox ex coach Tom Turkeyneck
Turkeyneck: "Uh ya, wow ok this thing on, hello hello test.
(Guru): MIKES ON TURKEYNECK SPIT OUT YOUR QUESTION!
Turkeyneck: Uh ya well uh, To Mr. Arenas from uh KC...ohh you guys have good BBQ, what a stadium tailgate too with the brats and burgers, and BBQ, and beers, and did I meantion BBQ...
(Guru) QUESTION TURKEYNECK or your network losses pre-game rights.
Turkeneck: "Well now you put that way... Arenas does it feel like you are a dying breed of NFL player right now?
Arenas: "Well truth be told Tom, all of us up here have a short Not For Long shelf life and this is just killing my position right now. May be I can take up the issue in front of Congress or President Obama, because Goodell has stopped listening"
(Guru) Watch yourself Arenas that college education, with lack of serious hits to the head thus far has still let you think a little to much on your own, another step out of line and its back to rookie grooming school for you.... So I see we have time for one last question... Uh HBO Real Wannabe Sports, or New York Times... hmmm HBO wins go ahead.
HBO: "Question to Arizona Cardinal Clark Haggans: This does mean less running in that Arizona heat, that has to make you happy, right?
Haggans: "I get paid to hit people, my stats suffer, yet your concerned if we are running too much. Thank God our new CBA has better retirement bennies I can't take much more of this. More dumb questions and I'll start hitting dumb reporters.
NFL PR Guru: Well this has just gone great thank you all for coming...uh whats that murmuring from the back of the room, oh you want to ask more questions...Uhhh ummm hmmm the NFL will release player cleared statements on our website tomorrow. Freedom of speech you say... uh yes they'll have the freedom to talk to NFL PR, thanks again for coming out.

THE NEW KICKOFF RULE IS SIMPLE. Simply not going to work. I have a solution that can keep the NFL from going down its narrow path to game censorship described above. Instead of shorting the kickoff make them longer, make teams kick off from their 15 and mandate kickoff defensives must run up from the Endzone. I seriously doubt full impact collisions are going to take place after one player just puts in a 80 + yard wind sprint and the opposing coverage has time to set a few protections up and juke defensive players from the first one or two big hits. Just think how much more exciting the game good be. Average drives start at the 40 and points per game go up. After all no one wants to watch a three hour game for a 10 to 3 out come. How about sitting through a game where an average 50-70 points are scored. Still want onside kicks sure free onside balls must be kicked from the 15 and reach the 30 yard line any where there on is free game, however the receiving team can not line up any closer then the 50. It could work or it least it would be a step in the right direction. NBA Commissioner David Sterns had to pull a 180 on the "new basketball" they tried a few years ago, now NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell needs to see this idea was just as worthless. If they can revamp the kickoff rule they can remove a snooze feast of a play, and inject more excitement for a better end product.