The Circus is Coming to Town

by Dave Cariello on Mar 20, 2011 11:19 AM CDT

NFL owners, league executives, coaches, commissioner Roger Goodell and the media are all on their way to New Orleans as we speak for the NFL's annual meetings, taking place at the Roosevelt Hotel this week.

SI_PeterKing Good to see Mr. AFCSouth, Pat Yasinkas, and czar of Tampa, Ira Kaufman, on my SW flight 2 New Orleans this a.m. Subdued NFL meetings await.

JasonLaCanfora Alright, we're about to lift off. Thanks for helping me get through the wait. Off to NOLA. Have a great day. Cheers.

Obviously the NFL lockout will be topic numero uno on the agenda. Also on the schedule will be discussion of five proposed rule changes that include:

Changing the kick off to the 35-yard line, placing touchbacks on the 25-yard line and eliminating all wedge formations.
All scoring plays subject to instant replay.
Modify illegal launching.

The meeting coincides with the NCAA basketball tournament, also in town this week. Let the insanity...begin.

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Pat Yasinkas writes about the NFC South. Peter King was probably distracted by coffee and other, loftier thoughts.

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by Jay Preece on Mar 20, 2011 11:27 AM CDT reply actions

He corrected himself in a later tweet

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by Dave Cariello on Mar 20, 2011 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions

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by Jay Preece on Mar 20, 2011 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

He could post that once an hour…

by FriarBob on Mar 20, 2011 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions

Hmmm......

move the kick up to the 35….move the kneel down to the 25…..aka take out kickoffs almost entirely. With that move the average kick will be 2 yards deep in the endzone. Which means that in order to get to the 25…you have to average a 27 yard kickoff return. Unfortunately only 4 people in the NFL averaged that last year. Even if the average was the goal line, you’d still need a 25 yard return…something only 12 did last year. They might as well eliminate the return from the game entirely at this rate.

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by jeff.l.b on Mar 20, 2011 12:48 PM CDT reply actions