One of the more intriguing things in the National Football League’s 2024 season was going to be the new kickoff rule and how teams would implement it. Obviously, how the 49ers use it is a follow-up question. If you have been late to the program, this post explains a lot of the nuances of the rule back when it was brought before the competition committee.
Well, two games in, and we haven’t seen much. In fact, things have gotten worse. NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco made a good point that in two games, 19 of 24 kickoffs have been touchbacks.