NFL Continues to Prove it's the Lamest Sport After Rejecting Latest Onside Kick Rule
By Michael Luciano
The NFL considered replacing the archaic onside kick with a rule that would have allow teams to convert a 4th-and-15 in order to retain possession. Unfortunately, their proposal, which seemed like a way to increase the conversion rate, fell at the first hurdle.
According to Albert Breer, the proposal, which detractors like New England Patriots cornerback Jason McCourty claimed gave an advantage to losing teams, did not pass, meaning the old onside kick rule will return for 2020.
Per source, the onside kick proposal did NOT pass.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) May 28, 2020
For some reason, the NFL seems married to this rule that has a minimal success rate.
In the last two years, when the score and situation dictates that a team needs to try an onside kick, teams have tried to retain possession 104 times, and they have failed in all 104 occasions. If something didn't work 104 times in a row, that's probably a sign it needs to be updated.
NFL teams are 0-104 when needing an onside kick in last two years https://t.co/aqGIw68meD
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) May 28, 2020
The NFL was willing to make pass interference reviewable because the New Orleans Saints and their fans kept complaining, but they decided to scrap this proposal to fix a real problem for no reason. The backwards logic of the NFL strikes again.