How Equipped Are Miami Dolphins For NFL's New Kickoff Rules & Who Should Handle Kick Returns?

One of the biggest changes looming for the NFL this season is centered around the kickoff - the league has totally revamped the rules thanks to some influence from the XFL. As the league tries to reignite the play and get more returns this season, teams are scrambling to explore how to best adapt their approach to the play. How are the Dolphins aligned? Who should be their primary staple players? And who should be the kick returner this upcoming season?
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[@danielmeehan1756]

Kyle thanks for diagram and explanation of kickoff rules.BTW completely agree with Achane as KR.

[@roguebossa]

Achane & Wright

[@bennysoper1517]

Can't wait for Danny Crossman to rank last in a new type of play. 😮

[@edf13]

what happens to onsides kicks?

[@RandyMurphy-qc6gv]

Great job breaking this down for layman fan!!! Tks!Go Miami Dolphins!!!

[@gelandres]

Dolphins are equipped to return kicks. Are we sure they're equipped to cover kickoffs?

[@ChartiaConstruction]

That part...👍

[@TekkorGJC]

Ill be honest...if Miami puts say Achane and Wright to return...Im not kicking it to them. Ill let them start at 30.

[@johncasalinuovo3352]

I would kick it out of the end zone for the first few weeks. Give the opposing team the ball at the 30. Do this for the first few weeks of the season until the dust settles and you see how this is going to work.

[@iancastaneira9697]

They absolutely need to get rid of Crossman!

[@gregmyers2117]

This rule change is scary to me as a Dolphin fan. Crossman’s kick coverage hasn’t been exactly stellar to day the least. I am having scary visions of opposing teams returning kick offs for a TD. McDaniel should tell the kicker to kick it out of the EZ if return coverage is soft as I fear. I’d rather see the ball at the 30 rather than seeing the opponents kicking an extra point.

[@robertoguerrero8063]

Great diagram Kyle

[@cameroncook3863]

Gezz mize well just do away with kick off and everyone starts from the 20

[@GlennMoquin]

That's crazy to think you would put Are youngest best upcoming RB Achane on kick returns. This RB Can catch and give yack yards 4 +rec per game . And 20 toches a game .This Dude is only going to get better in 2024 . We don't need our best RB, WR .On special teams we're looking on to get a Super bowl. JUST A THUOGHT😮

[@dioncooper2844]

I think Berrios, because of new kickoff rules. His spot on the 53 is in serious jeopardy. I'd keep the 2 Washington's & maybe Craycraft 🤷

[@bildoreynolds7846]

Why don't you just kick it through the endzone

[@johncasalinuovo3352]

That’s what they should do. Give the team the ball at the 30

[@phantomshadowfax5431]

bro your hair fricken rocks.

[@crazyantny9161]

Absolutely moronic. If they want to change the kickoff, do as you do after a safety. Punt or placekick from the 20. Too logical I guess

[@calebemerson8940]

It’s horse shit. I don’t like it. Quit trying to soften up the game

[@troy.3711]

Great show as always!

[@SSgt_Steve_USMC3-6]

Why not the rook Jaylen Wright with 4.38 and 235 lbs Chris Brooks at a respectable 4.68? 🫡💪🇺🇸🙏 Appreciate you Kyle and Phin fam.

[@DueceSpice]

THE GAMEDAY RUNNING BACKS TEAMS NORMALLY KEEP 3 ..MOSERT,ACHANE,WRIGHT

[@theragingdolphinsmaniac4696]

A really great channel about American football and how the game was started and evolved is Hardcore College Football. It gives a great perspective of the rules and how it’s changed. It even talks about “mass plays” which is basically what the “tush push” is and how it was outlawed in the early 1900s because players were dying from severe injuries.

[@abdiasmarte1692]

Kyle, nice work! You should be very proud of that diagram.

[@Erati243]

Meh 5 yards (you said "extra 10 yards" but kicking it out of the end zone only gives up 5 yards, not 10) is not THAT big of a difference... I can still see most teams just still kicking it out of the end zone, specially if the opposing team has a dangerous returner. 10 minutes in so no idea what you gonna say but I say you put Devon Achane and Jaylen Wright back as kick returners. LOL stop it Crossman.... There is no chance in HELL that any team is gonna risk an offensive lineman as a kick return blocker. OOF you crazy Kyle @LockedOnDolphins ! no way McDaniel (or any intelligent head coach) allows his offensive lineman to go on the field as kick return blockers... We have enough issues with online as it is...

[@mwgreene1]

Think Mike McDaniels will eat this up with his outside the box coach thinking

[@dolfantina4279]

Duke riley also was on special teams

[@MarkFowler-tu2cn]

The dolphins lost too many of their best players especially on defense. We had a great defense but unfortunately I think we are going to take a major step backwards and go back to looking like the old Dolphins, before our defense got good and everybody was running all over us . Hope I'm wrong, plus I it's really incredulous that we haven't even replaced Robert Hunt. I think our o- line will be a total disaster like it was last year. We are going to have two guys playing guards that are backups, doubt if we make the playoffs. But I think we did fantastic in the draft especially getting an ol Man and a defensive line Man our two key needs but we still need a dl maybe and two guards. Maybe one of our ot can play guard, not really sure. But I think we may need one starting DL, maybe. Because if teams are able to run all over us it's going to make it tough to win.

[@gregoryrogers473]

Negative Nancy are u a rea dolphin fan because if u are u should be hopefully instead of negative we are a better team just watch an see

[@Goblue1817]

Tua won a natty at Bama and is 32-19 as a starter in the NFL. There’s a reason much smarter people than you are about to throw a huge bag of loot at Tua.

[@LockedOnDolphins]

? I'm in favor of paying Tua?

[@mytube1935]

Jaylen Wright perhaps, if they decide to keep him. Achane is ideal but, do you want him to risk injury????

[@dioncooper2844]

What the f@#%, 3rd rd pick we gave up, if he sucks, he's on the team for 3yrs.

[@yitwailu2]

It’s football, there’s always injury risk plus Achane was a great returner at A&M while I don’t think Wright returned kicks at Tennessee, and Achane’s also faster than Wright. But I’m ok with either.

[@ElvisFeliciano-te5zr]

What happens with the onside kick?

[@carlbueckert3441]

Looks like it's DEAD

[@mikehand1696]

I googled it. Quick version - NO surprise onside kicks. Only the losing team in the 4th quarter can do it. They tell the refs, and they set up in an old fashioned onside kick.

[@roguebossa]

@@mikehand1696 Wow

[@trollwayy5981]

@@mikehand1696i didnt know it was only in the 4th quarter.. i thought it was they just had to say they were doing an onside kick. Cant believe that

[@mikehand1696]

@trollwayy5981 I agree. However that is what the article said

[@tomwilliams4665]

Hi Kyle - how about this off the wall suggestion - put QB in catching position, and Waddle and Beckham on outside - sneak them on around the end - opponents Special Teams have no time to react but QB has all the time in the world to thread the needle to outside 😳 would be interested in your views

[@gregoryrogers473]

Put Wright and Malik Washington back ther