[UATrewqaz]

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I know I'm in the minority, but this is why I don't like the onside kick - just adds a pure luckbox factor.

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Actually, the kickoff is a live ball period, even if you kick it deep. Unlike a punt where it's only live if the receiving team touches it, a kick off is always live, thus it makes sense that the kicking team can recover it. THe 10 yard thing just prevents them from barely kicking it and falling on it.

The reason it's not a luckbox play is as follows:

1. It's very hard to kick properly and very easy to defend properly. 90%'ish of onside kicks are recovered by the defense

2. Even if you get the ball, you still have to drive down the field and score something. There are plenty of times the team recovers the kick and still can't do anything with it.