Dennis Deninger, who spent 25 years as an ESPN production executive and now teaches a Super Bowl course at Syracuse University, said that's because the NFL and the networks that air its games want all eyes on the broadcast in the half-hour leading up to kickoff.
"It's the biggest showcase for the NFL to get across all of the things it stands for," Deninger said. "They're hoping that people will tune in as early as possible in that 6-6:30 hour Eastern Time and catch most of the messaging that they want to deliver."
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That window is also jam packed with pregame festivities like team introductions, the national anthem and the coin toss -- all of which are meticulously scheduled and planned to make sure the opening kick goes off as scheduled.
We reached out to CBS, the network broadcasting this year's Super Bowl, for the exact kickoff time, and were provided with a press release saying pregame coverage will begin at 11:30 a.m. ET, entertainment will begin at 6 p.m. ET and the game will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET. But it's more like 6:30-ish.
So, if you're not seated at exactly 6:30 ET, you should have a few more minutes to grab some wings and pigs in a blanket before your uncle steals your spot. "I suspect it's going to kickoff around 6:34," Deninger said. "That's my educated guess."
yeah i just lost my superbowl because of it. he got an extra possesion and there was nothing i could do, we both scored on every drive because defense is broken and because he had one more drive, he won. shits unbelievable.
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When the NFL owners approved the massive change in the kickoff earlier this week to revive the return, one of the first players Bengals special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons heard from was one of his core players of the last three seasons.
Safety Michael Thomas, who was so important last year at age 33 that he didn't play a game but still served on the practice squad all season helping the kicking game, texted Simmons, "Congratulations." Simmons fired back, "You, too."
Thomas, a member of the NFL Players Association's executive committee, turned 34 last week and is a free agent waiting for a call. So he's not sure if he'll be helping implement the rule after he spent the past year consulting with the special teams coaches who crafted it.
But he is certain it is going to work. He believes the major changes, moving the return team up five yards away from the cover team and discouraging touchbacks by moving them up the 30, is going to add at least 1,000 more returns while maintaining the health and safety of players.
"Since I came into the league in 2012, there have been rules that went after special teams and almost trying to take the kickoff out altogether. That's two out of the four special teams," Thomas said. "It's different. It's definitely changed. This is just an example of trying to keep the play in.
"If you look, there are exciting elements the fans are going to like and the players are going to like. Once they see the different variations of what is going to happen. Is a team just going to kick it out and allow you to start at the 30 and not value the drive start? Or are they going to drive it low and use their speed and a young returner screws up and we score a touchdown?"
(Thomas jokes that after the last two years in which the Bengals have drafted speed merchants such as safety Tycen Anderson, cornerback DJ Turner II, and running back Chase Brown, "they were able to get rid of the old guys.")
"It's going to come down to preference. Let's say a team loves big bodies and two-gaps and sheds blocks and makes tackles like linebackers and defensive ends, they'll use those guys. For the coaches who love speed, they have the ability to do it. Darrin can use his speed demons. I think we'll see plays made inside the 20 and guys saying how do we block that?"
"Unlike the XFL, where all ten guys on the return team have to be on that restraining line, we're able to back up a few guys off the ball, so you can quick set double teams. On different levels, there can be guys that can go and block on the other side, if you want to go right or left return because they're off the ball a little bit. Essentially, it looks more like a trap block as far as a running play.
"(But) what I like about the rule is it leaves room for creativity and scheming. You can still run twists and games, as long as that returner can hit it, recognize it fast enough. Then he can hit full speed and full stride. Or will they have to stutter their feet because the speed guys make a play on the ball? There are so many variables, it's going to lead to a lot of excitement for the fans."
"These kickers are good, and Money Mac is one of the better in the league. Great control. Great power. I think he can put the ball where ever he wants with as much hang time as he wants, even in cold weather like in Cincinnati. It depends how Darrin wants to scheme it up using either his speed or power, Evan will do great at ball placement and executing Darrin's scheme.
RETURN GAME: Simmons has said he thinks the strategy is going to dictate that he'll use two returners on a kickoff instead of one, but he's been a bit more reticent when it comes to how that impacts roster building. Such as in how many do you keep and does the rule mean a change in the specifications?
Yet he also says one of his most successful kick returners, 2019 NFL leader Brandon Wilson who used his straight-away speed and power to bolt to 31.3 yards per kick that year, would still be the weapon he was five years ago because he also had good lateral movement to go with his 4.3 speed.
Yes, Jones is going to get a shot at kickoffs. He didn't return one as a rookie after 45 kick returns in college, headlined by his 2021 season at Iowa when he took one back and averaged 25.4 yards for a year he ran back 25 kicks. Jones has shown adroit lateral moves.
"I'm not keeping the phone at my side every single moment, but the ringer is on," Thomas said from Houston. "I'm being Daddy Daycare. I'm not retired. I haven't called it yet. I owe it to the 22-year-old kid who went undrafted to keep the lines open."
It will be recalled that it was Brandon Wilson's injury that activated Thomas from the practice squad in mid-November of '21 and the 2019 special teams Pro Bowler went all the way to SoFi as the quarterback of the punt team.
The NFL's new kickoff alignment isn't exactly the University of Cincinnati's Neil Armstrong walking on the moon. But it is a journey into the unknown for Bengals' long-time special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons and his players as the rule made the giant leap to the field this week.
Mike Hilton could look up from the slot and see Cam Taylor-Britt out of the corner of his eye. Linebackers Logan Wilson and Germane Pratt conferred in front of him. In front of them on the defensive line, B.J. Hill stood next to Trey Hendrickson, on the other side of Sam Hubbard. And he could hear a very big birdie behind him in the voice of Vonn Christian Bell Tuesday as the Bengals defense began laying down the soundtrack of another post-season run in their first seven-on-seven snaps and first 11-on-11 walkthrough plays of the season in a voluntary practice on the Kettering Health Practice Fields.
The NFL is counting on the Joe Burrow Bengals as they bid for their fourth straight winning season and third AFC North title in four years during eight national television windows this season: "Not only are we counting on them, but that's what the fans have come to expect. That's what the fans are asking for," says Mike North, the NFL's vice president of broadcast planning. 152ee80cbc
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