Chiefs coach: Kickoffs will be 'more like a punt' under new rules
Kansas City Chiefs special teams coach Dave Toub is preparing for the 2018 season's implementation of new kickoff rules, and he seems to have a feeling for how to handle them.
"I think it's going to be more like a punt (return) because there are going to be more single blocks," Toub said, according to Adam Teicher of ESPN. "You're not going to have a point of attack where you're hitting (the hole)."
The new rules, approved earlier in May at the league's meetings, are geared to making kickoffs safer.
Following today’s vote at the @NFL Spring League Meetings, here’s everything you need to know about the new kickoff rules for the upcoming 2018 season. The rule will be reevaluated next offseason. pic.twitter.com/YubLyMBR4g
— NFL Football Operations (@NFLFootballOps) May 22, 2018
The Chiefs ranked just 26th last season with an average punt-return length of 6.3 yards, scoring one touchdown on 35 attempted returns.
Toub seems apprehensive to transition punt returner Tyreek Hill to kickoff duties.
"Tyreek is a punt returner right now," he said.