New CFL rules discussion

And a Pandora’s Box shall now open back up with regards to reforms to the onside kick rule, which basically needs only one small revision, which is to have it conform to the rule in the existing rest of Canadian football outside the CFL - the continuity of downs should continue such that any onside recovery of any such kick must take place beyond the first down marker, especially when done on third down.

Short of the distance on recovery, any such kick would then basically be effectively the same as a tackled returner on a shanked punt or a loose ball on a blocked punt and a turnover on downs.

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