I think field position will increase greatly also. The coverage teams have to run an extra five yards, and it seems A LOT of college kicks were not returned and now plenty more will be. You can bring it out a lot easier if you are a couple yards deep in the end zone because the coverage team is 5 yards further back down the field.
The biggest thing is obviously the clock though. Unlike the ridiculous rules last year, where teams had little to no chance to win the game if they were down inside of 5 minutes, the chance is back again to get your defesne off the field within a minute or so, and capitalize. Should be interesting to track it, but I think the effects will be pretty significant.
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