With major changes coming to how NFL kickoffs are conducted in 2024, the KC Chiefs and special teams coordinator Dave Toub have plenty left to sort out.
While many speak of there being two proverbial sides of the ball during an NFL game , the third facet will surely be emphasized a lot more in 2024.
"I like to have somebody who is able to make a tackle," Toub said. "Butker is able to make a tackle, but I really don't want him making tackles all year long. If you watch the XFL — we watched every play — I bet kickers were involved in probably at least 25-40% of the tackles, either trying to make a guy bounce back, or making the tackle itself or just missing the tackle. We don't want Butker in that situation, but he will be a kicker.
"Justin can cover, he can kick," Toub said. "He can go down there and make tackles. He's an extra guy they're probably not accounting for. They know that guy can go down and tackle, but a guy like Justin is a guy they have to worry about. You have to get him blocked, and you have to give up blocking somebody else. That's the whole thought of that."
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