little discussed onside kick/4-15 replacement point

This might have been discussed here but if it has it hasn't been in the media that i have seen.

I think it needs to be addressed that a key factor in the how this all plays out on the field will be the rules structure surrounding penalties. With the current/previous onside kick options the rules generally favored the receiving team. In the new format unless something changes the rules will heavily favor the kicking/possessing team. Particularly as it is essentially a required passing down. For instance, pass blocking is less likely to result in a flag for holding against the offense than run blocking. Meanwhile DPI-DH-IC-RP all result in automatic first downs for the possessing team. They are also far more subjective than the penalties likely to be called one way or the other an any kick.

Injecting more opportunities for officials to directly impact the outcome of games is a very bad idea in my opinion. The fact that it will largely revolve around the overly subjective rules around the passing game or the obvious bias towards big name QBs wrt roughing the passer is likely to lead to an even greater number of unsatisfying endings to games in a sport that already is suffering from far to many.