[JohnOlenchalk]

Time together on the sidelines.  They are nearly obverse sides of he same coin. Kickers prefer the softer balls, just soft enough but still compressible, as they are easier to control, and not as hard on their feet.  The rule changes were made because there was a lot of manipulation going on with "kicking" balls on game day, with rumors of unfair advantages, helium and nitrogen gas, everything you could imagine. The new rule wasn't popular with the kickers.  I'm not making this stuff up, they used like to use and preselect their own game balls, I been there when Nick a lowery or Jeff Gossett would get their ball into a game.  I never saw a QB complain a ball was too hard.  The league stepped in and gave control of the game balls to the officials.  I will still bet this was a kicker preference matter, not the QB or receivers.  Somebody knows, lame may not, but then, he probably obfusgate anyway.

[JohnOlenchalk]

Time together on the sidelines.  They are nearly obverse sides of he same coin. Kickers prefer the softer balls, just soft enough but still compressible, as they are easier to control, and not as hard on their feet.  The rule changes were made because there was a lot of manipulation going on with "kicking" balls on game day, with rumors of unfair advantages, helium and nitrogen gas, everything you could imagine. The new rule wasn't popular with the kickers.  I'm not making this stuff up, they used like to use and preselect their own game balls, I been there when Nick a lowery or Jeff Gossett would get their ball into a game.  I never saw a QB complain a ball was too hard.  The league stepped in and gave control of the game balls to the officials.  I will still bet this was a kicker preference matter, not the QB or receivers.  Somebody knows, lame may not, but then, he probably obfusgate anyway.