Pardon the interruption but I'm Mike Wilbon and look who's pulling double duty today.

I'm Frank Eisola if you like me on around the horn you're gonna love me on P.T. I'm to love me on PTI or maybe you'll throw a Brit to your television.

Whatever. You're taking over the network you're doing Sports Center after that?

Huh? Only if you do it with me no partners in crime no I'm going away I mean I'm already

vacation so I'm going somewhere so I'm going somewhere. It's on vacation. Welcome to P. Toni abandon you people.

So here to pick up a slack is our great friend Mr. Frank Isola.

Oh, I thought they going to throw things.

All right, that's not bad.

Yeah.

Nobody's throwing anything at you.

We begin with last night's Hall of Fame game in the NFL's rollout of its new allegedly safer kickoff format.

The Bears and Texans combined for eight kickoffs in a rain shortened game.

And while the longest return only made it to the 31

There was just one touchback whereas touchbacks happened 73% of kicks last season

Frank your initial review of what passes today for NFL kickoffs is what?

You know what? I actually liked it. I think it has a lot of potential.

When I first watched it, does it look a little gimmicky?

Does it look like a new Olympic event?

Maybe a combination of football and rugby seven?

But I think it's a smart thing and I think the players talked about after the game. The bears wide receiver Tyler Scott said

You could tell that it does protect the players a little bit which is one part of it, but I think you're also adding in

We want kickoff returns because you get all hyped up before a game and there's nothing worse

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