This still leaves the game open to goal-hanging, though, which is the very thing the offside rule is supposed to prevent.
While you're talking about offside, what do you think of my idea that it should not be possible to be offside directly from a free-kick?
Do you think it could work?
It's the only dead ball situation where you can be offside, but surely it should be one where you get most advantage.
There's nothing more anoying than seeing your team start an attack, have a player fouled, then when you take the free-kick the team that committed the foul all step forward and catch your team offside, and the team that committed the original foul end up getting their own free-kick.
If you couldn't be offside direct from a free-kick, your players could run into any position on the pitch to receive the ball, which would open the game up and increase the chances of scoring. And it would also help discourage players from committing a foul in the first place.
It would also make the referees' job easier as it would be one less circumstance where they are required to make a judgement over offside.