Star forward Franklin is on report for the third time in eight matches after his bump on Sydney's Martin Mattner in Sunday's two-point win over the Swans. Burgoyne said that the real danger in the bump was if you were sent to the tribunal, where you would then be faced with lawyers dissecting the action at a frame-by-frame rate rather than in real time.
As a result, he suggested being first to the ball was no longer the best option.
"You can watch it in slow-motion as many times as you want, but the game's that quick that you probably have to put it (the bump) away now, and let the person pick the ball up and tackle them," Burgoyne said at Waverley Park on Monday morning.
"It may not look the best at the time, but what do you do? Do you elect to bump and get reported, or let someone get the ball first and tackle them?
"It's probably something that teams will start to change - sweating on the player and letting them pick it up first."
Burgoyne admitted Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson had warned the Hawks players against bumping.
"I don't think it's just with Buddy, I think it's with everyone in general (that) Clarko's told us in meetings a couple of times 'don't bump guys'," Burgoyne said.
"It's that tricky - the game's played at such a frenetic pace these days, (so) by the time you think something, the incident or whatever has already happened.
"But probably, being six-foot-six doesn't help as well when the ball's on the ground.
"I think it's just a general rule at the moment - just don't bump."
Burgoyne, who played 157 games with Port Adelaide before being traded to Hawthorn for picks nine and 16 at the end of the 2009 season, has endured knee, hamstring and jaw injuries since arriving at the Hawks.
The jaw injury, where a tooth was knocked loose in a VFL match in Geelong, has seen the 27-year-old wear a helmet for his three AFL matches this season, but that's about to end.
"It's hot, so I try to leave it off as long as possible," he said.
"It gets really hot underneath the helmet and the head starts to sweat a bit, so as soon as I come off I whip it off and let my head breathe.
"We'll sit down with the physios and doctors and we'll figure out a plan as to whether it's this week or next week that we'll get rid of it.
"In terms of psychologically and mentally, I'm fine - my jaw's actually stronger than it was with a couple of plates and screws in there."
