That's actually the approach being used with the ULA Vulcan to recover the first stage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_(rocket) https://en.wikipedia.org/w

That's actually the approach being used with the ULA Vulcan to recover the first stage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_(rocket) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_(rocket). I think it is an easier method with less flexibility than self-landing. As typical SpaceX is shooting for the stars.