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NFL Competition Committee Considers Longer PAT Attempts
Posted on 3/4/14 at 7:42 am
Posted on 3/4/14 at 7:42 am
quote:A 20 yard try would give way to a 42 yard try. I don't know how I feel about such a drastic change, especially in terrible weather conditions. Maybe they could make it a 35 yard try, or spot the ball at the 18 yard line.
NFL.com reports the league's competition committee has discussed a proposal that would move extra-point attempts from the two- to 25-yard line.
That means PATs would go from 19 to 42 yards in length. Kickers converted 1,262-of-1,267 extra-point attempts last season, good for a staggering 99.6 conversion rate. The play has become so automatic as to be pointless. Making PATs longer would place a greater emphasis on finding and keeping good kickers, as well as encourage more two-point conversion attempts. Although we're on board with modifying the extra point, automatically awarding seven points and reverting to six if a team fails on a two-point conversion may make more sense.
I guess I'm all for making the extra point more than just a formality. But the drasticness of this change seems excessive.
This post was edited on 3/4/14 at 9:56 am
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Posted on 3/4/14 at 7:45 am to The Sad Banana
Better to make it harder than to just eliminate it completely.
Posted on 3/4/14 at 7:46 am to The Sad Banana
42 yard try or 3 yards for 2? Easy choice. If you're 50% from 3 yards you've lost nothing.
Posted on 3/4/14 at 7:48 am to BCMCubs
quote:
Better to make it harder than to just eliminate it completely.
This.
I like the excitement of the 2 pt conversion late in the game, and eliminating the PA would nullify that.
Posted on 3/4/14 at 7:49 am to sicboy
quote:
I like the excitement of the 2 pt conversion late in the game, and eliminating the PA would nullify that.
Eliminating the PAT doesn't mean the 2 pt conversion has to go away.
Posted on 3/4/14 at 7:56 am to brgfather129
I don't think you need to eliminate it, but I do like the idea of making it more difficult.
Posted on 3/4/14 at 8:03 am to The Sad Banana
I like the idea of encouraging more 2 pt conversions by making the XP harder.
Posted on 3/4/14 at 8:58 am to The Sad Banana
well kickers just became a little less valuable in fantasy football...
Posted on 3/4/14 at 9:45 am to The Sad Banana
quote:
spot the ball at the 28 yard line.
That would make it a 45 yard attempt
Posted on 3/4/14 at 9:55 am to KBeezy
Goddammit
Posted on 3/4/14 at 9:59 am to The Sad Banana
i hate tinkering with shite just to tinker with it.
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:08 am to heartbreakTiger
Id rather see the extra point eliminated completely. Id probably be fine with all FG kicks being eliminated.
When the FG kick was invented, it wasnt by a specialized player that can't do anything else.
I just can't think of any other sport where there is this alternate way of scoring that is a completely different style from the rest of the game. I guess rugby.
When the FG kick was invented, it wasnt by a specialized player that can't do anything else.
I just can't think of any other sport where there is this alternate way of scoring that is a completely different style from the rest of the game. I guess rugby.
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:18 am to Brightside Bengal
Rugby requires the scorer to kick the extra point and from a perpendicular point on the field where they crossed the goal line.
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:22 am to The Sad Banana
i would mark the ball at the 15 yard line making it like a 32 yard kick
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:31 am to Vaught Hunter
quote:Pretty sure the conversion rate would still be >90%
i would mark the ball at the 15 yard line making it like a 32 yard kick
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:36 am to brgfather129
quote:
Eliminating the PAT doesn't mean the 2 pt conversion has to go away.
but it does eliminate the trick play.
you either go for 2 from the 3 or kick from the 20?
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:38 am to VerlanderBEAST
All Tds are worth 7 points...
Except if you go for 2 then you can end up with 6 or 8 points.
Except if you go for 2 then you can end up with 6 or 8 points.
Posted on 3/4/14 at 11:01 am to Zamoro10
So how many points for a successful fake extra point conversion?
Posted on 3/4/14 at 11:02 am to Brightside Bengal
Take the foot out of football.
Touchdown: 6 points.
Extra point kicks: No more.
Two point conversions: Mandatory play after each touchdown.
Field goals: No more.
Kickoffs: No more.
Punts: No more. No quick kicks or free kicks, either. Offenses will be running plays on fourth down all game long. Some plays will succeed, some will not.
Pregame coin toss: Winner of the toss can choose offense or defense. If the winner chooses offense, his team gets the ball on his 30. If the winner wants to go on defense first, opponent gets the ball on the opponent's 30.
Safety: Still worth 2 points. Score a safety, then your offense gets the ball at the 50.
Touchdown: 6 points.
Extra point kicks: No more.
Two point conversions: Mandatory play after each touchdown.
Field goals: No more.
Kickoffs: No more.
Punts: No more. No quick kicks or free kicks, either. Offenses will be running plays on fourth down all game long. Some plays will succeed, some will not.
Pregame coin toss: Winner of the toss can choose offense or defense. If the winner chooses offense, his team gets the ball on his 30. If the winner wants to go on defense first, opponent gets the ball on the opponent's 30.
Safety: Still worth 2 points. Score a safety, then your offense gets the ball at the 50.
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