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Has NFL kicking gotten exponentially worse since moving the PAT?
Posted on 12/25/21 at 9:44 pm
Posted on 12/25/21 at 9:44 pm
I don't recall kickers missing FGs at the rate they do now.
Anyone else notice this?
Anyone else notice this?
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Posted on 12/25/21 at 9:46 pm to TideSaint
I can’t remember kickers being as awful as they are now.
Posted on 12/25/21 at 9:48 pm to TideSaint
It was an awful rule change that was short sighted.
Posted on 12/25/21 at 9:49 pm to TideSaint
I swear they have done something to the kicking ball. And yes it has gotten worse
Posted on 12/25/21 at 9:50 pm to sorantable
Kickers have been this bad or worse for a majority of the leagues history. There was a 20 year or so run from the late 90s to the early 2010s where the numbers were far above any time before or after. We’re just hitting back to the mean
Posted on 12/25/21 at 9:50 pm to sorantable
quote:They're in line with what they've been recently, which is better than any other time in NFL history.
I can’t remember kickers being as awful as they are now
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Posted on 12/25/21 at 9:50 pm to TideSaint
It feels like just two years ago people were complaining that kickers never missed inside of 40 anymore.
Posted on 12/25/21 at 9:51 pm to wildtigercat93
quote:Nah, kickers the past few seasons are better than in that time period.
Kickers have been this bad or worse for a majority of the leagues history. There was a 20 year or so run from the late 90s to the early 2010s where the numbers were far above any time before or after. We’re just hitting back to the mean
Posted on 12/25/21 at 9:51 pm to Cregg
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It was an awful rule change that was short sighted.
From the perspective of the people who changed the rule, making FGs harder to make is just a bonus. The whole point was to make PATs harder and more competitive because too many were being made.
Posted on 12/25/21 at 9:52 pm to UndercoverBryologist
quote:I don't like it as I don't want to make kickers, especially extra points, matter even more than they did before.
From the perspective of the people who changed the rule, making FGs harder to make is just a bonus. The whole point was to make PATs harder and more competitive because too many were being made.
Posted on 12/25/21 at 9:58 pm to UndercoverBryologist
So lets leave the game which is a game of inches in the NFL in the hands of a kicker. Yeah very well thought out.
Posted on 12/25/21 at 10:01 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Back in the day you had lineman and rb's kicking the PAT/punts/FG's as the roster was 35 guys. No specialists like today.
Posted on 12/25/21 at 10:16 pm to TideSaint
Does anyone that’s replied to this thread know WHY they changed the rules?
They moved it back because kickers perfected the PAT. Why have such a short FG if they’re just going to make every one of them? They moved it back to make it more difficult for kickers.
I love they moved it back.
They moved it back because kickers perfected the PAT. Why have such a short FG if they’re just going to make every one of them? They moved it back to make it more difficult for kickers.
I love they moved it back.
Posted on 12/25/21 at 10:22 pm to Prominentwon
Either keep it the way it is or just get rid of the extra point kick. It’s pointless to waste time having kickers go out and kick a FG from the 2 yard line which they make 99% of the time.
Posted on 12/25/21 at 10:30 pm to TideSaint
They’re all trash.
Posted on 12/25/21 at 11:14 pm to Prominentwon
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I love they moved it back.
Im in the same camp. The PAT was so automatic, the play was given up on. It was a play that was meaningless. Now, truely every play is meaningful and you dont see D-Line just stand up after the snap.
Posted on 12/25/21 at 11:17 pm to TideSaint
quote:Even if it has gotten worse (it hasn't), it's not "exponentially" worse. This thread is a perfect example of how stupid the masses are. A bunch of idiots posting their "feelings" about facts - and one or two actually informed people calmly stating the truth.
Has NFL kicking gotten exponentially worse since moving the PAT?
Posted on 12/26/21 at 12:34 am to theducks
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It feels like just two years ago people were complaining that kickers never missed inside of 40 anymore.
They’re pros, they probably shouldn’t
What I’m not getting is how PATs being moved back have made the short FG percentage worse
This post was edited on 12/26/21 at 12:39 am
Posted on 12/26/21 at 1:37 am to theducks
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It feels like just two years ago people were complaining that kickers never missed inside of 40 anymore.
More like 50
Posted on 12/26/21 at 1:44 am to shel311
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I don't like it as I don't want to make kickers, especially extra points, matter even more than they did before.
Well, the sport is called football
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