The long extra point

[Kettle]

What if a team wants to go for 2?

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[sharkkiller]

Then it is spotted in the old spot.

 

What if they pulled a Flutie and drop-kicked it from the closer spot?

 

Would that be a way around the new rule?

 

Maybe Bellicheat will try it.

[Mother Grabber]

they should just bag the PAT all together.

[davos]

they should just bag the PAT all together.

 

I think they're really testing to increase the asset of a kicker.  If it's further back, a good kicker v. a converting play is an interesting one.  

[davos]

dp

[Rules&Regulations]

I don't see the point. We're people complaining about PATs before? I don't recall it ever being an issue so just leave it the eff alone.

[Guest Irv]

I don't see the point. We're people complaining about PATs before? I don't recall it ever being an issue so just leave it the eff alone.

 

Board nfl execs coming up with poo out of boredom

[Ricky Spanish]

I don't see the point. We're people complaining about PATs before? I don't recall it ever being an issue so just leave it the eff alone.

 

No, they just felt like fuging with it. 

[csx]

Board nfl execs coming up with poo out of boredom

Rule changes are proposed by the competition committee which is made uo of coaches and general managers.

[Guest Irv]

No, they just felt like fuging with it. 

 

Doesn't mean they werent bored

[KillerKat]

Goodell is going to change anything he wants just for the sake of change.

[Happy Panther]

I would support the change. The PAT as it stands is useless.

[SmootsDaddy89]

whoops

[UpstatePanther]

i agree with the new rule too. i think it makes the game much more interesting. teams with bad kickers (im talking to YOU Jordan Gay!!!) may opt to try for the two points instead of trusting in a poo kicker. i also think it may increase the odds that a coach will go for two after any given touchdown, making scoring scenarios much more interesting.

 

I think the change is the best way to approach the PAT, without eliminating the point after kick altogether.

 

the only better idea IMHO, is to make the 2-pt conversion only worth 1 point, and remove the point-after kick from the game. that way when a team scores, they have still earned the right to go for an extra point, but it would be more difficult than simply kicking the ball from like 15 yards away...

 

and if the NFL insisted on keeping something resembling a 2-pt conversion, there are two ideas that could satisfy that. 1) allow a 2-pt try from the 5 or 10 yard line. must be a run or a pass, but would be much more difficult than my proposed 1-point conversion. also 2) allow teams to try for my proposed 1-pt conversion twice. personally, i like the latter...