antiquity
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Goodell says NFL may consider scrapping PATs, adding excitement to TDs
When I first heard about this proposal I thought no way....but after I thought about for a while, I think it would improve the game and make it more interesting to watch, not that its not interesting now. Think about scoring a touchdown and getting seven points...try the extra point by either the pass or the run and get an extra point....miss and you lose a point. 7-8-or six, what a concept. Something new and exciting twist for coaches to ponder.
I like it.
Goodell is right enough there. The NFL only saw five missed extra points this regular season one each from Green Bay, Dallas, Pittsburgh, Tennessee and Philadelphia in 1,267 tries. And the active kicker with the worst PAT conversion rate is Graham Gano, who has made 97.6 percent of his regular season kicks since coming into the league four seasons ago.
But if football actually did do away with the extra point, then what would happen after a touchdown?
You want to add excitement with every play, Goodell said. So there have been some proposals. Some are still going through the process of creativity, but theres one proposal in particular that Ive heard about (where) its automatic that you get seven points when you score a touchdown, but you could potentially go for an eighth point, either by running or passing the ball. But if you fail, youd go back to six.
Its certainly an interesting idea that would force coaches to rethink the way they approach certain game situations, but before you start thinking about how such a rule might impact the 17th round of your fantasy draft next year, take a breath because Goodell, in his interview, also made it clear that the proposal he discussed is just that.
When I first heard about this proposal I thought no way....but after I thought about for a while, I think it would improve the game and make it more interesting to watch, not that its not interesting now. Think about scoring a touchdown and getting seven points...try the extra point by either the pass or the run and get an extra point....miss and you lose a point. 7-8-or six, what a concept. Something new and exciting twist for coaches to ponder.
I like it.