No they shouldn’t. The target should be smaller. Automatic success on a largely uncontested play is boring, boring is bad for sports.
endless commercial time outs.
sloooooooow game movement. Prima Dona players.
PC BS
They might as well create profession grass growth watching leagues.
The 16% provides the drama.
Doesn’t it really boil down to coach’s discretion and the definition of “field goal range”.
The coaches collectively have determined that the definition of “field goal range” is “the area where 84.5% of attempts are completed”. If they narrow the goal posts, then “the area where 84.5% of attempts are completed” will become smaller. Thus, they just won’t attempt field goals until they are closer in.
My guess is that it will result in more punts and more failed 4th down attempts which would make it a lower scoring and more boring game.