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the touchback on kickoffs is the most boring play in pro football. my solution? make it legal to kick a field goal on the kickoff


13 posted on 09/13/2023 6:37:15 AM PDT by notdownwidems (Washington D.C. has become the enemy of free people everywhere!)
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To: notdownwidems
the touchback on kickoffs is the most boring play in pro football. my solution? make it legal to kick a field goal on the kickoff

Yes but you have to state your intention and if you miss the other team is first and 10 in the red zone.

24 posted on 09/13/2023 6:43:46 AM PDT by DouglasKC
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Here’s my idea that would address several related issues:

1. The extra point after a touchdown is a “live” play with the clock running (an exception can be made for TDs that are scored with no time on the clock).

2. With the exception of the kicker, no substitution is allowed on the extra point (i.e., the team that scores the TD must keep the same offensive players on the field for the extra point).

3. Instead of having a kickoff, the placement of the ball for the “receiving” team is based entirely on the result of the extra point attempt: (1) the ball is placed on the 20 yard line if the kick is successful or if it fails (or if a 2-point conversion is successful); (2) if the kick is blocked, the ball is placed wherever it ends up as a result of the play; or (3) the ball is placed wherever it ends up if it’s an unsuccessful 2-point conversion attempt.

35 posted on 09/13/2023 7:08:51 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (“Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.”)
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