Posted on 01/21/2014 10:03:45 AM PST by nikos1121
Make it like rugby football, take the kick from where the ball crossed the line; example - if a touchdown is scored close to the corner then the kick is taken from over that side not right in front of the goalposts.
We won’t need goalposts any more
So we should purposely keep aspects of it uninteresting? For what reason?
Like books, we should gut the story and character-building and get right to the conflicts, chases and endings.
This was already tried around 2000 with the XFL and it failed immediately.
The lavish gay spectacle you envision would not be better.
The PAT isn’t the story or character-building. It’s that useless extra paragraph or two that makes you wonder why the editor apparently zoned out.
“Gay spectacle”? What the hell is wrong with you people? You act like Goodell’s talking about banning tackling. “Going for two” would still be an option according to one proposal Goodell was looking at (in a way).
XFL failed b/c of the lack of quality football. It was obviously a poor-man’s NFL. The lack of a PAT was not what killed it.
There never was a point. The pro bowl has always been terrible football, with some rules tweaks (no blitzing high on the list) to make it worse. The only reason there ever was to watch the pro bowl is that during the pre-game they announced the HOF inductees, then came the internet so you didn’t even have to watch that much, now they announce right before the Super Bowl (which is of course now after the pro bowl). And yet millions will watch.
lol
I don’t really see the point of injury time. It’s much easier to just pause the clock instead of adding time to the clock. Though I’m fine with the players/fans not knowing the exact time. makes players play harder not knowing which play will end the game/half/quarter.
But the suggestions (some concurrent, others exclusive) I like best are:
- Eliminate the PAT, make it 6 pts or the 2-pt conversion.
- Make the td-scoring player kick the PAT (leave punts/FGs as they are, with a designated kicker).
- Eliminate the break-the-plane rule, the ball/player must touch the endzone.
- Move the kick back to 10-20 yds. (Or for a designated 2-pt attempt, from the 3 or 5.)
- Any kick blocks should be considered live and able to be returned for a touchdown, until a down, 2pt, or out of bounds.
The PAT is pretty much a waste of time. I think they can get rid of it and just go with the 2 pt conversion from the 4 yd line, and it would be a better game. I don’t particularly care for any tie-breaker rule I’ve ever seen, so the 2PAT might keep ties from happening. I believe I’ve read someplace that the 2 pt has about a 40% success rate.
It will make the kicker a little less significant, but the truth is that it’s the field goals that make a difference. And Prater on kickoffs the other night simply didn’t give the return specialist a chance. Awesome leg.
I would also limit the number of 4th down punts per half to 4. I hate it when they’re on their own 40 with 4th and inches and they punt. Man up...go for it!
They definitely need to make a blocked PAT returnable for two points, like it is in college.
I like that, a lot....It would definitely add a new twist on the game, as teams would have to think about conserving their punts.
Then why is Goodell trying to turn the NFL into the XFL?
1. No rules.
2. No substitutions.
3. No time limit.
Wait a minute, that's three rules, isn't it? Dang it, back to the drawing board.
If you don’t like football, just stop watching.
I kinda agree with you. But I would rather see them run or pass for the 2 pt. conversion OR a desperation PAT with a line of scrimmage at the 30 yard line or further..which means a kick of at least 50 yards.......
It takes 3 seconds from kick to net, but it’s still a 45 second play clock play with the teams lining up. We might not need every second to be maximum spectacle, but removing a just plain boring play improves the product.
The XFL had lots of problems, not the least of which being that the quality of play made Div 2 NCAA seem gripping.
So what? 45 seconds after a score is a beneficial downtime. Sometimes kicks are missed. Sometimes people go for two.
Just because the game as a whole was bad doesn’t mean they didn’t have a couple of good ideas. The skycam largely came from them.
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