I agree that the PAT should be scrapped, but why not in its place give the kicking team 1 point if the kickoff is not run back, ie goes into the end zone and not returnable, or the receiver doesnot return it. That would immediately add to the game action. The idea of a TD is now 7 pts makes sense too, since the PAT is routine.
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01/21/2014 10:03:45 AM PST by
nikos1121
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To: nikos1121
Don’t agree. If it’s too routine then move the ball back to the twenty or twenty five and kick from there.
To: nikos1121
How about giving points for touchdown celebration choreography? A nice five minute dance routine can give you up to three extra points while the officials review the touchdown.
3 posted on
01/21/2014 10:06:43 AM PST by
KarlInOhio
(Republican amnesty supporters don't care whether their own homes are called mansions or haciendas.)
To: nikos1121
I think if you convert a two-point conversion, you should get the ball back.
4 posted on
01/21/2014 10:08:07 AM PST by
dfwgator
To: nikos1121
I agree that the PAT should be scrapped, but why not in its place give the kicking team 1 point if the kickoff is not run back, ie goes into the end zone and not returnable, or the receiver doesnot return it. That would immediately add to the game action. I know, we'll call it a "rouge."
5 posted on
01/21/2014 10:08:46 AM PST by
dfwgator
To: nikos1121
I like your ideas.
Or make the PAT substantially more difficult...maybe from the 40 yard line.
6 posted on
01/21/2014 10:09:29 AM PST by
nascarnation
(I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
To: nikos1121
Replace the place kick with the old drop kick?
8 posted on
01/21/2014 10:09:45 AM PST by
JimSEA
To: nikos1121
Goodell is trying to ruin the NFL.
To: nikos1121
They gonna’ fix it ‘til it’s broke, ain’t they?
10 posted on
01/21/2014 10:10:17 AM PST by
chris37
(Heartless.)
To: nikos1121
Touchdown = 7 points....then put the ball on the 25 yard line and allow one shot at the endzone for 3 points. No kicking.
To: nikos1121
Why not just make each touch down worth 1 point. Each successful field goal worth +3 points and each missed field goal worth - 6 points. Touch backs will be worth 0 points.
that should liven things up.
14 posted on
01/21/2014 10:12:14 AM PST by
GreyFriar
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To: nikos1121
But they also may do away with kickoffs for safety concerns.
16 posted on
01/21/2014 10:12:47 AM PST by
for-q-clinton
(If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
To: nikos1121
Goodell: NFL may consider scrapping PATs, adding excitement to TDs
That would be RACIST!!! one of the last skill sets where whites excel would be eliminated.
20 posted on
01/21/2014 10:14:33 AM PST by
BobinIL
To: nikos1121
Maybe they should play it indoors with smaller fields - about the size of a hockey rink and add more narrow goal posts with nets on the side...oh wait...never mind.
To: nikos1121
They could scrap the extra point kick, and require that you go for the two point conversion or nothing at all. They could require that the extra point be kicked from much farther away. They could do various things to add excitement to that play. I agree that the extra point has no excitement, when they make it 99+ % of the time.
Heck, even top relief pitchers in baseball only save about 90% of their save opportunities. Free throws in basketball are also in the low 90% range for the best there. Can’t think of anything else in sports which is so automatic as football’s extra point.
To: nikos1121
Once you change the rules, they need to stop comparing records with past years.
26 posted on
01/21/2014 10:17:06 AM PST by
GeronL
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To: nikos1121
I have an idea...Let’s lengthen the field to 110 yards....and how ‘bout this, they only get 3 downs instead of four....And we lengthen the end zone from 10 to 25 yards. I wonder what that would look like?
30 posted on
01/21/2014 10:18:54 AM PST by
dfwgator
To: nikos1121
Some things are better left alone. This is one of those.
33 posted on
01/21/2014 10:19:48 AM PST by
lonestar
(It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
To: nikos1121
I recommend muzzles&dead mics for sideline reporters and defensive backs after ‘in yur face’ plays.
The game is lost.. and so are a lot of fans who endured the crap the game has turned into.
To: nikos1121
"..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.What a great idea!
To: nikos1121
What frosts me more than the automatic PAT is kneeling on the ball to run time off the clock. If I had my way, each team would get so many possessions (4 or 5 per quarter seems like a good number) and the game doesn't end until the losing team has possession and misses a scoring opportunity via missed field goal, TD, four downs without conversion or turnover.
The sudden death situation is what makes overtime exciting and regulation play a total waste of time once the winning team gains possession in the final seconds.
44 posted on
01/21/2014 10:24:28 AM PST by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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