Don’t agree. If it’s too routine then move the ball back to the twenty or twenty five and kick from there.
Make a bonus play opportunity. 2 points, no kicking.
My thoughts exactly!
good point
The one change I WOULD like to see is when a personal foul is committed on an extra point or a touchdown play…the penalty should be assessed AFTER the kickoff. Not ON the kickoff.
With the ball already being kicked from the 35, assessing a 15 yard penalty means a kickoff from the 50. What good is that? How does that penalize the offending team?
Assessing the penalty AFTER the kickoff would place the ball on the 5 yard line (in the case of a touchback). Now THAT’S a penalty. Or 15 yards back from where the ball is downed after a run back. If the returner runs the ball out and is tackled at the 15 or less…then half the distance to the goal line.
In the case of a run back for a TD…then the penalty would be assessed ON the kickoff…forcing the offending team to kickoff from their 20 yard line.
The penalty for a personal foul should hurt. The players do it now on extra points and TDs because they KNOW there is no real downside.
Now there...Is a great idea!
That would be a rational solution and in spirit with the integrity of the game. Unfortunately it's totally retro in the 21st century. KarlInOhio is in the spirit of the age:
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.
Excellent idea. In fact, there should probably be an NFL All-Star team named in this category, with the MVP awarded an iconic trophy, "The Jolson," for the best impersonation of Al Jolson by an NFL player. Extra credit for white guys who do it in blackface, and black guys who do it in whiteface, just to be fair
The runner up could get "Big Man," for the best rendition of a pre-K playground chest bump. I always wondered where that stuff came from in professional sports. Then I had kids, and now I know.
My own suggestion would be to bring in one of those lottery machines that spits out the random marked ping pong balls. Fill it with balls marked everywhere from zero to eight. Whatever pops out is your PAT score. Just think what that would do for viewership -- uniting America's two great addictions, football and gambling. The NFL would love it.
Indeed, or how about bringing back, somehow, the old Drop Kick? Change the rules to make it more effective and useful...
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.......