Problem is “field goal range” is now half the field. In the ancient days (1930s) the extra point conversion percentage was 67%, now the 50+ yard success rate is around 62%, kickers have gotten too good, FG success rate keeps climbing, FG kicks are getting automatic. 4th down attempts are innately more exciting than FG kicks. Any play that’s actually contested is more exciting than FG kicks. More misses and more going for it is better for the game, because it creates drama. It’s amazing how little drama we now really have on those late drives with a team down 1, it used to be the last second FG was a dramatic play, maybe they’ll make it, maybe they won’t. In the modern game you know if the team down by 1 gets within the 30 they’ll almost certainly make the kick unless the weather sucks, and of course with all these domes the weather rarely sucks anymore.
Another benefit of if they move the posts but not the hashes is that it actually make short FGs harder at a higher rate, because the kicker has the steer more (because if they ball’s on the hash it will actually be outside the posts) in a shorter distance. FG kickers are showing they have a lot more skill, make them use it.
Alright. You’ve convinced me.