Football NFL eyeing proposal to abolish extra points

ShowtimeSBMVP · 01-20-2014, 04:02 PM

NFL eyeing proposal to abolish extra points
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By Marc Sessler
Around the League Writer
Published: Jan. 20, 2014 at 04:53 p.m.
Is the extra point about to go the way of the dinosaur?

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told NFL Network's Rich Eisen on Monday that the league's Competition Committee might eventually abolish the time-tested point after touchdown in favor of a brand-new scoring system.

"The extra point is almost automatic," Goodell said. "I believe we had five missed extra points this year out of 1,200 some odd. So it's a very small fraction of the play, and you want to add excitement with every play.

"There's one proposal in particular that I've heard about. It's 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, so if you fail, you go back to six."

Extra points have become an afterthought. Unless you're up against Lawrence Taylor in Tecmo Bowl, there's virtually zero drama attached to the point after. Taylor's old coach Bill Belichick has often opined about about how unnecessary the extra point feels.

Goodell said "some issues" stand in the way of a change, asking: "Is that going to discourage people from going for two?"

We doubt it. Teams inclined to go for the deuce will continue to do so in situations that call for an eight-point score -- with the same potential consequences. Traditionalists might disagree, but this is a good idea long overdue.

Well, unless you're a kicker.

Goodell's entire interview will air Monday night at 8 p.m. ET on NFL Network's "Total Access."

Sure-Oz · 01-20-2014, 04:03 PM

Goodell to abolish form tackling and play with flags

**Bowser** · 01-20-2014, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Goodell to abolish form tackling and play with flags

Goodell to abolish linemen going forward. No rushing of the passer allowed anymore.

GoChargers · 01-20-2014, 04:04 PM

Goodell needs to just go away, he's ruining the league.

Discuss Thrower · 01-20-2014, 04:04 PM

Hmmm... I want to hate this proposal but I really can't.

The downside is removing the tactic of lining up in the kick formation and running a fake but it's not like coaches opt for that option anyway.

Pablo · 01-20-2014, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

Hmmm... I want to hate this proposal but I really can't.

The downside is removing the tactic of lining up in the kick formation and running a fake but it's not like coaches opt for that option anyway.

That's pretty much where I'm at as well.

I'd love to be all rabble, rabble, rabble "Goodell is ruining everything I love", but extra points are time wasted in a football game.

Deberg_1990 · 01-20-2014, 04:08 PM

Why don't they consider moving the extra point kicks back so they are not so automatic?

I posted a thread awhile back from a Peter King I think that argued that NFL kickers have become too good.

**Bowser** · 01-20-2014, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Why don't they consider moving the extra point kicks back so they are not so automatic?

I posted a thread awhile back from a Peter King I think that argued that NFL kickers have become too good.

Make it a 35 yard attempt.

Chaunceythe3rd · 01-20-2014, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowser

Make it a 35 yard attempt.

This. Would be incentive for teams go for the 2-point conversion.

Prison Bitch · 01-20-2014, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Why don't they consider moving the extra point kicks back so they are not so automatic?

I posted a thread awhile back from a Peter King I think that argued that NFL kickers have become too good.

I like it.

bowener · 01-20-2014, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Why don't they consider moving the extra point kicks back so they are not so automatic?

I posted a thread awhile back from a Peter King I think that argued that NFL kickers have become too good.

This. Why not move it back to the 25 and allow the defense to pick which hash mark to put it on? Better than Goddell's idea.

lcarus · 01-20-2014, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by bowener

This. Why not move it back to the 25 and allow the defense to pick which hash mark to put it on? Better than Goddell's idea.

I don't want games to be decided by the ****ing point after.

Discuss Thrower · 01-20-2014, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Pablo

That's pretty much where I'm at as well.

I'd love to be all rabble, rabble, rabble "Goodell is ruining everything I love", but extra points are time wasted in a football game.

Also I feel like it might improve the game flow.

Say a team scores a TD that looks iffy and it goes to automatic review. TV timeout, but in the 30-45 seconds the play's upheld and scoring team opts to take the point and kickoff. When action resumes from a TV view's standpoint there's about to be a kickoff whereas currently they might break back in for the score and then take commercial after the XP or 2-point conversion.

Start Croyle · 01-20-2014, 04:15 PM

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"There's one proposal in particular that I've heard about. It's 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, so if you fail, you go back to six."

This is dumb. The outcomes are exactly the same as they are now, except that there is no chance at all to miss the extra point. That means less drama in the game than there is now. Wasn't the reason for changing the rules to increase the excitement?

GoChargers · 01-20-2014, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Start Croyle

Wasn't the reason for changing the rules to increase the excitement?

No, the reason for this is the same reason for all of Goodell's other rule changes - to increase scoring with zero regard to its effects on the product as a whole.

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