NFL eyeing proposal to abolish extra points

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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."

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by -King-

Contradicted yourself in one post. Nice.

Why? We know that this affects a small % of points scored. But it's a change that majorly affects the way the game is played.

[Mr. Derek]

Thr extra point "try" in its current format is useless.
Need to make it much more challenging, however, increasing the distance substantially will eliminate the fake option.
How about ball must hit the crossbar (any of the three) for 1 point, 2 points rules stay the same?

[lcarus]

Originally Posted by GordonGekko

This actually sounds excellent, but make a maximum distance so that the 35 yard line or something like that is the maximum distance for a kick. But this also punishes teams for scoring long touchdowns so I don't know. Sounds exciting though.

Another option would be to bring in a random fan for the extra point. That would be cool but would never happen. Funny to think though a big 250 lb. woman coming in for the PAT. Haha

Scahrew that. What if a team is down 7 late? You wanna make them kick a 50 yard XP just because they scored a long TD?

[Dayze]

put the goal post on a golf cart and drive it back and forth like the old QB Skills competition in the Pro Bowl.

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by Dayze

put the goal post on a golf cart and drive it back and forth like the old QB Skills competition in the Pro Bowl.

I wish they still did that stuff. They should just do a skills competition instead of the Pro Bowl.

[Tribal Warfare]

Eliminating the extra point attempt, and extending the season into the playoffs while contradicting the notion of player safety? Man, Goodell really loves this games integrity.

[listopencil]

Wouldn't it be cool to see linemen pushing a sled that was rigged like a tractor pull?

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by listopencil

I wish they still did that stuff. They should just do a skills competition instead of the Pro Bowl.

This........

[ILChief]

I could see us losing a playoff game due to a missed extra point. So get rid of them

[Start Croyle]

The NBA will soon switch its rules and just award a team points when a player is fouled instead of having them shoot free throws,

[notorious]

First, they abolished defense, now they are going for X-pts.

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by GloryDayz

This........

Check this out, "the Playoff Bowl", a kind of sort/of precursor to the Pro Bowl:


Really, though, the whole thing seems kind of ridiculous. It'd never fly now. In fact, it barely did then. After his Green Bay Packers beat the Cleveland Browns in the 1963 game, Vince Lombardi called it "the Shit Bowl. A loser's game for losers. Because that's all second place is."

Awesome, Vince, but technically it was for third place.

http://www.bloguin.com/thisgivensund...e-a-thing.html

[New World Order]

Go for 2.

[Start Croyle]

Originally Posted by listopencil

Check this out, "the Playoff Bowl", a kind of sort/of precursor to the Pro Bowl:


Really, though, the whole thing seems kind of ridiculous. It'd never fly now. In fact, it barely did then. After his Green Bay Packers beat the Cleveland Browns in the 1963 game, Vince Lombardi called it "the Shit Bowl. A loser's game for losers. Because that's all second place is."

Awesome, Vince, but technically it was for third place.

http://www.bloguin.com/thisgivensund...e-a-thing.html

It wouldn' tbe that surprising if they bring it back. They are always looking to add more games to the season, more teams to the playoffs, etc. They have talked about dumping the pro bowl for years, too. Actually, that's what most of the pro-bowl coverage is, a bunch of debate every year about whether they should keep it.

So I wouldn't be surprised if they bring back a runner-up game, either replacing or in addition to the pro bowl.

[Reerun_KC]

FGs and extra points are for quitters.