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."

[Dayze]

make it to where the QB hands the ball off to the kicker, and he must run it in the A gap.

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

Well, I was being sarcastic if that's what you mean. Goodell acts on behalf of the owners.

Awe, shit. LOL

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by alnorth

Or we can just get rid of the stupid PAT.

There is no logical reason for the PAT to even exist, other than "we always had it".

There is no logical reason to get rid of it other than "it saves time," even though nobody was ever complaining about games being too long in the first place.

[Big Poppa Payne]

If Goodell had his way he would do away with running the football and shorten the field by 40 yards so there is non stop scoring.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by bowener

Narrow the goalposts by 3' on each side, making them 12'6" wide, and add another 10' at the top, and raise the bottom bar to 12' (which stops the stupid dunks). Have extra points be kicked from a hashmark of choice by the opposition. That would be a pretty extreme angle at 2 yards.

This would also make 60+ field goals much more difficult by raising the bar (literally). And I would like to add the extra 10' at the top to help take the error of human element out of the refs hands.

This all seems much more logical than doing away with the PAT.

This is an interesting idea.

I'd also love to see the NFL widen the hash marks like in college.