why is a safety only worth 2 points?

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

How about having safeties be worth two points, but then for the next 30 seconds afterward, the defense gets one additional point for every offense player that they can drag out of bounds. That'd be fun to watch.

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You have to put that on a scale, I think.

QBs - 1 point.
OL - 6 points each.

[plbrdude]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

How about having safeties be worth two points, but then for the next 30 seconds afterward, the defense gets one additional point for every offense player that they can drag out of bounds. That'd be fun to watch.

would the player who was drug out of bounds then be eliminated from the game?

[JuicesFlowing]

XFL ... wow. I forgot that that trashy game ever existed.

[chiefs1111]

Originally Posted by JuicesFlowing

XFL ... wow. I forgot that that trashy game ever existed.

Oh,come on now. Who can forget "he Hate Me"

[RustShack]

The Las Vegas Outlaws were the best!

[DTLB58]

Originally Posted by thurman merman

seriously. it's such an awesome play. it should be worth like 10 points. it's way harder to get than a touchdown.

Actually that is a good point. I think they kinda make up for the 2 points though because the team that scores the 2pts gets the ball back. So potentially it's a 9 point play.